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Kostka, Michelle M

Corr Chief CookCorrections DeptChisago CountyFull-time

RC Food Services Supervisor. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$412,168
over 8 fiscal years
Latest year
$62,214
FY 2026 · $3,132 overtime
Highest year
$67,848
FY 2025
Yearly average
$51,521
across years on record
Change since first year
+69%
FY 2019 to FY 2026 · prices +29%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$36,8762019$41,2322020$43,1812021$45,8322022$55,0762023$59,9102024$67,8482025$62,2142026
Paid in yearFY 2019 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2019 to FY 2026, pay went up 69% while consumer prices went up 29%. After inflation, pay is up 30% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$62,214−8.3%+3.1%−11.1%
FY 2025$67,848+13.3%+2.6%+10.3%
FY 2024$59,910+8.8%+3.3%+5.3%
FY 2023$55,076+20.2%+6.3%+13.1%
FY 2022$45,832+6.1%+7.2%−1.0%
FY 2021$43,181+4.7%+2.3%+2.4%
FY 2020$41,232+11.8%+1.6%+10.1%
FY 2019$36,876———

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 · Corr Chief Cook

Paid more than 32% of the 19 people with this job title that year. The median was $63,370.

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

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Every record

8 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Corrections Dept
RC Food Services Supervisor
Corr Chief Cook
Full-time
Chisago$29.22 /hr$3,132$62,214
2025Corrections Dept
RC Food Services Supervisor
Corr Chief Cook
Full-time
Chisago$28.02 /hr$10,240$67,848
2024Corrections Dept
RC Food Services Supervisor
Corr Chief Cook
Full-time
Chisago$25.95 /hr$6,185$59,910
2023Corrections Dept
RC Food Services Supervisor
Corr Chief Cook
Full-time
Chisago$24.00 /hr$4,322$55,076
2022Corrections Dept
RC Food Services Supervisor
Cook Coordinator
Full-time
Chisago$21.61 /hr$1,890$45,832
2021Corrections Dept
RC Food Services Supervisor
Cook Coordinator
Full-time
Chisago$20.59 /hr$1,476$43,181
2020Corrections Dept
RC Food Services Supervisor
Cook Coordinator
Full-time
Chisago$19.60 /hr$1,404$41,232
2019Corrections Dept
RC Food Services Supervisor
Cook Coordinator
Full-time
Chisago$18.61 /hr$1,591$36,876

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 Corrections Dept

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Corr Chief Cook

FY 2026, amount paid