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Dahl, Daniel

CookVeterans Affairs DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$236,173
over 8 fiscal years
Latest year
$14,767
FY 2020 · $388 overtime
Highest year
$42,261
FY 2019
Yearly average
$29,522
across years on record
Change since first year
+16%
FY 2013 to FY 2020 · prices +11%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$12,7372013$26,7012014$36,8662015$37,7732016$37,2952017$27,7742018$42,2612019$14,7672020
Paid in yearFY 2013 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2013 to FY 2020, pay went up 16% while consumer prices went up 11%. After inflation, pay is up 4% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2020$14,767−65.1%+1.6%−65.6%
FY 2019$42,261+52.2%+2.1%+49.1%
FY 2018$27,774−25.5%+2.3%−27.2%
FY 2017$37,295−1.3%+1.8%−3.0%
FY 2016$37,773+2.5%+0.7%+1.8%
FY 2015$36,866+38.1%+0.7%+37.1%
FY 2014$26,701+109.6%+1.6%+106.4%
FY 2013$12,737———

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 2020 · Cook

Paid more than 27% of the 60 people with this job title that year. The median was $38,325.

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

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Every record

8 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2020Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$19.17 /hr$388$14,767
2019Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$19.17 /hr$1,903$42,261
2018Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$18.20 /hr$577$27,774
2017Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$17.43 /hr$908$37,295
2016Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$16.63 /hr$2,805$37,773
2015Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$15.52 /hr$3,720$36,866
2014Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Mpls Food Service-PartTime
Food Service Worker
Part-time
Hennepin$14.74 /hr$1,539$26,701
2013Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Mpls Food Service-PartTime
Food Service Worker
Part-time
Hennepin$13.16 /hr$402$12,737

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 2020, amount paid

Highest paid as Cook

FY 2020, amount paid