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Greaves, Benjamin Dennis

General Maintenance WrkrMinnesota Zoological GardenDakota CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$361,308
over 10 fiscal years
Latest year
$49,605
FY 2026 · $1,157 overtime
Highest year
$49,605
FY 2026
Yearly average
$36,131
across years on record
Change since first year
+456%
FY 2017 to FY 2026 · prices +35%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$8,9212017$23,1302018$33,0362019$33,9892020$35,3102021$39,4812022$44,8922023$44,7642024$48,1802025$49,6052026
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2026, pay went up 456% while consumer prices went up 35%. After inflation, pay is up 312% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$49,605+3.0%+3.1%−0.2%
FY 2025$48,180+7.6%+2.6%+4.9%
FY 2024$44,764−0.3%+3.3%−3.5%
FY 2023$44,892+13.7%+6.3%+7.0%
FY 2022$39,481+11.8%+7.2%+4.3%
FY 2021$35,310+3.9%+2.3%+1.5%
FY 2020$33,989+2.9%+1.6%+1.3%
FY 2019$33,036+42.8%+2.1%+39.9%
FY 2018$23,130+159.3%+2.3%+153.6%
FY 2017$8,921———

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 · General Maintenance Wrkr

Paid more than 54% of the 955 people with this job title that year. The median was $48,465.

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

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Every record

11 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Minnesota Zoological Garden
Building Services
General Maintenance Wrkr
Full-time
Dakota$24.21 /hr$1,157$49,605
2025Minnesota Zoological Garden
Building Services
General Maintenance Wrkr
Full-time
Dakota$23.26 /hr$1,296$48,180
2024Minnesota Zoological Garden
Building Services
General Maintenance Wrkr
Full-time
Dakota$21.63 /hr$869$44,764
2023Minnesota Zoological Garden
Building Services
General Maintenance Wrkr
Full-time
Dakota$19.82 /hr$1,384$44,892
2022Minnesota Zoological Garden
Building, Fleet & Grounds Mtce
General Maintenance Wrkr
Full-time
Dakota$18.92 /hr$425$39,481
2021Minnesota Zoological Garden
Building, Fleet & Grounds Mtce
General Maintenance Wrkr
Full-time
Dakota$16.69 /hr$330$35,310
2020Minnesota Zoological Garden
Building, Fleet & Grounds Mtce
General Maintenance Wrkr
Full-time
Dakota$15.94 /hr$383$33,989
2020Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Housekeeping Staff A
General Maintenance Wrkr
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$15.94 /hr——
2019Minnesota Zoological Garden
Building Services Nights
General Maintenance Wrkr
Full-time
Dakota$15.30 /hr$34$33,036
2018Minnesota Zoological Garden
Building Services
General Maintenance Wrkr
Full-time
Dakota$14.71 /hr$650$23,130
2017Minnesota Zoological Garden
Building Services
General Maintenance Wrkr
Full-time
Dakota$13.94 /hr$502$8,921

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 General Maintenance Wrkr

FY 2026, amount paid