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Bentdahl, Madison

Recreation TherapistVeterans Affairs DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$182,977
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$35,173
FY 2023 · $293 overtime
Highest year
$49,269
FY 2022
Yearly average
$36,595
across years on record
Change since first year
+324%
FY 2019 to FY 2023 · prices +18%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$8,2892019$43,9042020$46,3422021$49,2692022$35,1732023
Paid in yearFY 2019 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2019 to FY 2023, pay went up 324% while consumer prices went up 18%. After inflation, pay is up 259% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2023$35,173−28.6%+6.3%−32.8%
FY 2022$49,269+6.3%+7.2%−0.8%
FY 2021$46,342+5.6%+2.3%+3.2%
FY 2020$43,904+429.6%+1.6%+421.5%
FY 2019$8,289———

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 · Recreation Therapist

Paid more than 10% of the 20 people with this job title that year. The median was $61,540.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2023Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Recreation Staff
Recreation Therapist
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$24.45 /hr$293$35,173
2022Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Recreation Staff
Recreation Therapist
Full-time
Hennepin$23.85 /hr$624$49,269
2021Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Recreation Staff
Recreation Therapist
Full-time
Hennepin$22.48 /hr$739$46,342
2020Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Recreation Staff
Recreation Therapist
Full-time
Hennepin$21.30 /hr$759$43,904
2019Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Recreation Staff
Recreation Therapist
Full-time
Hennepin$20.12 /hr$241$8,289

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 2023, amount paid

Highest paid as Recreation Therapist

FY 2023, amount paid