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Thompson, Mark A

Plant Mntc EngineerMN Zoological GardenDakota CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$207,194
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$23,698
FY 2015 · $592 overtime
Highest year
$49,240
FY 2014
Yearly average
$41,439
across years on record
Change since first year
-46%
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$20K$40K$60K$43,8722011$45,5542012$44,8302013$49,2402014$23,6982015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went down 46% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is down 50% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$23,698−51.9%+0.7%−52.2%
FY 2014$49,240+9.8%+1.6%+8.1%
FY 2013$44,830−1.6%+1.7%−3.2%
FY 2012$45,554+3.8%+2.9%+0.9%
FY 2011$43,872———

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 · Plant Mntc Engineer

Paid more than 7% of the 131 people with this job title that year. The median was $53,597.

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

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015MN Zoological Garden
Heating Plant
Plant Mntc Engineer
Full-time · left during year
Dakota$24.17 /hr$592$23,698
2014MN Zoological Garden
Heating Plant
Plant Mntc Engineer
Full-time
Dakota$23.47 /hr$1,366$49,240
2013MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Southeast Rd Wg TC Class
General Repair Worker
Full-time
Goodhue$22.79 /hr$129$44,830
2012MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Southeast Rd Wg TC Class
General Repair Worker
Full-time
Goodhue$21.09 /hr—$45,554
2011MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Southeast Rd Wg TC Class
General Repair Worker
Full-time
Goodhue$21.09 /hr—$43,872

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 Plant Mntc Engineer

FY 2015, amount paid