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Olson, Emily

Zoo KeeperMinnesota Zoological GardenDakota CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$6,663
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$3,281
FY 2018
Highest year
$3,382
FY 2017
Yearly average
$3,332
across years on record
Change since first year
-3%
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$1K$2K$3K$4K$3,3822017$3,2812018
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2018, pay went down 3% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is down 5% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2018$3,281−3.0%+2.3%−5.1%
FY 2017$3,382———

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 · Zoo Keeper

Paid more than 2% of the 43 people with this job title that year. The median was $46,098.

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
Birds
Zoo Keeper
Full-time · left during year
Dakota$18.75 /hr—$3,281
2017Minnesota Zoological Garden
Birds
Zoo Keeper
Full-time · left during year
Dakota$18.38 /hr$221$3,382

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 Zoo Keeper

FY 2018, amount paid