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Zimmerman, Christopher John

Bacteriologist 2Agriculture DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$49,224
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$33,424
FY 2012
Highest year
$33,424
FY 2012
Yearly average
$24,612
across years on record
Change since first year
+112%
FY 2011 to FY 2012 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K$15,8002011$33,4242012
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2012, pay went up 112% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 106% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2012$33,424+111.5%+2.9%+105.5%
FY 2011$15,800———

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 2012 · Bacteriologist 2

Paid more than 8% of the 24 people with this job title that year. The median was $44,167.

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
2012Agriculture Dept
Laboratory Services
Bacteriologist 2
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$19.33 /hr—$33,424
2011Agriculture Dept
Laboratory Services
Bacteriologist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$18.72 /hr—$15,800

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 Agriculture Dept

FY 2012, amount paid

Highest paid as Bacteriologist 2

FY 2012, amount paid