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Boyd-Smith, Stephen M

Interpret Naturalist 3MN Zoological GardenDakota CountyFull-time

Education Office. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$76,786
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$19,264
FY 2012
Highest year
$57,522
FY 2011
Yearly average
$38,393
across years on record
Change since first year
-67%
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$20K$40K$60K$80K$57,5222011$19,2642012
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2012, pay went down 67% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 67% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2012$19,264−66.5%+2.9%−67.5%
FY 2011$57,522———

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 · Interpret Naturalist 3

Too few people share this job title that year to make a fair comparison.

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2012MN Zoological Garden
Education Office
Interpret Naturalist 3
Full-time · left during year
Dakota$28.35 /hr—$19,264
2011MN Zoological Garden
Education Office
Interpret Naturalist 3
Full-time
Dakota$28.35 /hr—$57,522

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 2012, amount paid

Highest paid as Interpret Naturalist 3

FY 2012, amount paid