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Kenyon, Lauri J

CookVeterans Affairs DeptDakota CountyFull-time

MVH-Hastings Dietary. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$534,845
over 13 fiscal years
Latest year
$11,397
FY 2023 · $1,594 overtime
Highest year
$58,928
FY 2022
Yearly average
$41,142
across years on record
Change since first year
-66%
FY 2011 to FY 2023 · prices +36%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K2011201320152017201920212023
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2023, pay went down 66% while consumer prices went up 36%. After inflation, pay is down 75% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2023$11,397−80.7%+6.3%−81.8%
FY 2022$58,928+64.0%+7.2%+53.0%
FY 2021$35,929−24.2%+2.3%−25.9%
FY 2020$47,382−11.0%+1.6%−12.4%
FY 2019$53,242+4.7%+2.1%+2.5%
FY 2018$50,873+12.9%+2.3%+10.4%
FY 2017$45,070+5.4%+1.8%+3.5%
FY 2016$42,766+1.2%+0.7%+0.5%
FY 2015$42,253+10.0%+0.7%+9.2%
FY 2014$38,403+1.5%+1.6%−0.0%
FY 2013$37,828+1.9%+1.7%+0.2%
FY 2012$37,117+10.3%+2.9%+7.1%
FY 2011$33,656———

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 2023 · Cook

Paid more than 21% of the 57 people with this job title that year. The median was $45,392.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

14 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2023Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Hastings Dietary
Cook
Full-time · left during year
Dakota$24.60 /hr$1,594$11,397
2022Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Hastings Dietary
Cook
Full-time
Dakota$24.00 /hr$5,288$58,928
2021Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Hastings Dietary
Cook
Full-time
Dakota$23.41 /hr$2,110$35,929
2020Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Hastings Dietary
Cook
Full-time · left during year
Dakota$22.84 /hr$5,418$47,382
2019Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Hastings Dietary
Cook
Full-time
Dakota$22.34 /hr$7,238$53,242
2018Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Hastings Dietary
Cook
Full-time
Dakota$21.85 /hr$6,431$50,873
2017Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Hastings Dietary
Cook
Full-time
Dakota$20.89 /hr$2,858$45,070
2016Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Hastings Dietary
Cook
Full-time
Dakota$19.84 /hr$1,444$42,766
2015Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Hastings Dietary
Cook
Full-time
Dakota$18.84 /hr$3,124$42,253
2014Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Hastings Indirect Care
Cook
Full-time
Dakota$17.83 /hr$1,256$38,403
2013Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Hastings Indirect Care
Cook
Full-time
Dakota$16.90 /hr$2,754$37,828
2012Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Hastings Indirect Care
Cook
Full-time
Dakota$16.17 /hr$1,936$37,117
2011Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Hastings Indirect Care
Cook
Full-time
Dakota$15.70 /hr$1,798$33,656
2011Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Hastings Indirect Care
Cook
Part-time · left during year
Dakota$15.33 /hr——

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 2023, amount paid

Highest paid as Cook

FY 2023, amount paid