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Cheng, Katie

Laborer GeneralMinnesota Zoological GardenDakota CountyPart-time

Floating Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$12,613
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$11,621
FY 2019 · $61 overtime
Highest year
$11,621
FY 2019
Yearly average
$6,307
across years on record
Change since first year
+1,071%
FY 2018 to FY 2019 · prices +2%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$5K$10K$15K$9922018$11,6212019
Paid in yearFY 2018 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2018 to FY 2019, pay went up 1,071% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is up 1,047% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2019$11,621+1,071.1%+2.1%+1,047.3%
FY 2018$992———

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 2019 · Laborer General

Paid more than 69% of the 379 people with this job title that year. The median was $6,115.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2019Minnesota Zoological Garden
Floating Staff
Laborer General
Part-time · left during year
Dakota$18.58 /hr$61$11,621
2018Minnesota Zoological Garden
Birds
Interpret Naturalist Aide
Full-time
Dakota$17.72 /hr—$992

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 Minnesota Zoological Garden

FY 2019, amount paid

Highest paid as Laborer General

FY 2019, amount paid