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Thomas-Commins, Daniel Gray

Student Worker ClericalMN Zoological GardenDakota CountyPart-time

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

Total paid
$5,716
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$3,931
FY 2015 · $272 overtime
Highest year
$3,931
FY 2015
Yearly average
$2,858
across years on record
Change since first year
+120%
FY 2014 to FY 2015 · prices +1%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$2K$4K$6K$1,7852014$3,9312015
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2015, pay went up 120% while consumer prices went up 1%. After inflation, pay is up 119% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$3,931+120.2%+0.7%+118.6%
FY 2014$1,785———

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 2015 · Student Worker Clerical

Paid more than 56% of the 160 people with this job title that year. The median was $3,376.

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
2015MN Zoological Garden
Guest Services
Student Worker Clerical
Part-time
Dakota$13.54 /hr$272$3,931
2014MN Zoological Garden
Guest Services
Student Worker Clerical
Part-time
Dakota$12.89 /hr$84$1,785

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 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Student Worker Clerical

FY 2015, amount paid