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Bruss, Cindy Lu

PainterVeterans Affairs DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$326,366
over 7 fiscal years
Latest year
$11,736
FY 2023
Highest year
$62,831
FY 2022
Yearly average
$46,624
across years on record
Change since first year
-59%
FY 2017 to FY 2023 · prices +24%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$28,2992017$51,8102018$55,1412019$57,9412020$58,6072021$62,8312022$11,7362023
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2023, pay went down 59% while consumer prices went up 24%. After inflation, pay is down 66% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2023$11,736−81.3%+6.3%−82.4%
FY 2022$62,831+7.2%+7.2%+0.0%
FY 2021$58,607+1.1%+2.3%−1.1%
FY 2020$57,941+5.1%+1.6%+3.5%
FY 2019$55,141+6.4%+2.1%+4.3%
FY 2018$51,810+83.1%+2.3%+79.0%
FY 2017$28,299———

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 · Painter

Paid more than 11% of the 36 people with this job title that year. The median was $64,572.

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

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Every record

7 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2023Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Maintenance Staff
Painter
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$30.00 /hr—$11,736
2022Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Maintenance Staff
Painter
Full-time
Hennepin$29.27 /hr$40$62,831
2021Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Maintenance Staff
Painter
Full-time
Hennepin$28.56 /hr—$58,607
2020Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Maintenance Staff
Painter
Full-time
Hennepin$27.86 /hr$104$57,941
2019Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Maintenance Staff
Painter
Full-time
Hennepin$27.25 /hr—$55,141
2018Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Maintenance Staff
Painter
Full-time
Hennepin$25.90 /hr—$51,810
2017Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Maintenance Staff
Painter
Full-time
Hennepin$23.97 /hr—$28,299

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 Painter

FY 2023, amount paid