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Leech, Sarah A

Customer Svcs SpecialistMN Zoological GardenDakota CountyPart-time

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

Total paid
$25,954
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$11,464
FY 2012 · $771 overtime
Highest year
$14,490
FY 2011
Yearly average
$12,977
across years on record
Change since first year
-21%
FY 2011 to FY 2012 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K$14,4902011$11,4642012
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2012, pay went down 21% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 23% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2012$11,464−20.9%+2.9%−23.1%
FY 2011$14,490———

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 2012 · Customer Svcs Specialist

Paid more than 46% of the 344 people with this job title that year. The median was $13,218.

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
2012MN Zoological Garden
Guest Services
Customer Svcs Specialist
Part-time · left during year
Dakota$14.54 /hr$771$11,464
2011MN Zoological Garden
Guest Services
Customer Svcs Specialist
Part-time
Dakota$14.22 /hr$618$14,490

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 MN Zoological Garden

FY 2012, amount paid

Highest paid as Customer Svcs Specialist

FY 2012, amount paid