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Jenks, Kate

State Prog Admin PrinMinnesota Zoological GardenDakota CountyFull-time

Conservation Office. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$265,125
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$37,321
FY 2018
Highest year
$58,704
FY 2017
Yearly average
$44,187
across years on record
Change since first year
+210%
FY 2013 to FY 2018 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$12,0552013$48,8572014$51,9292015$56,2582016$58,7042017$37,3212018
Paid in yearFY 2013 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2013 to FY 2018, pay went up 210% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is up 189% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2018$37,321−36.4%+2.3%−37.8%
FY 2017$58,704+4.3%+1.8%+2.5%
FY 2016$56,258+8.3%+0.7%+7.6%
FY 2015$51,929+6.3%+0.7%+5.5%
FY 2014$48,857+305.3%+1.6%+299.1%
FY 2013$12,055———

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 · State Prog Admin Prin

Paid more than 11% of the 436 people with this job title that year. The median was $71,387.

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

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Every record

6 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2018Minnesota Zoological Garden
Conservation Office
State Prog Admin Prin
Full-time · left during year
Dakota$29.58 /hr—$37,321
2017Minnesota Zoological Garden
Conservation Office
State Prog Admin Prin
Full-time
Dakota$29.00 /hr—$58,704
2016Minnesota Zoological Garden
Conservation Office
State Prog Admin Prin
Full-time
Dakota$27.30 /hr—$56,258
2015MN Zoological Garden
Conservation Office
State Prog Admin Prin
Full-time
Dakota$25.69 /hr—$51,929
2014MN Zoological Garden
Conservation Office
State Prog Admin Prin
Full-time
Dakota$24.08 /hr—$48,857
2013MN Zoological Garden
Conservation Office
State Prog Admin Prin
Full-time
Dakota$22.62 /hr—$12,055

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 State Prog Admin Prin

FY 2018, amount paid