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Palos, Michael Charles

Cook CoordinatorVeterans Affairs DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$213,776
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$71,499
FY 2026 · $5,099 overtime
Highest year
$72,889
FY 2025
Yearly average
$71,259
across years on record
Change since first year
+3%
FY 2024 to FY 2026 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$69,3892024$72,8892025$71,4992026
Paid in yearFY 2024 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2024 to FY 2026, pay went up 3% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 3% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$71,499−1.9%+3.1%−4.9%
FY 2025$72,889+5.0%+2.6%+2.3%
FY 2024$69,389———

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 Coordinator

Paid more than 97% of the 96 people with this job title that year. The median was $54,485.

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

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook Coordinator
Full-time
Hennepin$30.89 /hr$5,099$71,499
2025Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook Coordinator
Full-time
Hennepin$30.43 /hr$8,250$72,889
2024Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Cook Staff
Cook Coordinator
Full-time
Hennepin$29.12 /hr$6,949$69,389

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 Coordinator

FY 2026, amount paid