Halverson, Gavin Pearse
CookNatural Resources DeptHubbard CountyPart-time
PAT-R1 Itasca DL Food. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2021 to FY 2024, pay went up 647% while consumer prices went up 18%. After inflation, pay is up 535% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $6,828 | −34.0% | +3.3% | −36.1% |
| FY 2023 | $10,344 | +55.3% | +6.3% | +46.1% |
| FY 2022 | $6,662 | +629.1% | +7.2% | +580.3% |
| FY 2021 | $914 | — | — | — |
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 2024 · Cook
Paid more than 9% of the 77 people with this job title that year. The median was $42,925.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
4 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Itasca DL Food | Cook Part-time · left during year | Hubbard | $21.12 /hr | $31 | $6,828 |
| 2023 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Itasca DL Food | Cook Part-time | Hubbard | $19.13 /hr | $358 | $10,344 |
| 2022 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Itasca DL Food | Food Service Worker Part-time | Hubbard | $17.11 /hr | $335 | $6,662 |
| 2021 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Itasca DL Food | Food Service Worker Part-time | Hubbard | $16.03 /hr | $192 | $914 |
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 Natural Resources Dept
FY 2024, amount paid
- Naramore, Barbara Lynn$186,832Deputy Commr Natural Resources
- Smith, Rodmen E$186,413NR Dir - Enforcement
- Strommen, Sarah$185,304Commissioner-Natural Resources
- Leete, Jeanette H$175,817Management Analyst 4
- Richards, Jess W$174,620Asst Commr NR Operations
- Lotthammer, Shannon M$174,620Asst Commr NR Operations
- Meier, Robert H$174,620Asst Commr NR Operations
- McGowan, Patrick M$172,611NR Spec 2 CO
Highest paid as Cook
FY 2024, amount paid
- Chester, Patrick Lee$67,815Veterans Affairs Dept
- Basha, Helen A$66,188Veterans Affairs Dept
- Duckworth, Diane$61,503Veterans Affairs Dept
- Kearney, Teresa Marie$59,926MN St Colleges & Universities
- Mattson, Greg A$58,951Human Services Dept
- Collins, Leo Patrick$58,865Veterans Affairs Dept
- Aanes, Jason$58,663Veterans Affairs Dept
- Lund, Kathy Ann$57,738MN St Colleges & Universities