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Josephson, Eric M

Customer Svcs SpecialistMinnesota Zoological GardenDakota CountyIntermittent

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

Total paid
$8,448
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$2,120
FY 2021
Highest year
$4,282
FY 2020
Yearly average
$2,816
across years on record
Change since first year
+4%
FY 2019 to FY 2021 · prices +4%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$2K$4K$6K$2,0462019$4,2822020$2,1202021
Paid in yearFY 2019 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2019 to FY 2021, pay went up 4% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is down 0% (it kept pace with prices).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2021$2,120−50.5%+2.3%−51.6%
FY 2020$4,282+109.3%+1.6%+106.1%
FY 2019$2,046———

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 2021 · Customer Svcs Specialist

Paid more than 17% of the 211 people with this job title that year. The median was $12,862.

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
2021Minnesota Zoological Garden
Guest Services
Customer Svcs Specialist
Intermittent · left during year
Dakota$16.50 /hr—$2,120
2020Minnesota Zoological Garden
Guest Services
Student Worker Clerical
Part-time · left during year
Dakota—$150$4,282
2019Minnesota Zoological Garden
Guest Services
Student Worker Clerical
Part-time
Dakota$14.55 /hr—$2,046

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 2021, amount paid

Highest paid as Customer Svcs Specialist

FY 2021, amount paid