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Gardner, Robin Sue

Customer Svcs SpecialistMinnesota Zoological GardenDakota CountyIntermittent

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

Total paid
$14,463
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$2,969
FY 2019
Highest year
$4,816
FY 2018
Yearly average
$3,616
across years on record
Change since first year
-6%
FY 2016 to FY 2019 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$2K$4K$6K$3,1582016$3,5212017$4,8162018$2,9692019
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2019, pay went down 6% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 12% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2019$2,969−38.3%+2.1%−39.6%
FY 2018$4,816+36.8%+2.3%+33.8%
FY 2017$3,521+11.5%+1.8%+9.5%
FY 2016$3,158———

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 · Customer Svcs Specialist

Paid more than 20% of the 215 people with this job title that year. The median was $12,159.

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
2019Minnesota Zoological Garden
Sales Office
Customer Svcs Specialist
Intermittent · left during year
Dakota$17.23 /hr—$2,969
2018Minnesota Zoological Garden
Sales Office
Customer Svcs Specialist
Intermittent
Dakota$16.85 /hr—$4,816
2017Minnesota Zoological Garden
Sales Office
Customer Svcs Specialist
Intermittent
Dakota$16.16 /hr—$3,521
2016Minnesota Zoological Garden
Sales Office
Customer Svcs Specialist
Intermittent
Dakota$15.08 /hr—$3,158

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 Customer Svcs Specialist

FY 2019, amount paid