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Dengate, Elizabeth Eileen

Interpret Naturalist 2Minnesota Zoological GardenDakota CountyPart-time

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

Total paid
$185,338
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$1,299
FY 2019
Highest year
$46,443
FY 2017
Yearly average
$30,890
across years on record
Change since first year
-91%
FY 2014 to FY 2019 · prices +8%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$14,2182014$41,2302015$44,8462016$46,4432017$37,3022018$1,2992019
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2019, pay went down 91% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is down 92% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2019$1,299−96.5%+2.1%−96.6%
FY 2018$37,302−19.7%+2.3%−21.5%
FY 2017$46,443+3.6%+1.8%+1.7%
FY 2016$44,846+8.8%+0.7%+8.0%
FY 2015$41,230+190.0%+0.7%+187.9%
FY 2014$14,218———

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 · Interpret Naturalist 2

Paid more than 0% of the 26 people with this job title that year. The median was $56,533.

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

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Every record

6 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2019Minnesota Zoological Garden
Education Programs
Interpret Naturalist 2
Part-time · left during year
Dakota$23.99 /hr—$1,299
2018Minnesota Zoological Garden
Education Programs
Interpret Naturalist 2
Part-time
Dakota$23.99 /hr—$37,302
2017Minnesota Zoological Garden
Education Programs
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Dakota$22.76 /hr—$46,443
2016Minnesota Zoological Garden
Education Programs
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Dakota$21.44 /hr—$44,846
2015MN Zoological Garden
Education Programs
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Dakota$20.25 /hr—$41,230
2014MN Zoological Garden
Education Programs
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Dakota$19.01 /hr$43$14,218

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 Interpret Naturalist 2

FY 2019, amount paid