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Biesinger, Lauren A

General Maintenance WrkrMN Zoological GardenDakota CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$25,649
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$4,188
FY 2014
Highest year
$7,679
FY 2011
Yearly average
$6,412
across years on record
Change since first year
-45%
FY 2011 to FY 2014 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$7,6792011$7,6022012$6,1822013$4,1882014
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2014, pay went down 45% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 49% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2014$4,188−32.3%+1.6%−33.3%
FY 2013$6,182−18.7%+1.7%−20.0%
FY 2012$7,602−1.0%+2.9%−3.8%
FY 2011$7,679———

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 · General Maintenance Wrkr

Paid more than 9% of the 1,156 people with this job title that year. The median was $32,539.

Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.

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Every record

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2014MN Zoological Garden
Building Services
General Maintenance Wrkr
Full-time · left during year
Dakota$12.50 /hr—$4,188
2013MN Zoological Garden
Building Services
General Maintenance Wrkr
Full-time
Dakota$12.50 /hr$297$6,182
2012MN Zoological Garden
Building Services
General Maintenance Wrkr
Full-time
Dakota$12.25 /hr$202$7,602
2011MN Zoological Garden
Grounds
General Maintenance Wrkr
Full-time
Dakota$12.25 /hr$168$7,679

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

Highest paid as General Maintenance Wrkr

FY 2014, amount paid