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Schultz, Jennifer L

Interpret Naturalist 1MN Zoological GardenDakota CountyIntermittent

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

Different people with the same name: MN St Colleges & Universities, FY 2018 · Minnesota Zoological Garden, FY 2016

Total paid
$118,673
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$9,147
FY 2015
Highest year
$31,912
FY 2013
Yearly average
$23,735
across years on record
Change since first year
-58%
FY 2011 to FY 2015 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K$22,0342011$31,3092012$31,9122013$24,2702014$9,1472015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went down 58% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is down 61% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$9,147−62.3%+0.7%−62.6%
FY 2014$24,270−23.9%+1.6%−25.1%
FY 2013$31,912+1.9%+1.7%+0.3%
FY 2012$31,309+42.1%+2.9%+38.0%
FY 2011$22,034———

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 · Interpret Naturalist 1

Paid more than 57% of the 81 people with this job title that year. The median was $7,033.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

6 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015MN Zoological Garden
School Programs
Interpret Naturalist 1
Intermittent
Dakota$18.36 /hr—$9,147
2015MN Zoological Garden
School Programs
Interpret Naturalist 2
Part-time · left during year
Dakota$22.39 /hr——
2014MN Zoological Garden
School Programs
Interpret Naturalist 2
Part-time
Dakota$21.03 /hr—$24,270
2013MN Zoological Garden
School Programs
Interpret Naturalist 2
Part-time
Dakota$19.72 /hr—$31,912
2012MN Zoological Garden
School Programs
Interpret Naturalist 2
Part-time
Dakota$18.72 /hr—$31,309
2011MN Zoological Garden
Education Programs
Interpret Naturalist 2
Part-time
Dakota$18.10 /hr—$22,034

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 Interpret Naturalist 1

FY 2015, amount paid