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Higgins, Jeffrey T

Accounting DirectorMinnesota Zoological GardenDakota CountyFull-time

Finance & Admin Services. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$649,171
over 8 fiscal years
Latest year
$87,461
FY 2018
Highest year
$87,461
FY 2018
Yearly average
$81,146
across years on record
Change since first year
+16%
FY 2011 to FY 2018 · prices +12%

Pay by fiscal year

Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$75,4832011$78,3862012$77,6362013$79,2392014$81,6002015$83,6422016$85,7242017$87,4612018
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2018, pay went up 16% while consumer prices went up 12%. After inflation, pay is up 3% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2018$87,461+2.0%+2.3%−0.2%
FY 2017$85,724+2.5%+1.8%+0.6%
FY 2016$83,642+2.5%+0.7%+1.8%
FY 2015$81,600+3.0%+0.7%+2.2%
FY 2014$79,239+2.1%+1.6%+0.5%
FY 2013$77,636−1.0%+1.7%−2.6%
FY 2012$78,386+3.8%+2.9%+0.9%
FY 2011$75,483———

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 2018 · Accounting Director

Paid more than 56% of the 25 people with this job title that year. The median was $87,461.

Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.

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Every record

8 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2018Minnesota Zoological Garden
Finance & Admin Services
Accounting Director
Full-time · left during year
Dakota$42.09 /hr—$87,461
2017Minnesota Zoological Garden
Finance & Admin Services
Accounting Director
Full-time
Dakota$41.26 /hr—$85,724
2016Minnesota Zoological Garden
Finance & Admin Services
Accounting Director
Full-time
Dakota$40.25 /hr—$83,642
2015MN Zoological Garden
Finance & Admin Services
Accounting Director
Full-time
Dakota$39.27 /hr—$81,600
2014MN Zoological Garden
Finance & Admin Services
Accounting Director
Full-time
Dakota$38.13 /hr—$79,239
2013MN Zoological Garden
Finance & Admin Services
Accounting Director
Full-time
Dakota$37.02 /hr—$77,636
2012MN Zoological Garden
Finance & Admin Services
Accounting Director
Full-time
Dakota$36.29 /hr—$78,386
2011MN Zoological Garden
Finance & Admin Services
Accounting Director
Full-time
Dakota$36.29 /hr—$75,483

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 2018, amount paid

Highest paid as Accounting Director

FY 2018, amount paid