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Meles, Medihanit

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
$33,837
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$8,052
FY 2023 · $918 overtime
Highest year
$8,698
FY 2020
Yearly average
$6,767
across years on record
Change since first year
+0%
FY 2019 to FY 2023 · prices +18%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$5K$10K$15K$8,0502019$8,6982020$6,0662021$2,9712022$8,0522023
Paid in yearFY 2019 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2019 to FY 2023, pay went up 0% while consumer prices went up 18%. After inflation, pay is down 15% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2023$8,052+171.0%+6.3%+155.1%
FY 2022$2,971−51.0%+7.2%−54.3%
FY 2021$6,066−30.3%+2.3%−31.8%
FY 2020$8,698+8.0%+1.6%+6.4%
FY 2019$8,050———

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 2023 · Food Service Worker

Paid more than 26% of the 225 people with this job title that year. The median was $22,625.

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

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2023Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Food Service Staff A
Food Service Worker
Part-time · left during year
Hennepin$21.63 /hr$918$8,052
2022Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Food Service Staff A
Food Service Worker
Intermittent
Hennepin$20.59 /hr$162$2,971
2021Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Food Service Staff A
Food Service Worker
Intermittent
Hennepin$19.51 /hr$154$6,066
2020Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Food Service Staff A
Food Service Worker
Intermittent
Hennepin$18.59 /hr$671$8,698
2019Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Food Service Staff A
Food Service Worker
Intermittent
Hennepin$17.78 /hr$353$8,050

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 2023, amount paid

Highest paid as Food Service Worker

FY 2023, amount paid