Farrell, Emily
Student Worker Para ProfMinnesota Zoological GardenDakota CountyFull-time
Farm. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2023 to FY 2024, pay went up 64% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 59% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $2,758 | +64.4% | +3.3% | +59.2% |
| FY 2023 | $1,678 | — | — | — |
Each change compares a year with the one before. Large swings usually come from a partial year, extra hours or a change of job rather than a raise. Prices: Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, U.S. city average) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, averaged July to June; FY 2026 uses 11 months because October 2025 was not published.
Compared with the same job title
FY 2024 · Student Worker Para Prof
Paid more than 20% of the 151 people with this job title that year. The median was $5,896.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Minnesota Zoological Garden Farm | Student Worker Para Prof Full-time · left during year | Dakota | $17.52 /hr | — | $2,758 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Zoological Garden Farm and Float Care Team | Student Worker Para Prof Full-time | Dakota | $16.61 /hr | — | $1,678 |
The state reports one pay total per person per year, covering all of their positions, so it appears on one of that year’s lines and the others show no separate pay.
Highest paid in Minnesota Zoological Garden
FY 2024, amount paid
- Frawley, John$402,256Dir Zoological Gardens
- Cowen, Amy Ritter$164,783Zoo Deputy Director
- Mosher, Abigail E$157,225Admin Agency Div Director Sr
- Kromschroeder, Sherry$147,041Agency Chief Financial Officer
- Pearson, Dawn Renee$138,077Human Resources Director 3
- Tillery, Otha$138,077Plant Mgmt Dir
- Hall, Geoffrey$135,298Zoo Animal Programs Director
- Garity, Susan C$134,702Veterinarian
Highest paid as Student Worker Para Prof
FY 2024, amount paid
- Moalim, Irshad$29,771Transportation Dept
- Bleess, Autumn F$28,465Transportation Dept
- Politoski, Madison Victoria$26,086Corrections Dept
- Rybak, Joseph$25,760Minnesota IT Services
- Berdahl, Georgia$25,160Transportation Dept
- Ton Nu, Anna Truc Vy$23,914Transportation Dept
- Jackson, Samuel Togba$23,065Transportation Dept
- Jalloh, Amadu-Wurie Karim$20,687Transportation Dept