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Gibbs, Caleb

Groundskeeper InterMinnesota Zoological GardenDakota CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$19,672
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$9,419
FY 2020
Highest year
$10,253
FY 2019
Yearly average
$9,836
across years on record
Change since first year
-8%
FY 2019 to FY 2020 · prices +2%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$5K$10K$15K$10,2532019$9,4192020
Paid in yearFY 2019 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2019 to FY 2020, pay went down 8% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is down 10% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2020$9,419−8.1%+1.6%−9.6%
FY 2019$10,253———

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 2020 · Groundskeeper Inter

Paid more than 25% of the 56 people with this job title that year. The median was $40,522.

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

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2020Minnesota Zoological Garden
Horticulture
Groundskeeper Inter
Full-time · left during year
Dakota$19.60 /hr—$9,419
2019Minnesota Zoological Garden
Horticulture
Groundskeeper Inter
Full-time
Dakota$19.17 /hr$148$10,253
2019Minnesota Zoological Garden
Guest Services
Customer Svcs Specialist
Intermittent · left during year
Dakota$15.75 /hr——

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 2020, amount paid

Highest paid as Groundskeeper Inter

FY 2020, amount paid