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Waugh, Lynnette

VeterinarianMinnesota Zoological GardenDakota CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$40,119
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$38,259
FY 2023 · $477 overtime
Highest year
$38,259
FY 2023
Yearly average
$20,059
across years on record
Change since first year
+1,957%
FY 2022 to FY 2023 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$1,8602022$38,2592023
Paid in yearFY 2022 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2022 to FY 2023, pay went up 1,957% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is up 1,836% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2023$38,259+1,957.4%+6.3%+1,836.1%
FY 2022$1,860———

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 2023 · Veterinarian

Paid more than 11% of the 9 people with this job title that year. The median was $98,010.

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
2023Minnesota Zoological Garden
Animal Health
Veterinarian
Full-time · left during year
Dakota$47.65 /hr$477$38,259
2022Minnesota Zoological Garden
Animal Health
Veterinarian
Full-time
Dakota$46.49 /hr—$1,860

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 2023, amount paid

Highest paid as Veterinarian

FY 2023, amount paid