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Collins, Leo Patrick

CookVeterans Affairs DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$348,573
over 7 fiscal years
Latest year
$67,566
FY 2026 · $4,878 overtime
Highest year
$68,487
FY 2025
Yearly average
$49,796
across years on record
Change since first year
+1,581%
FY 2020 to FY 2026 · prices +27%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$4,0182020$44,7232021$46,7262022$58,1882023$58,8652024$68,4872025$67,5662026
Paid in yearFY 2020 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2020 to FY 2026, pay went up 1,581% while consumer prices went up 27%. After inflation, pay is up 1,220% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$67,566−1.3%+3.1%−4.3%
FY 2025$68,487+16.3%+2.6%+13.4%
FY 2024$58,865+1.2%+3.3%−2.1%
FY 2023$58,188+24.5%+6.3%+17.2%
FY 2022$46,726+4.5%+7.2%−2.5%
FY 2021$44,723+1,013.0%+2.3%+987.9%
FY 2020$4,018———

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 91% 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

7 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$29.22 /hr$4,878$67,566
2025Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$28.79 /hr$7,241$68,487
2024Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$23.37 /hr$8,419$58,865
2023Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$21.63 /hr$8,623$58,188
2022Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$20.59 /hr$1,846$46,726
2021Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$19.51 /hr$3,365$44,723
2020Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$18.59 /hr$1,046$4,018

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