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Martinelli, Laura

Veterinary InternMinnesota Zoological GardenDakota CountyFull-time

Animal Health. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$44,321
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$2,731
FY 2024
Highest year
$41,590
FY 2023
Yearly average
$22,160
across years on record
Change since first year
-93%
FY 2023 to FY 2024 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$41,5902023$2,7312024
Paid in yearFY 2023 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2023 to FY 2024, pay went down 93% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 94% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2024$2,731−93.4%+3.3%−93.6%
FY 2023$41,590———

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 2024 · Veterinary Intern

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2024Minnesota Zoological Garden
Animal Health
Veterinary Intern
Full-time · left during year
Dakota$19.03 /hr—$2,731
2023Minnesota Zoological Garden
Animal Health
Veterinary Intern
Full-time
Dakota$19.03 /hr$152$41,590

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 2024, amount paid

Highest paid as Veterinary Intern

FY 2024, amount paid