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Kot, Brian Warren

Proj SpecialistMN Zoological GardenFull-time

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

Total paid
$92,286
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$51,278
FY 2015
Highest year
$51,278
FY 2015
Yearly average
$46,143
across years on record
Change since first year
+25%
FY 2014 to FY 2015 · prices +1%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$41,0082014$51,2782015
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2015, pay went up 25% while consumer prices went up 1%. After inflation, pay is up 24% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$51,278+25.0%+0.7%+24.1%
FY 2014$41,008———

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 2015 · Proj Specialist

Paid more than 80% of the 5 people with this job title that year. The median was $43,588.

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
2015MN Zoological Garden
Conservation Office
Proj Specialist
Full-time
—$24.80 /hr—$51,278
2014MN Zoological Garden
Conservation Office
Proj Specialist
Full-time
—$23.30 /hr—$41,008

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 MN Zoological Garden

FY 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Proj Specialist

FY 2015, amount paid