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Cordova, Christopher

CookVeterans Affairs DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$76,269
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$42,616
FY 2023 · $2,377 overtime
Highest year
$42,616
FY 2023
Yearly average
$38,135
across years on record
Change since first year
+27%
FY 2022 to FY 2023 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$33,6532022$42,6162023
Paid in yearFY 2022 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2022 to FY 2023, pay went up 27% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is up 19% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2023$42,616+26.6%+6.3%+19.2%
FY 2022$33,653———

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 · Cook

Paid more than 44% of the 57 people with this job title that year. The median was $45,392.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2023Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$20.50 /hr$2,377$42,616
2022Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$19.10 /hr$1,378$33,653

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 Cook

FY 2023, amount paid