Customer Services Specialist

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

45 employees hold this title in Minnesota Zoological Garden. Median total compensation for the role is $15,422, below the department median of $46,651.

Employees: 45
Total payroll: $800.2K
Role median: $15,422
Agency median: $46,651
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$570$45,728+

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How total compensation varies among the 45 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Minnesota

Customer Services Specialist is held in 14 Minnesota departments. In Minnesota Zoological Garden, the median of $15,422 ranks #11 of 14.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Public Safety Department

$51,996 · 1

Employ & Econ Development Department

$51,993 · 1

Health Department

$42,830 · 9

Attorney General's Office

$41,963 · 1

Teachers Retirement Associate

$35,532 · 2

Lottery

$29,914 · 2

Veterans Affairs Department

$26,873 · 4

Perpich Center for Arts Education

$25,675 · 3

Transportation Department

$23,590 · 3

Explore Minnesota Tourism

$21,826 · 9

MN St Colleges & Universities

$11,689 · 62

Public Employees Retire Associate

$11,589 · 3

Median total compensation for the Customer Services Specialist role in other Minnesotadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Hayley Thelen

Customer Services Specialist/Minnesota Zoological Garden

2024 total comp

$12,886

Sub-department: Guest Services
Base pay: $12,474
Overtime: $327
Other pay: $86
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,886
Hire date: 2023-08-25
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 58
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.35
Work county: Dakota

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: E77
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Hayley Thelen holds the role of Customer Services Specialist at Minnesota Zoological Garden within Guest Services. They have served since 2023 (about a year) as a intermittent, 0.35 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $12,886. Union affiliation: Clerical.