Animal Division
Data received January 2022
Full-time employees
118
Median pay
$45,404
Average pay
$51,376
Animal Division
Employees by pay range
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Employees
Click on one of the headers below to sort a column. Data shown reflects actual gross pay for 2021, except where noted otherwise.
| Position | Gross pay | Date hired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aalund, Nate | Keeper - Carnivore | $43,285 | March 1, 2012 |
| Adolph, Randy | Keeper - Carnivore | $63,423 | Aug. 15, 1980 |
| Alm, Victor | ZM - Carnivore | $59,572 | March 29, 2016 |
| Appelt, Elena | Keeper - Children's Zoo | $41,134 | Feb. 16, 2016 |
| Ash, Brittany | Keeper - Bird House | $22,881 | Jan. 18, 2016 |
| Augustine, Lauren | Curator - Herp & Aquatics | $78,521 | Aug. 7, 2017 |
| Balsat, Mallory | Keeper - Bird House | $40,009 | Jan. 7, 2019 |
| Bender, Amanda | ZM - Birds | $59,706 | Nov. 13, 2011 |
| Bircher, J. | Curator - Carnivore | $112,100 | Feb. 27, 1978 |
| Blackburn, Jennifer | Keeper - River's Edge | $45,541 | Oct. 15, 2007 |
| Boostrom, Helen | ZM - Primate | $58,706 | Jan. 16, 2018 |
| Boyer, Dawn | Keeper - Primate | $24,452 | Aug. 10, 2001 |
| Brown, Nicole | Keeper - River's Edge | $45,079 | Aug. 11, 2009 |
| Bueckendorf, Patricia | Keeper - WCI Hellbender | $40,945 | March 7, 2016 |
| Bywater, Richard | Technician - Life Support | $48,594 | June 6, 2012 |
| Cebulske, Dylan | Keeper - Invertebrates | $41,400 | May 18, 2015 |
| Clark, John | ZM - Children's Zoo | $59,648 | June 15, 2005 |
| Claspille, Hannah | Keeper - Antelope | $39,928 | Dec. 19, 2016 |
| Condit, William | Technician - Life Support | $47,118 | May 23, 2012 |
| Culbertson, Madison | Keeper - River's Edge | $31,897 | June 21, 2019 |
| Dawson, Jeffrey | Keeper - Herpetarium | $49,156 | Sept. 24, 2012 |
| Deters, James | Keeper - Bird House | $64,690 | March 20, 1989 |
| Duflo, Ashley | Keeper - Sea Lion | $44,415 | April 3, 2011 |
| Elden, Justin | Keeper - Herpetarium | $42,420 | May 17, 2009 |
| Elden, Marija | ZM - Birds | $51,175 | Nov. 16, 2015 |
| Emerson, Kimberly | Keeper - Primate | $49,771 | March 2, 2004 |
| Erker, Grace | Keeper - Bird House | $41,139 | Dec. 19, 2017 |
| Farrell, Shannon | Keeper - Primate | $42,375 | May 9, 2008 |
| Felsher, Carrie | Keeper - Carnivore | $57,992 | Nov. 5, 1998 |
| Fischer, Frank | Keeper - Bird House | $65,577 | Feb. 18, 1987 |
| Fischer, Scott | Keeper - Antelope | $39,124 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
| Fox, Nathan | Keeper - Primate | $40,994 | June 29, 2015 |
| Frei, Glennon | Keeper - Invertebrates | $51,608 | June 20, 2005 |
| Garcia, Kayla | ZM - Invertebrates | $55,188 | May 23, 2014 |
| Garrett, Tama | Keeper - Bird House | $63,764 | June 4, 1989 |
| Gray, Lindsey | Keeper - Primate | $40,797 | Oct. 14, 2015 |
| Gruhala, Cassandra | Keeper - Antelope | $48,762 | April 30, 2005 |
| Guyot, Sue | Keeper - Children's Zoo | $60,256 | Aug. 28, 1997 |
| Haliday, Rae Lynn | Registrar - Animal Div | $86,863 | Jan. 14, 1991 |
| Hamberg, Angela | Assistant Trainer - Pinnepeds | $51,197 | April 6, 2004 |
| Hammack, Stephen | Keeper - Herpetarium | $57,011 | Dec. 10, 2012 |
| Harster, Lauren | Keeper - Antelope | $42,257 | June 28, 2011 |
| Haycraft, Erin | Keeper - Antelope | $50,887 | May 24, 2005 |
| Hazen, Renee | Keeper - Invertebrates | $39,749 | Feb. 15, 2017 |
| Heisler, Rebecca | Keeper - River's Edge | $54,105 | July 1, 2002 |
| Hellmuth, Heidi | Curator - Primates | $83,183 | Jan. 5, 2015 |
| Houston, Edward | General Curator | $130,252 | Nov. 2, 1982 |
| Hulen, Brenda | Admin Assistant - Animal Division | $60,837 | March 22, 1999 |
| James, Jennifer | Keeper - Bird House | $59,183 | May 17, 2001 |
| Jarvis, David | Director - Life Support | $87,247 | April 9, 2001 |
Note: To learn how the Post-Dispatch calculates figures such as the number of full-time employees or median pay, as well as other important explanations and caveats, please see the About page.