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Stephenson, Michael

Information DirectorMinnesota Zoological GardenDakota CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$200,193
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$98,870
FY 2023
Highest year
$101,323
FY 2022
Yearly average
$100,096
across years on record
Change since first year
-2%
FY 2022 to FY 2023 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$101,3232022$98,8702023
Paid in yearFY 2022 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2022 to FY 2023, pay went down 2% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 8% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2023$98,870−2.4%+6.3%−8.2%
FY 2022$101,323———

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 2023 · Information Director

Paid more than 18% of the 11 people with this job title that year. The median was $112,399.

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
2023Minnesota Zoological Garden
Deputy Director Office
Information Director
Full-time · left during year
Dakota$52.79 /hr—$98,870
2022Minnesota Zoological Garden
Strategy Director's Office
Information Director
Full-time
Dakota$50.81 /hr—$101,323

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 2023, amount paid

Highest paid as Information Director

FY 2023, amount paid