Law, Ina Li
Food Service WorkerVeterans Affairs DeptHennepin CountyPart-time
Mpls Food Service Staff B. 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 2018 to FY 2019, pay went up 394% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is up 384% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2019 | $13,869 | +393.6% | +2.1% | +383.6% |
| FY 2018 | $2,810 | — | — | — |
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 2019 · Food Service Worker
Paid more than 39% of the 224 people with this job title that year. The median was $23,568.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Veterans Affairs Dept Mpls Food Service Staff B | Food Service Worker Part-time · left during year | Hennepin | $15.30 /hr | $1,276 | $13,869 |
| 2018 | Veterans Affairs Dept Mpls Food Service Staff B | Food Service Worker Part-time | Hennepin | $14.71 /hr | — | $2,810 |
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 2019, amount paid
- Meyer, Bruce C$258,468Medical Specialist 4
- Burke, Mark S$242,926Medical Specialist 3
- Tola, Dhuguma K$197,396Registered Nurse Senior
- Redmann, Christine B$180,014Medical Specialist 3
- Lehn, James Michael$169,854Building Maintenance Foreman
- Cline, James Michael$144,429Medical Specialist 3
- Lindsay, Bradley S$144,015Deputy Commr Veterans Aff
- Johnson, Mary E$142,240Pharmacist Senior
Highest paid as Food Service Worker
FY 2019, amount paid
- Kallinen, Karen$45,753Veterans Affairs Dept
- Megenta, Esete S$45,614Veterans Affairs Dept
- Hoff, Susan M$44,911Veterans Affairs Dept
- Johnson, Mark Patrick$44,615Veterans Affairs Dept
- Blatz, Vicki L$43,929Veterans Affairs Dept
- Sagerhorn, Norma J$43,413Veterans Affairs Dept
- Abdissa, Aster Tolera$43,364Veterans Affairs Dept
- Braun, Diane M$43,235Human Services Dept