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General Maintenance Worker

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

30 employees hold this title in Minnesota Zoological Garden. Median total compensation for the role is $12,921, below the department median of $46,651.

Employees: 30
Total payroll: $693.1K
Role median: $12,921
Agency median: $46,651
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$485$57,820+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 30 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

General Maintenance Worker is held in 15 Minnesota departments. In Minnesota Zoological Garden, the median of $12,921 ranks #13 of 15.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Direct Care and Treatment Department

$52,035 · 59

Corrections Department

$51,115 · 11

Public Safety Department

$49,739 · 4

Transportation Department

$49,685 · 31

Human Services Department

$48,996 · 63

Administration Department

$45,802 · 115

MN St Colleges & Universities

$45,365 · 666

MN State Academies

$43,921 · 10

Military Affairs Department

$42,330 · 40

Veterans Affairs Department

$40,595 · 150

Perpich Center for Arts Education

$32,218 · 4

Lottery

$26,153 · 3

Median total compensation for the General Maintenance Worker 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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Alira Moreau

General Maintenance Worker/Minnesota Zoological Garden

2025 total comp

$14,505

Sub-department: Building Services
Base pay: $13,485
Overtime: $585
Other pay: $434
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,505
Hire date: 2024-04-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Dakota

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: E77
Bargaining Unit Number: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Minnesota Zoological Garden, Alira Moreau serves as a General Maintenance Worker within Building Services. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $14,505. Their bargaining unit is Service.

Seth Couse

General Maintenance Worker/Minnesota Zoological Garden

2024 total comp

$14,491

Sub-department: Building Services
Base pay: $13,487
Overtime: $426
Other pay: $578
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,491
Hire date: 2021-08-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 56
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Dakota

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: E77
Bargaining Unit Number: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Seth Couse works as a General Maintenance Worker for Minnesota Zoological Garden within Building Services. They have served since 2021 (about 3 years) as a full-time employee. Seth earned $14,491 in 2024. Union affiliation: Service.