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Leighton, May G

CookHuman Services DeptNicollet CountyFull-time

Nutrition Services B. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$109,836
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$20,047
FY 2015 · $257 overtime
Highest year
$32,587
FY 2014
Yearly average
$27,459
across years on record
Change since first year
-23%
FY 2012 to FY 2015 · prices +4%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K$25,9142012$31,2882013$32,5872014$20,0472015
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2015, pay went down 23% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is down 26% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$20,047−38.5%+0.7%−38.9%
FY 2014$32,587+4.2%+1.6%+2.5%
FY 2013$31,288+20.7%+1.7%+18.8%
FY 2012$25,914———

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 2015 · Cook

Paid more than 31% of the 70 people with this job title that year. The median was $32,467.

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

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Every record

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Human Services Dept
Nutrition Services B
Cook
Full-time · left during year
Nicollet$16.59 /hr$257$20,047
2014Human Services Dept
Nutrition Services B
Cook
Full-time
Nicollet$16.11 /hr$447$32,587
2013Human Services Dept
Nutrition Services B
Cook
Full-time
Nicollet$15.29 /hr$379$31,288
2012Human Services Dept
Nutrition Services B
Cook
Full-time
Nicollet$14.34 /hr$222$25,914

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 Human Services Dept

FY 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Cook

FY 2015, amount paid