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Arthur, Charles S

CookVeterans Affairs DeptBeltrami CountyFull-time

MVH-Bemidji Dining Svcs. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$163,938
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$67,988
FY 2026 · $4,671 overtime
Highest year
$67,988
FY 2026
Yearly average
$54,646
across years on record
Change since first year
+120%
FY 2024 to FY 2026 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$30,8542024$65,0952025$67,9882026
Paid in yearFY 2024 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2024 to FY 2026, pay went up 120% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is up 108% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$67,988+4.4%+3.1%+1.3%
FY 2025$65,095+111.0%+2.6%+105.6%
FY 2024$30,854———

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 2026 · Cook

Paid more than 95% of the 93 people with this job title that year. The median was $48,342.

Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Bemidji Dining Svcs
Cook
Full-time
Beltrami$29.22 /hr$4,671$67,988
2025Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Bemidji Dining Svcs
Cook
Full-time
Beltrami$28.79 /hr$4,520$65,095
2024Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Bemidji Dining Svcs
Cook
Full-time
Beltrami$27.55 /hr$744$30,854

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 Veterans Affairs Dept

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Cook

FY 2026, amount paid