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Clabaugh, Michelle Lee

Admin Mgmt Director 1Minnesota Zoological GardenDakota CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$446,422
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$85,255
FY 2026
Highest year
$111,591
FY 2025
Yearly average
$89,284
across years on record
Change since first year
+90%
FY 2022 to FY 2026 · prices +16%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$44,8062022$100,1192023$104,6502024$111,5912025$85,2552026
Paid in yearFY 2022 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2022 to FY 2026, pay went up 90% while consumer prices went up 16%. After inflation, pay is up 64% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$85,255−23.6%+3.1%−25.9%
FY 2025$111,591+6.6%+2.6%+3.9%
FY 2024$104,650+4.5%+3.3%+1.2%
FY 2023$100,119+123.4%+6.3%+110.3%
FY 2022$44,806———

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 2026 · Admin Mgmt Director 1

Paid more than 0% of the 6 people with this job title that year. The median was $114,279.

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

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Minnesota Zoological Garden
Deputy Director Office
Admin Mgmt Director 1
Full-time · left during year
Dakota$54.97 /hr—$85,255
2025Minnesota Zoological Garden
Deputy Director Office
Admin Mgmt Director 1
Full-time
Dakota$54.16 /hr—$111,591
2024Minnesota Zoological Garden
Deputy Director Office
Admin Mgmt Director 1
Full-time
Dakota$51.06 /hr—$104,650
2023Minnesota Zoological Garden
Deputy Director Office
Admin Mgmt Director 1
Full-time
Dakota$46.76 /hr—$100,119
2022Minnesota Zoological Garden
Strategy Director's Office
Admin Mgmt Director 1
Full-time
Dakota$44.08 /hr—$44,806

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 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Admin Mgmt Director 1

FY 2026, amount paid