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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson, Christopher S. | Keeper - Antelope | $45,627 | Jan. 23, 2012 |
| Kellett, Colleen R. | Keeper - CZ | $42,266 | May 5, 2019 |
| Kelly, Carolyn E. | Keeper - Carnivore | $43,638 | May 19, 2007 |
| Kelton, James | Keeper - Primate | $44,170 | April 1, 2011 |
| Koch, Daniel A. | Keeper - Invertebrates | $58,635 | May 30, 2003 |
| Kreienkamp, Stephen | Keeper - River's Edge | $27,105 | Sept. 18, 2012 |
| Kucharski, Sarah | Keeper - CZ | $45,392 | June 11, 2012 |
| Lombardo, Jamie L. | Keeper - Antelope | $41,171 | Jan. 13, 2015 |
| Martin, Jeremy | Keeper - Antelope | $46,951 | Feb. 7, 2017 |
| Mattingly, Victoria A. | Keeper - River's Edge | $44,894 | March 28, 2016 |
| McElya, Melissa | ZM - Primate | $58,912 | July 22, 2008 |
| McGarrahan, Jacquelyn C. | Keeper - Carnivore | $43,338 | July 8, 2018 |
| McPeek, Caitlin D. | Keeper - Bird House | $43,652 | Jan. 26, 2020 |
| Meyerotto, Brandon | Keeper - River's Edge | $46,792 | May 23, 2008 |
| Miller, Melissa E. | Keeper - Bird House | $66,361 | Jan. 23, 1997 |
| Moore, Lillian | Assistant Reg - Animal | $52,759 | July 3, 2019 |
| Morrison, Matthew J. | Tech - Life Support | $49,769 | Dec. 5, 2016 |
| Munroe, Cora J. | Keeper - Antelope | $43,493 | Oct. 27, 2014 |
| Noble, Katie R. | Keeper - Herpetarium | $43,833 | Oct. 6, 2014 |
| Nordin, Mandi R. | Agent - Group Tours | $51,404 | Aug. 4, 2002 |
| O'Sullivan, Timothy | Keeper - Invertebrates | $68,655 | Nov. 1, 1984 |
| Olson, Amanda L. | Keeper - River's Edge | $46,849 | Jan. 4, 2011 |
| Olstad, Valerie | Keeper - Sea Lion | $45,185 | Dec. 26, 2011 |
| Padilla-Falto, Luis | VP - Animal Operations | $179,656 | April 27, 2011 |
| Peterson, Benjamin | Keeper - Primate | $47,580 | May 21, 2011 |
| Phillips, Brittany | Keeper - Herpetarium | $32,489 | March 27, 2022 |
| Pilgram-Kloppe, Kathryn | ZM - River's Edge | $62,845 | July 23, 2007 |
| Podraza, Agnieszka M. | Keeper - Primate | $45,376 | Sept. 19, 2021 |
| Poelker, Christine | ZM - Antelope | $62,202 | Nov. 25, 2001 |
| Rekart, Sara | Keeper - Bird House | $45,418 | Feb. 10, 2003 |
| Richmond, Stephanie | Keeper - River's Edge | $49,045 | Oct. 7, 2008 |
| Riepl, Ethan | Keeper - Primate | $51,710 | May 27, 2008 |
| Rothermich, Kimberly | Keeper - Antelope | $50,191 | Nov. 7, 2007 |
| Ryan, Tyler D. | Keeper - Herpetarium | $44,182 | April 23, 2019 |
| Santangelo, Shannon M. | Keeper - Primate | $58,437 | April 2, 2005 |
| Sarna, Brittany J. | Keeper - River's Edge | $40,901 | March 26, 2018 |
| Scaggs, Clinton | Keeper - Bird House | $43,885 | July 9, 2010 |
| Schamberger, Matt | Keeper - Bird House | $29,096 | Nov. 16, 2015 |
| Schmacht, Alec C. | Keeper - Herpetarium | $38,660 | Jan. 14, 2022 |
| Schmitz, Gabrielle N. | Keeper - Primate | $23,520 | June 5, 2022 |
| Schuette, Chawna | Keeper - Herpetarium | $45,517 | May 28, 2000 |
| Smith, Richard C. | Dive Safety Officer | $60,694 | March 2, 2003 |
| Spevak, Edward | Curator - Invertebrates | $96,882 | Oct. 15, 2007 |
| Stryker, Kaitlin A. | Keeper - Sea Lion | $44,310 | April 7, 2014 |
| Syberg, Maddison | Keeper - CZ | $48,573 | April 15, 2008 |
| Sydney-Smith, Joshua P. | Keeper - River's Edge | $44,992 | March 27, 2014 |
| Thier, Tim | Curator - Ung & Rvrs Edge | $82,229 | July 15, 1997 |
| Thompson, Kelsey E. | Keeper - Carnivore | $40,742 | April 27, 2017 |
| Tieber, Anne M. | Curator - Birds | $89,241 | July 30, 1990 |
| Tonner, Andrew | Keeper - Bird House | $44,975 | Aug. 3, 2009 |
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.