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Gezella, Molly M

Interpret Naturalist 1MN Zoological GardenDakota CountyFull-time

Bird Show. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$48,588
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$12,722
FY 2012 · $79 overtime
Highest year
$35,866
FY 2011
Yearly average
$24,294
across years on record
Change since first year
-65%
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$10K$20K$30K$40K$35,8662011$12,7222012
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2012, pay went down 65% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 66% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2012$12,722−64.5%+2.9%−65.5%
FY 2011$35,866———

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 1

Paid more than 58% of the 71 people with this job title that year. The median was $10,889.

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
2012MN Zoological Garden
Bird Show
Interpret Naturalist 1
Full-time · left during year
Dakota$17.56 /hr$79$12,722
2011MN Zoological Garden
Bird Show
Interpret Naturalist 1
Full-time
Dakota$17.56 /hr$347$35,866

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 1

FY 2012, amount paid