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Basha, Helen A

CookVeterans Affairs DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

Mpls Cook Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$654,477
over 13 fiscal years
Latest year
$67,413
FY 2026 · $5,155 overtime
Highest year
$68,875
FY 2025
Yearly average
$50,344
across years on record
Change since first year
+100%
FY 2014 to FY 2026 · prices +39%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K2014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2026, pay went up 100% while consumer prices went up 39%. After inflation, pay is up 43% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$67,413−2.1%+3.1%−5.1%
FY 2025$68,875+4.1%+2.6%+1.4%
FY 2024$66,188+2.9%+3.3%−0.4%
FY 2023$64,347+18.4%+6.3%+11.4%
FY 2022$54,337+4.8%+7.2%−2.2%
FY 2021$51,864+15.2%+2.3%+12.7%
FY 2020$45,002+0.7%+1.6%−0.8%
FY 2019$44,680+1.5%+2.1%−0.6%
FY 2018$44,021+10.8%+2.3%+8.3%
FY 2017$39,744+2.8%+1.8%+0.9%
FY 2016$38,668+8.8%+0.7%+8.0%
FY 2015$35,549+5.2%+0.7%+4.4%
FY 2014$33,790———

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 90% 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

13 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$29.22 /hr$5,155$67,413
2025Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$28.79 /hr$7,408$68,875
2024Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$27.55 /hr$6,155$66,188
2023Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$26.11 /hr$5,866$64,347
2022Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$24.00 /hr$427$54,337
2021Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$23.41 /hr$3,586$51,864
2020Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$22.28 /hr$2,183$45,002
2019Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$21.22 /hr$597$44,680
2018Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$20.19 /hr$1,748$44,021
2017Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$19.29 /hr$254$39,744
2016Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Food Service Staff C
Food Service Worker
Full-time
Hennepin$18.38 /hr$248$38,668
2015Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Food Service Staff C
Food Service Worker
Full-time
Hennepin$17.49 /hr$210$35,549
2014Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Mpls Food Service-PartTime
Food Service Worker
Part-time
Hennepin$16.49 /hr$393$33,790

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