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Suiter, Bonnie M

Office & Admin SpecialistMinnesota Zoological GardenDakota CountyIntermittent

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

Total paid
$402
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$192
FY 2016
Highest year
$211
FY 2011
Yearly average
$201
across years on record
Change since first year
-9%
FY 2011 to FY 2016 · prices +8%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$100$200$300$21120112012201320142015$1922016
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2016, pay went down 9% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is down 16% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2016$192———
FY 2011$211———

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 2016 · Office & Admin Specialist

Paid more than 0% of the 558 people with this job title that year. The median was $31,832.

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
2016Minnesota Zoological Garden
Finance
Office & Admin Specialist
Intermittent · left during year
Dakota$16.50 /hr—$192
2011MN Zoological Garden
Finance
Office & Admin Specialist
Intermittent
Dakota$14.54 /hr—$211

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 2016, amount paid

Highest paid as Office & Admin Specialist

FY 2016, amount paid