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Ernest, Penny S

Cook SupervisorVeterans Affairs DeptLake CountyFull-time

MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$868,405
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$69,953
FY 2026 · $3,945 overtime
Highest year
$72,707
FY 2024
Yearly average
$54,275
across years on record
Change since first year
+73%
FY 2011 to FY 2026 · prices +48%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 73% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 17% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$69,953−1.8%+3.1%−4.8%
FY 2025$71,259−2.0%+2.6%−4.5%
FY 2024$72,707+6.1%+3.3%+2.7%
FY 2023$68,522+9.7%+6.3%+3.3%
FY 2022$62,440+7.1%+7.2%−0.1%
FY 2021$58,311+4.6%+2.3%+2.2%
FY 2020$55,746+5.6%+1.6%+4.0%
FY 2019$52,768−0.5%+2.1%−2.5%
FY 2018$53,027+8.3%+2.3%+5.9%
FY 2017$48,979+7.9%+1.8%+5.9%
FY 2016$45,397+4.3%+0.7%+3.6%
FY 2015$43,546+2.4%+0.7%+1.6%
FY 2014$42,547+2.9%+1.6%+1.3%
FY 2013$41,340−0.5%+1.7%−2.1%
FY 2012$41,528+3.0%+2.9%+0.0%
FY 2011$40,335———

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 Supervisor

Too few people share this job title that year to make a fair comparison.

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Every record

16 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook Supervisor
Full-time
Lake$31.83 /hr$3,945$69,953
2025Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook Supervisor
Full-time
Lake$31.36 /hr$6,575$71,259
2024Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook Supervisor
Full-time
Lake$30.01 /hr$9,258$72,707
2023Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook Supervisor
Full-time
Lake$28.45 /hr$6,804$68,522
2022Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook Supervisor
Full-time
Lake$26.94 /hr$5,597$62,440
2021Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook Supervisor
Full-time
Lake$26.28 /hr$3,199$58,311
2020Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook Supervisor
Full-time
Lake$25.64 /hr$1,394$55,746
2019Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook Supervisor
Full-time
Lake$25.08 /hr$332$52,768
2018Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook Supervisor
Full-time
Lake$23.58 /hr$3,575$53,027
2017Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook
Full-time
Lake$22.65 /hr$1,875$48,979
2016Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook
Full-time
Lake$20.90 /hr$1,560$45,397
2015Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook
Full-time
Lake$20.39 /hr$1,580$43,546
2014Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook
Part-time
Lake$19.80 /hr$1,089$42,547
2013Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook
Part-time
Lake$19.22 /hr$1,655$41,340
2012Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook
Part-time
Lake$18.84 /hr$455$41,528
2011Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook
Part-time
Lake$18.84 /hr$937$40,335

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 Supervisor

FY 2026, amount paid