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Pauling, Mark D

Corr Chief CookCorrections DeptWashington CountyFull-time

OPH Food Services Supervisor. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$652,094
over 12 fiscal years
Latest year
$77,192
FY 2026 · $3,321 overtime
Highest year
$77,192
FY 2026
Yearly average
$54,341
across years on record
Change since first year
+4,706%
FY 2015 to FY 2026 · prices +38%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2015 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2015 to FY 2026, pay went up 4,706% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 3,372% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$77,192+5.1%+3.1%+1.9%
FY 2025$73,428+5.1%+2.6%+2.4%
FY 2024$69,832+6.0%+3.3%+2.7%
FY 2023$65,857+9.9%+6.3%+3.4%
FY 2022$59,917+3.5%+7.2%−3.4%
FY 2021$57,874+5.7%+2.3%+3.3%
FY 2020$54,750+4.1%+1.6%+2.5%
FY 2019$52,584+6.4%+2.1%+4.2%
FY 2018$49,430+8.6%+2.3%+6.2%
FY 2017$45,502+3.1%+1.8%+1.3%
FY 2016$44,121+2,647.2%+0.7%+2,628.8%
FY 2015$1,606———

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 · Corr Chief Cook

Paid more than 84% of the 19 people with this job title that year. The median was $63,370.

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

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Every record

12 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Corrections Dept
OPH Food Services Supervisor
Corr Chief Cook
Full-time
Washington$35.21 /hr$3,321$77,192
2025Corrections Dept
OPH Food Services Supervisor
Corr Chief Cook
Full-time
Washington$34.69 /hr$3,276$73,428
2024Corrections Dept
OPH Food Services Supervisor
Corr Chief Cook
Full-time
Washington$32.39 /hr$3,493$69,832
2023Corrections Dept
OPH Food Services Supervisor
Corr Chief Cook
Full-time
Washington$29.90 /hr$1,426$65,857
2022Corrections Dept
OPH Food Services Supervisor
Corr Chief Cook
Full-time
Washington$28.37 /hr$3,820$59,917
2021Corrections Dept
OPH Food Services Supervisor
Corr Chief Cook
Full-time
Washington$26.95 /hr$4,729$57,874
2020Corrections Dept
OPH Food Services Supervisor
Corr Chief Cook
Full-time
Washington$25.63 /hr$4,288$54,750
2019Corrections Dept
OPH Food Services Supervisor
Corr Chief Cook
Full-time
Washington$24.42 /hr$3,246$52,584
2018Corrections Dept
OPH Food Services Supervisor
Corr Chief Cook
Full-time
Washington$23.19 /hr$2,101$49,430
2017Corrections Dept
OPH Food Services Supervisor
Corr Chief Cook
Full-time
Washington$22.13 /hr$1,422$45,502
2016Corrections Dept
OPH Food Services Supervisor
Corr Chief Cook
Full-time
Washington$20.90 /hr$2,629$44,121
2015Corrections Dept
OPH Food Services Supervisor
Corr Chief Cook
Full-time
Washington$19.88 /hr—$1,606

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 Corrections Dept

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Corr Chief Cook

FY 2026, amount paid