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Louise, Gina

Exhibit DesignerMinnesota Zoological GardenDakota CountyFull-time

Planning,Construction&Exhibits. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$791,412
over 13 fiscal years
Latest year
$83,955
FY 2026 · $684 overtime
Highest year
$88,853
FY 2025
Yearly average
$60,878
across years on record
Change since first year
+444%
FY 2014 to FY 2026 · prices +39%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K2014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2026, pay went up 444% while consumer prices went up 39%. After inflation, pay is up 290% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$83,955−5.5%+3.1%−8.4%
FY 2025$88,853+3.4%+2.6%+0.8%
FY 2024$85,894+0.8%+3.3%−2.4%
FY 2023$85,223+11.9%+6.3%+5.3%
FY 2022$76,154+3.9%+7.2%−3.0%
FY 2021$73,284−8.0%+2.3%−10.1%
FY 2020$79,676+15.0%+1.6%+13.2%
FY 2019$69,278+6.2%+2.1%+4.1%
FY 2018$65,229+86.7%+2.3%+82.6%
FY 2017$34,944+7.9%+1.8%+6.0%
FY 2016$32,373+2,834.0%+0.7%+2,814.4%
FY 2015$1,103−92.9%+0.7%−92.9%
FY 2014$15,446———

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 · Exhibit Designer

Too few people share this job title that year to make a fair comparison.

See everyone with this job title

Every record

13 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Minnesota Zoological Garden
Planning,Construction&Exhibits
Exhibit Designer
Full-time
Dakota$41.43 /hr$684$83,955
2025Minnesota Zoological Garden
Planning,Construction&Exhibits
Exhibit Designer
Full-time
Dakota$40.82 /hr$4,082$88,853
2024Minnesota Zoological Garden
Planning,Construction&Exhibits
Exhibit Designer
Full-time
Dakota$39.06 /hr$4,897$85,894
2023Minnesota Zoological Garden
Project Management
Exhibit Designer
Full-time
Dakota$37.02 /hr$5,123$85,223
2022Minnesota Zoological Garden
Project Management
Exhibit Designer
Full-time
Dakota$36.12 /hr$1,137$76,154
2021Minnesota Zoological Garden
Skilled Trades Services
Exhibit Designer
Full-time
Dakota$35.24 /hr$88$73,284
2020Minnesota Zoological Garden
Skilled Trades Services
Exhibit Designer
Full-time
Dakota$34.38 /hr$7,763$79,676
2019Minnesota Zoological Garden
Project Management
Exhibit Designer
Full-time
Dakota$33.62 /hr$681$69,278
2018Minnesota Zoological Garden
Project Management
Exhibit Designer
Full-time
Dakota$31.70 /hr$499$65,229
2017Minnesota Zoological Garden
Project Management
Exhibit Designer
Full-time
Dakota$30.00 /hr$1,245$34,944
2016Minnesota Zoological Garden
Project Management
Exhibit Designer
Full-time
Dakota$31.45 /hr$2,099$32,373
2015MN Zoological Garden
Project Management
Exhibit Designer
Full-time
Dakota$30.68 /hr—$1,103
2014MN Zoological Garden
Construction
Exhibit Designer
Full-time
Dakota$29.79 /hr—$15,446

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 Exhibit Designer

FY 2026, amount paid

No one else with a pay figure that year.