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Straquadine, Nora Rose Wolfe

Zoo Life Support OperatorMinnesota Zoological GardenDakota CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$55,262
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$16,987
FY 2023 · $801 overtime
Highest year
$38,275
FY 2022
Yearly average
$27,631
across years on record
Change since first year
-56%
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$20K$40K$60K$38,2752022$16,9872023
Paid in yearFY 2022 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2022 to FY 2023, pay went down 56% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 58% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2023$16,987−55.6%+6.3%−58.2%
FY 2022$38,275———

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 · Zoo Life Support Operator

Too few people share this job title that year to make a fair comparison.

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2023Minnesota Zoological Garden
Aquatics
Zoo Life Support Operator
Full-time · left during year
Dakota$26.75 /hr$801$16,987
2022Minnesota Zoological Garden
Aquatics
Zoo Life Support Operator
Full-time
Dakota$26.10 /hr$2,457$38,275

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 Zoo Life Support Operator

FY 2023, amount paid