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Piepkorn, Grant Lee

Interpret GuideMinnesota Zoological GardenDakota CountyPart-time

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

Total paid
$16,463
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$5,998
FY 2019
Highest year
$8,183
FY 2018
Yearly average
$5,488
across years on record
Change since first year
+163%
FY 2017 to FY 2019 · prices +4%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$2,2822017$8,1832018$5,9982019
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2019, pay went up 163% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is up 152% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2019$5,998−26.7%+2.1%−28.2%
FY 2018$8,183+258.7%+2.3%+250.8%
FY 2017$2,282———

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 2019 · Interpret Guide

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

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2019Minnesota Zoological Garden
Birds
Interpret Guide
Part-time · left during year
Dakota$17.01 /hr—$5,998
2018Minnesota Zoological Garden
Birds
Interpret Guide
Part-time
Dakota$16.64 /hr$225$8,183
2017Minnesota Zoological Garden
Field Conservation
Laborer General
Full-time
Dakota$15.01 /hr—$2,282

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 2019, amount paid

Highest paid as Interpret Guide

FY 2019, amount paid