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Maunder, Stephen

CookVeterans Affairs DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

Mpls Cook Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$462,701
over 10 fiscal years
Latest year
$66,817
FY 2026 · $8,020 overtime
Highest year
$66,817
FY 2026
Yearly average
$46,270
across years on record
Change since first year
+330%
FY 2017 to FY 2026 · prices +35%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$15,5432017$37,1432018$40,7852019$41,6372020$44,1602021$47,1102022$53,5202023$53,4492024$62,5372025$66,8172026
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2026, pay went up 330% while consumer prices went up 35%. After inflation, pay is up 218% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$66,817+6.8%+3.1%+3.6%
FY 2025$62,537+17.0%+2.6%+14.0%
FY 2024$53,449−0.1%+3.3%−3.3%
FY 2023$53,520+13.6%+6.3%+6.9%
FY 2022$47,110+6.7%+7.2%−0.5%
FY 2021$44,160+6.1%+2.3%+3.7%
FY 2020$41,637+2.1%+1.6%+0.5%
FY 2019$40,785+9.8%+2.1%+7.6%
FY 2018$37,143+139.0%+2.3%+133.7%
FY 2017$15,543———

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 · Cook

Paid more than 89% of the 93 people with this job title that year. The median was $48,342.

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

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Every record

10 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$28.44 /hr$8,020$66,817
2025Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$27.12 /hr$5,534$62,537
2024Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$23.37 /hr$4,066$53,449
2023Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$21.63 /hr$5,596$53,520
2022Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$20.59 /hr$2,971$47,110
2021Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$19.51 /hr$3,237$44,160
2020Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$18.59 /hr$2,339$41,637
2019Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$17.78 /hr$2,874$40,785
2018Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$16.64 /hr$2,223$37,143
2017Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Food Service Staff A
Food Service Worker
Part-time
Hennepin$14.42 /hr$726$15,543

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 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Cook

FY 2026, amount paid