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Nygard, Peter

Chief CookVeterans Affairs DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$427,301
over 8 fiscal years
Latest year
$49,229
FY 2018 · $562 overtime
Highest year
$57,679
FY 2017
Yearly average
$53,413
across years on record
Change since first year
-2%
FY 2011 to FY 2018 · prices +12%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$50,3762011$52,9692012$51,9362013$53,5002014$54,7572015$56,8572016$57,6792017$49,2292018
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2018, pay went down 2% while consumer prices went up 12%. After inflation, pay is down 13% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2018$49,229−14.7%+2.3%−16.5%
FY 2017$57,679+1.4%+1.8%−0.4%
FY 2016$56,857+3.8%+0.7%+3.1%
FY 2015$54,757+2.3%+0.7%+1.6%
FY 2014$53,500+3.0%+1.6%+1.4%
FY 2013$51,936−2.0%+1.7%−3.6%
FY 2012$52,969+5.1%+2.9%+2.2%
FY 2011$50,376———

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 2018 · Chief Cook

Too few people share this job title that year to make a fair comparison.

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Every record

8 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2018Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Supv
Chief Cook
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$27.54 /hr$562$49,229
2017Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Supv
Chief Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$27.54 /hr$220$57,679
2016Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Supv
Chief Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$26.87 /hr$860$56,857
2015Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Supv
Chief Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$26.21 /hr$210$54,757
2014Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Supv
Chief Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$25.45 /hr$471$53,500
2013Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Mpls Food Service-Supv/RDs
Chief Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$24.71 /hr$896$51,936
2012Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Mpls Food Service-Supv/RDs
Chief Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$24.23 /hr$512$52,969
2011Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Mpls Food Service-Supv/RDs
Chief Cook
Full-time
Hennepin$24.23 /hr—$50,376

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 2018, amount paid

Highest paid as Chief Cook

FY 2018, amount paid