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Stapleton, Seth Patrick

State Prog Admin Manager SrMinnesota Zoological GardenDakota CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$968,163
over 11 fiscal years
Latest year
$128,631
FY 2026
Highest year
$128,631
FY 2026
Yearly average
$88,015
across years on record
Change since first year
+10,207%
FY 2016 to FY 2026 · prices +38%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2026, pay went up 10,207% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 7,395% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$128,631+3.2%+3.1%+0.1%
FY 2025$124,664+10.1%+2.6%+7.3%
FY 2024$113,223+3.1%+3.3%−0.1%
FY 2023$109,767+15.0%+6.3%+8.2%
FY 2022$95,460+3.3%+7.2%−3.6%
FY 2021$92,428+5.5%+2.3%+3.1%
FY 2020$87,606+11.7%+1.6%+10.0%
FY 2019$78,415+11.6%+2.1%+9.3%
FY 2018$70,277+5.8%+2.3%+3.4%
FY 2017$66,444+5,224.0%+1.8%+5,127.8%
FY 2016$1,248———

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 2026 · State Prog Admin Manager Sr

Paid more than 36% of the 267 people with this job title that year. The median was $131,700.

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

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Every record

11 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Minnesota Zoological Garden
CHCB Directors
State Prog Admin Manager Sr
Full-time
Dakota$63.02 /hr—$128,631
2025Minnesota Zoological Garden
CHCB Director Office
State Prog Admin Manager Sr
Full-time
Dakota$59.99 /hr—$124,664
2024Minnesota Zoological Garden
CHCB Director Office
State Prog Admin Manager Sr
Full-time
Dakota$55.46 /hr—$113,223
2023Minnesota Zoological Garden
Animal CHC Directors Office
State Prog Admin Manager Sr
Full-time
Dakota$50.79 /hr—$109,767
2022Minnesota Zoological Garden
Animal CHC Directors Office
State Prog Admin Manager Sr
Full-time
Dakota$47.87 /hr—$95,460
2021Minnesota Zoological Garden
Deputy Director's Office
State Prog Admin Manager Sr
Full-time
Dakota$45.12 /hr—$92,428
2020Minnesota Zoological Garden
Deputy Director's Office
State Prog Admin Manager Sr
Full-time
Dakota$42.95 /hr—$87,606
2019Minnesota Zoological Garden
Conservation Office
State Prog Admin Manager Sr
Full-time
Dakota$40.58 /hr—$78,415
2018Minnesota Zoological Garden
Conservation Office
Research Scientist Supv 2
Full-time
Dakota$35.12 /hr—$70,277
2017Minnesota Zoological Garden
Conservation Office
Research Scientist Supv 2
Full-time
Dakota$33.16 /hr—$66,444
2016Minnesota Zoological Garden
Conservation Office
Research Scientist Supv 2
Full-time
Dakota$31.20 /hr—$1,248

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 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as State Prog Admin Manager Sr

FY 2026, amount paid