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Grems, Alexander L

CookVeterans Affairs DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$173,536
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$41,374
FY 2018 · $2,350 overtime
Highest year
$41,374
FY 2018
Yearly average
$34,707
across years on record
Change since first year
+95%
FY 2014 to FY 2018 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$21,1992014$33,0672015$37,0382016$40,8592017$41,3742018
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2018, pay went up 95% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is up 85% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2018$41,374+1.3%+2.3%−1.0%
FY 2017$40,859+10.3%+1.8%+8.3%
FY 2016$37,038+12.0%+0.7%+11.3%
FY 2015$33,067+56.0%+0.7%+54.9%
FY 2014$21,199———

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 2018 · Cook

Paid more than 77% of the 60 people with this job title that year. The median was $36,396.

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

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2018Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$18.75 /hr$2,350$41,374
2017Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$17.84 /hr$3,648$40,859
2016Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$17.00 /hr$1,329$37,038
2015Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$16.22 /hr$1,266$33,067
2014Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Mpls Food Service-Cooks
Cook
Intermittent
Hennepin$15.07 /hr$1,552$21,199

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 2018, amount paid

Highest paid as Cook

FY 2018, amount paid