Vesledahl, Shannon
Student Worker Para ProfMN Zoological GardenDakota CountyPart-time
Birds. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2012 to FY 2014, pay went up 479% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 460% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2014 | $4,663 | +8.1% | +1.6% | +6.4% |
| FY 2013 | $4,314 | +435.3% | +1.7% | +426.6% |
| FY 2012 | $806 | — | — | — |
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 2014 · Student Worker Para Prof
Paid more than 49% of the 269 people with this job title that year. The median was $4,731.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
3 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | MN Zoological Garden Birds | Student Worker Para Prof Part-time · left during year | Dakota | $12.45 /hr | — | $4,663 |
| 2013 | MN Zoological Garden Birds | Student Worker Para Prof Part-time | Dakota | $12.45 /hr | — | $4,314 |
| 2012 | MN Zoological Garden Birds | Student Worker Para Prof Part-time | Dakota | $12.21 /hr | — | $806 |
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 2014, amount paid
- Ehmke, Lee C.$247,180Dir Zoological Gardens
- Braziel, Connie$129,686Zoo Deputy Director
- Willis, Kevin$108,356Zoo Animal Programs Director
- Kornack, Kenneth M$101,108State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Rasmussen, James M$98,775Veterinarian Senior
- Von Bank, William J$96,936Zoo Sales & Marketing Manager
- Edwards, Lucinda M$92,282State Prog Admin Manager Sr
- Burns, Elizabeth$91,324Zoo Strategic Services Dir
Highest paid as Student Worker Para Prof
FY 2014, amount paid
- Williams II, Russell$26,172Transportation Dept
- Alms, Eric E$25,145Pollution Control Agency
- Elmi, Ahmediini$24,438Transportation Dept
- Vang, Maxine Sayaovong$21,859Office of MN.IT Services
- Va, June T$20,408Office of MN.IT Services
- Murrell, Shakela Charnice$19,706Transportation Dept
- Driskell, Wyatt Vidal$18,970Transportation Dept
- Bateman, Breeanna L$18,664Pollution Control Agency