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Nikula, Tamara

CookVeterans Affairs DeptLake CountyFull-time

MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$771,612
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$60,962
FY 2026 · $2,320 overtime
Highest year
$60,962
FY 2026
Yearly average
$48,226
across years on record
Change since first year
+55%
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 55% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 4% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$60,962+4.9%+3.1%+1.7%
FY 2025$58,112+1.2%+2.6%−1.4%
FY 2024$57,420+0.0%+3.3%−3.2%
FY 2023$57,399+13.8%+6.3%+7.1%
FY 2022$50,434−1.9%+7.2%−8.5%
FY 2021$51,408+3.3%+2.3%+1.0%
FY 2020$49,754−2.6%+1.6%−4.1%
FY 2019$51,104+10.4%+2.1%+8.2%
FY 2018$46,291+13.3%+2.3%+10.8%
FY 2017$40,858−1.7%+1.8%−3.4%
FY 2016$41,548−2.1%+0.7%−2.8%
FY 2015$42,448+0.7%+0.7%−0.0%
FY 2014$42,162+3.6%+1.6%+2.0%
FY 2013$40,685−2.3%+1.7%−3.9%
FY 2012$41,646+5.8%+2.9%+2.7%
FY 2011$39,381———

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 75% 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.

See everyone with this job title

Every record

17 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook
Full-time
Lake$29.22 /hr$2,320$60,962
2025Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook
Full-time
Lake$28.79 /hr$1,802$58,112
2024Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook
Full-time
Lake$27.55 /hr$1,200$57,420
2023Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook
Full-time
Lake$25.41 /hr—$57,399
2022Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook
Full-time
Lake$24.00 /hr$428$50,434
2021Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook
Full-time
Lake$23.41 /hr$2,596$51,408
2020Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook
Full-time
Lake$22.84 /hr$2,116$49,754
2019Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook
Full-time
Lake$22.34 /hr$1,902$51,104
2018Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook
Full-time
Lake$21.85 /hr$8$46,291
2017Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook
Full-time
Lake$21.42 /hr$273$40,858
2016Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook
Full-time
Lake$20.90 /hr$1,202$41,548
2015Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook
Full-time
Lake$20.39 /hr$754$42,448
2014Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook
Full-time
Lake$19.80 /hr$958$42,162
2013Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook
Full-time
Lake$19.22 /hr$1,081$40,685
2012Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook
Full-time
Lake$18.84 /hr$999$41,646
2011Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Cook
Part-time
Lake$18.84 /hr$1,361$39,381
2011Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Food Service Worker
Intermittent · left during year
Lake$14.99 /hr——

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