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Johnson, Deborah G

Exec 2Minnesota Zoological GardenDakota CountyFull-time

Director's Office. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$281,139
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$12,459
FY 2016 · $2,217 overtime
Highest year
$55,750
FY 2015
Yearly average
$46,857
across years on record
Change since first year
-76%
FY 2011 to FY 2016 · prices +8%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$51,5632011$55,1502012$52,0812013$54,1352014$55,7502015$12,4592016
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2016, pay went down 76% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is down 78% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2016$12,459−77.7%+0.7%−77.8%
FY 2015$55,750+3.0%+0.7%+2.2%
FY 2014$54,135+3.9%+1.6%+2.3%
FY 2013$52,081−5.6%+1.7%−7.1%
FY 2012$55,150+7.0%+2.9%+3.9%
FY 2011$51,563———

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 2016 · Exec 2

Paid more than 7% of the 74 people with this job title that year. The median was $57,098.

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
2016Minnesota Zoological Garden
Director's Office
Exec 2
Full-time · left during year
Dakota$26.83 /hr$2,217$12,459
2015MN Zoological Garden
Director's Office
Exec 2
Full-time
Dakota$26.83 /hr—$55,750
2014MN Zoological Garden
Director's Office
Exec 2
Full-time
Dakota$26.05 /hr—$54,135
2013MN Zoological Garden
Director's Office
Exec 2
Full-time
Dakota$25.29 /hr$38$52,081
2012MN Zoological Garden
Director's Office
Executive 2
Full-time
Dakota$24.79 /hr—$55,150
2011MN Zoological Garden
Director's Office
Executive 2
Full-time
Dakota$24.79 /hr—$51,563

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 2016, amount paid

Highest paid as Exec 2

FY 2016, amount paid