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Megenta, Esete S

Food Service WorkerVeterans Affairs DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

Mpls Food Service Staff B. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$745,308
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$62,835
FY 2026 · $9,514 overtime
Highest year
$70,782
FY 2025
Yearly average
$46,582
across years on record
Change since first year
+104%
FY 2011 to FY 2026 · prices +48%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 104% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 38% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$62,835−11.2%+3.1%−13.9%
FY 2025$70,782+23.6%+2.6%+20.4%
FY 2024$57,265−5.9%+3.3%−8.9%
FY 2023$60,885+7.7%+6.3%+1.4%
FY 2022$56,508+22.5%+7.2%+14.3%
FY 2021$46,135−4.7%+2.3%−6.9%
FY 2020$48,418+6.1%+1.6%+4.5%
FY 2019$45,614+0.9%+2.1%−1.1%
FY 2018$45,205−1.5%+2.3%−3.6%
FY 2017$45,873+19.3%+1.8%+17.2%
FY 2016$38,447+5.4%+0.7%+4.7%
FY 2015$36,478+4.6%+0.7%+3.9%
FY 2014$34,867+7.1%+1.6%+5.5%
FY 2013$32,552−0.4%+1.7%−2.0%
FY 2012$32,688+6.3%+2.9%+3.3%
FY 2011$30,756———

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 · Food Service Worker

Paid more than 98% of the 278 people with this job title that year. The median was $30,008.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

16 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Food Service Staff B
Food Service Worker
Full-time
Hennepin$25.43 /hr$9,514$62,835
2025Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Food Service Staff B
Food Service Worker
Full-time
Hennepin$25.05 /hr$16,711$70,782
2024Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Food Service Staff B
Food Service Worker
Full-time
Hennepin$23.97 /hr$5,401$57,265
2023Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Food Service Staff B
Food Service Worker
Full-time
Hennepin$22.15 /hr$9,915$60,885
2022Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Food Service Staff B
Food Service Worker
Full-time
Hennepin$21.10 /hr$9,046$56,508
2021Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Food Service Staff B
Food Service Worker
Full-time
Hennepin$20.59 /hr$2,540$46,135
2020Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Food Service Staff B
Food Service Worker
Full-time
Hennepin$20.09 /hr$6,160$48,418
2019Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Food Service Staff B
Food Service Worker
Full-time
Hennepin$19.65 /hr$4,554$45,614
2018Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Food Service Staff B
Food Service Worker
Full-time
Hennepin$19.22 /hr$5,322$45,205
2017Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Food Service Staff B
Food Service Worker
Full-time
Hennepin$18.84 /hr$6,881$45,873
2016Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Food Service Staff B
Food Service Worker
Full-time
Hennepin$18.38 /hr$863$38,447
2015Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Food Service Staff B
Food Service Worker
Full-time
Hennepin$17.49 /hr$624$36,478
2014Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Mpls Food Service-FullTime
Food Service Worker
Full-time
Hennepin$16.49 /hr$991$34,867
2013Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Mpls Food Service-FullTime
Food Service Worker
Full-time
Hennepin$15.64 /hr$667$32,552
2012Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Mpls Food Service-FullTime
Food Service Worker
Full-time
Hennepin$14.99 /hr$639$32,688
2011Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Mpls Food Service-FullTime
Food Service Worker
Full-time
Hennepin$14.65 /hr$593$30,756

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 Food Service Worker

FY 2026, amount paid