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Lloyd, Catherine

Zoo KeeperMinnesota Zoological GardenDakota CountyFull-time

Tropics & MN Trail AC. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$94,841
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$48,190
FY 2026 · $3,151 overtime
Highest year
$48,190
FY 2026
Yearly average
$47,420
across years on record
Change since first year
+3%
FY 2025 to FY 2026 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$46,6512025$48,1902026
Paid in yearFY 2025 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2025 to FY 2026, pay went up 3% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 0% (it kept pace with prices).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$48,190+3.3%+3.1%+0.2%
FY 2025$46,651———

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 · Zoo Keeper

Paid more than 23% of the 71 people with this job title that year. The median was $62,630.

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
2026Minnesota Zoological Garden
Tropics & MN Trail AC
Zoo Keeper
Full-time · left during year
Dakota$28.78 /hr$3,151$48,190
2025Minnesota Zoological Garden
Tropics & MN Trail
Zoo Keeper
Full-time
Dakota$27.49 /hr$1,681$46,651

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 Zoo Keeper

FY 2026, amount paid