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Meles, Ermias T

Food Service WorkerVeterans Affairs DeptHennepin CountyPart-time

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

Total paid
$148,554
over 7 fiscal years
Latest year
$7,936
FY 2021 · $214 overtime
Highest year
$32,640
FY 2018
Yearly average
$21,222
across years on record
Change since first year
+22%
FY 2015 to FY 2021 · prices +11%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K$6,5172015$21,7302016$30,7812017$32,6402018$28,0582019$20,8922020$7,9362021
Paid in yearFY 2015 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2015 to FY 2021, pay went up 22% while consumer prices went up 11%. After inflation, pay is up 10% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2021$7,936−62.0%+2.3%−62.9%
FY 2020$20,892−25.5%+1.6%−26.7%
FY 2019$28,058−14.0%+2.1%−15.8%
FY 2018$32,640+6.0%+2.3%+3.7%
FY 2017$30,781+41.6%+1.8%+39.1%
FY 2016$21,730+233.5%+0.7%+231.2%
FY 2015$6,517———

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 2021 · Food Service Worker

Paid more than 28% of the 225 people with this job title that year. The median was $19,825.

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

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Every record

7 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2021Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Food Service Staff A
Food Service Worker
Part-time · left during year
Hennepin$18.20 /hr$214$7,936
2020Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Food Service Staff A
Food Service Worker
Part-time
Hennepin$17.39 /hr$683$20,892
2019Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Food Service Staff A
Food Service Worker
Part-time
Hennepin$16.64 /hr$3,595$28,058
2018Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Food Service Staff A
Food Service Worker
Part-time
Hennepin$15.92 /hr$847$32,640
2017Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Food Service Staff A
Food Service Worker
Part-time
Hennepin$15.26 /hr$2,432$30,781
2016Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Food Service Staff A
Food Service Worker
Intermittent
Hennepin$14.59 /hr$616$21,730
2015Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Food Service Staff A
Food Service Worker
Intermittent
Hennepin$13.73 /hr$247$6,517

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 2021, amount paid

Highest paid as Food Service Worker

FY 2021, amount paid