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Grogg, Sara

Recreation TherapistVeterans Affairs DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$957,230
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$78,900
FY 2026 · $1,472 overtime
Highest year
$78,900
FY 2026
Yearly average
$59,827
across years on record
Change since first year
+86%
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$25K$50K$75K$100K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 86% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 26% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$78,900+1.4%+3.1%−1.7%
FY 2025$77,816+1.8%+2.6%−0.8%
FY 2024$76,429+6.8%+3.3%+3.3%
FY 2023$71,592+12.4%+6.3%+5.8%
FY 2022$63,689+2.3%+7.2%−4.6%
FY 2021$62,280+2.3%+2.3%−0.0%
FY 2020$60,900+3.1%+1.6%+1.5%
FY 2019$59,095+3.1%+2.1%+1.0%
FY 2018$57,326+0.4%+2.3%−1.8%
FY 2017$57,071+3.1%+1.8%+1.3%
FY 2016$55,347+4.7%+0.7%+4.0%
FY 2015$52,871+5.8%+0.7%+5.0%
FY 2014$49,991+9.0%+1.6%+7.3%
FY 2013$45,876+0.5%+1.7%−1.2%
FY 2012$45,665+7.8%+2.9%+4.7%
FY 2011$42,380———

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 · Recreation Therapist

Paid more than 85% of the 20 people with this job title that year. The median was $70,167.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

16 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Recreation Staff
Recreation Therapist
Full-time
Hennepin$37.26 /hr$1,472$78,900
2025Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Recreation Staff
Recreation Therapist
Full-time
Hennepin$36.71 /hr$1,606$77,816
2024Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Recreation Staff
Recreation Therapist
Full-time
Hennepin$35.13 /hr$1,070$76,429
2023Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Recreation Staff
Recreation Therapist
Full-time
Hennepin$33.30 /hr$1,352$71,592
2022Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Recreation Staff
Recreation Therapist
Full-time
Hennepin$30.24 /hr$885$63,689
2021Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Recreation Staff
Recreation Therapist
Full-time
Hennepin$29.50 /hr$1,007$62,280
2020Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Recreation Staff
Recreation Therapist
Full-time
Hennepin$28.78 /hr$993$60,900
2019Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Recreation Staff
Recreation Therapist
Full-time
Hennepin$28.15 /hr$458$59,095
2018Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Recreation Staff
Recreation Therapist
Full-time
Hennepin$27.53 /hr—$57,326
2017Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Recreation Staff
Recreation Therapist
Full-time
Hennepin$26.99 /hr$1,093$57,071
2016Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Recreation Staff
Recreation Therapist
Full-time
Hennepin$26.33 /hr$434$55,347
2015Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Recreation Staff
Recreation Therapist
Full-time
Hennepin$25.69 /hr$298$52,871
2014Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Recreation Staff
Recreation Therapist
Full-time
Hennepin$24.08 /hr$650$49,991
2013Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Mpls Recreation
Recreation Therapist
Full-time
Hennepin$22.62 /hr—$45,876
2012Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Mpls Recreation
Recreation Therapist
Full-time
Hennepin$21.40 /hr$96$45,665
2011Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Mpls Recreation
Recreation Therapist
Full-time
Hennepin$20.70 /hr—$42,380

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 Recreation Therapist

FY 2026, amount paid