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Kooiker, Jared Dean

Groundskeeper SeniorMinnesota Zoological GardenDakota CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$77,589
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$42,723
FY 2018
Highest year
$42,723
FY 2018
Yearly average
$38,794
across years on record
Change since first year
+23%
FY 2017 to FY 2018 · prices +2%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$34,8662017$42,7232018
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2018, pay went up 23% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is up 20% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2018$42,723+22.5%+2.3%+19.8%
FY 2017$34,866———

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 · Groundskeeper Senior

Paid more than 20% of the 25 people with this job title that year. The median was $50,952.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2018Minnesota Zoological Garden
Horticulture
Groundskeeper Senior
Full-time · left during year
Dakota$21.31 /hr—$42,723
2017Minnesota Zoological Garden
Horticulture
Groundskeeper Senior
Full-time
Dakota$20.34 /hr$90$34,866

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 Groundskeeper Senior

FY 2018, amount paid