Animal Division
Data received February 2023
Full-time employees
112
Median pay
$47,635
Average pay
$54,360
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 2022, except where noted otherwise.
| Position | Gross pay | Date hired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aalund, Nate | Keeper - Carnivore | $47,047 | March 1, 2012 |
| Adolph, Randy | Keeper - Carnivore | $65,093 | Aug. 15, 1980 |
| Alm, Victor C. | ZM - Carnivore | $62,626 | March 29, 2016 |
| Anthes, Danielle M. | Keeper - River's Edge | $37,553 | May 30, 2017 |
| Appelt, Elena M. | Keeper - CZ | $43,696 | Feb. 16, 2016 |
| Augustine, Lauren A. | Curator - Herp & Aquatics | $43,640 | Aug. 7, 2017 |
| Balsat, Mallory K. | Keeper - Bird House | $45,578 | Jan. 7, 2019 |
| Bender, Amanda | ZM - Birds | $63,363 | Nov. 13, 2011 |
| Bircher, John S. | Curator - Carnivore | $115,262 | Feb. 27, 1978 |
| Blackburn, Jennifer | Keeper - River's Edge | $49,677 | Oct. 15, 2007 |
| Boehm, Rachel C. | Keeper - Herpetarium | $35,770 | Feb. 8, 2022 |
| Boostrom, Helen M. | ZM - Primate | $59,595 | Jan. 16, 2018 |
| Brown, Nicole | Keeper - River's Edge | $48,514 | Aug. 11, 2009 |
| Bywater, Richard | Tech - Life Support | $53,847 | June 6, 2012 |
| Cebulske, Dylan J. | Keeper - Invertebrates | $44,965 | May 18, 2015 |
| Clark, John D. | ZM - Children's Zoo | $62,700 | June 15, 2005 |
| Claspille, Hannah R. | Keeper - Antelope | $42,296 | Dec. 19, 2016 |
| Condit, William K. | Tech - Life Support | $50,938 | May 23, 2012 |
| Culbertson, Madison M. | Keeper - River's Edge | $43,331 | June 21, 2019 |
| Dawson, Jeffrey E. | Keeper - Herpetarium | $37,079 | April 26, 2022 |
| Deters, James N. | Keeper - Bird House | $70,890 | March 20, 1989 |
| Duflo, Ashley | Keeper - Sea Lion | $47,689 | April 3, 2011 |
| Elden, Justin | ZM - Herpetarium | $62,089 | May 17, 2009 |
| Elden, Marija | ZM - Birds | $56,986 | Nov. 16, 2015 |
| Erker, Grace D. | Keeper - Bird House | $43,970 | Dec. 19, 2017 |
| Farrell, Shannon | Keeper - Primate | $46,005 | May 9, 2008 |
| Felsher, Carrie | Keeper - Carnivore | $61,199 | Nov. 5, 1998 |
| Fischer, Frank J. | Keeper - Bird House | $67,366 | Feb. 18, 1987 |
| Fischer, Scott C. | Keeper - Antelope | $42,397 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
| Fox, Nathan J. | Keeper - Primate | $43,308 | June 29, 2015 |
| Garcia, Kayla L. | ZM - Invertebrates | $58,932 | May 23, 2014 |
| Garrett, Tama R. | Keeper - Bird House | $66,321 | June 4, 1989 |
| Gray, Lindsey E. | Keeper - Primate | $44,310 | Oct. 14, 2015 |
| Gruhala, Cassandra | Keeper - Antelope | $51,806 | April 30, 2005 |
| Guyot, Sue | Keeper - CZ | $63,628 | Aug. 28, 1997 |
| Haliday, Rae Lynn | Registrar - Animal Div | $92,338 | Jan. 14, 1991 |
| Hamberg, Angela M. | Assistant Trainer - SL | $54,370 | April 6, 2004 |
| Hammack, Stephen H. | Keeper - Herpetarium | $66,017 | Dec. 10, 2012 |
| Harris, Jennifer | Keeper - Primate | $44,022 | Aug. 26, 2021 |
| Harster, Lauren | Keeper - Antelope | $45,677 | June 28, 2011 |
| Haycraft, Erin E. | Keeper - Antelope | $50,461 | May 24, 2005 |
| Hazen, Renee E. | Keeper - Invertebrates | $44,723 | Feb. 15, 2017 |
| Heisler, Rebecca | Keeper - River's Edge | $57,747 | July 1, 2002 |
| Hellmuth, Heidi | Curator - Primates | $87,043 | Jan. 5, 2015 |
| Houston III, Edward W. | General Curator | $135,846 | Nov. 2, 1982 |
| Hulen, Brenda | Admin Assistant - Animal Div | $65,685 | March 22, 1999 |
| James, Jennifer L. | Keeper - Bird House | $64,004 | May 17, 2001 |
| Jarvis, David C. | Dir - Life Support | $94,376 | April 9, 2001 |
| Jett, Brian | Mgr - Life Support | $58,983 | May 1, 2008 |
| Johnson, Brooke | Keeper - Primate | $40,239 | Jan. 21, 2011 |
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.