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Johnson, Luke Alexander

Customer Svcs SpecialistMinnesota Zoological GardenDakota CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$54,556
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$32,981
FY 2023 · $1,391 overtime
Highest year
$32,981
FY 2023
Yearly average
$27,278
across years on record
Change since first year
+53%
FY 2022 to FY 2023 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K$21,5752022$32,9812023
Paid in yearFY 2022 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2022 to FY 2023, pay went up 53% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is up 44% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2023$32,981+52.9%+6.3%+43.9%
FY 2022$21,575———

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 2023 · Customer Svcs Specialist

Paid more than 75% of the 161 people with this job title that year. The median was $13,062.

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
2023Minnesota Zoological Garden
Guest Services
Customer Svcs Specialist
Full-time · left during year
Dakota$18.16 /hr$1,391$32,981
2022Minnesota Zoological Garden
Guest Services
Customer Svcs Specialist
Full-time
Dakota$17.31 /hr$758$21,575

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 2023, amount paid

Highest paid as Customer Svcs Specialist

FY 2023, amount paid