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Samp, Diane K

CookVeterans Affairs DeptOtter Tail CountyIntermittent

MVH Fergus Falls Indirect Care. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$319,995
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$19,078
FY 2026 · $701 overtime
Highest year
$41,035
FY 2015
Yearly average
$20,000
across years on record
Change since first year
-43%
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$60K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went down 43% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is down 62% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$19,078+23.1%+3.1%+19.3%
FY 2025$15,504−11.1%+2.6%−13.4%
FY 2024$17,439+263.3%+3.3%+251.7%
FY 2023$4,800−55.0%+6.3%−57.6%
FY 2022$10,663−9.8%+7.2%−15.8%
FY 2021$11,816+198.2%+2.3%+191.5%
FY 2020$3,962−32.0%+1.6%−33.1%
FY 2019$5,830+13.1%+2.1%+10.8%
FY 2018$5,157−41.3%+2.3%−42.6%
FY 2017$8,780−71.7%+1.8%−72.2%
FY 2016$31,039−24.4%+0.7%−24.9%
FY 2015$41,035+5.6%+0.7%+4.8%
FY 2014$38,855+7.2%+1.6%+5.5%
FY 2013$36,252+0.1%+1.7%−1.6%
FY 2012$36,230+8.0%+2.9%+4.9%
FY 2011$33,555———

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 23% 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

16 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Indirect Care
Cook
Intermittent
Otter Tail$29.22 /hr$701$19,078
2025Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Indirect Care
Cook
Intermittent
Otter Tail$28.79 /hr$1,604$15,504
2024Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Indirect Care
Cook
Intermittent
Otter Tail$27.55 /hr$496$17,439
2023Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Indirect Care
Cook
Intermittent
Otter Tail$26.11 /hr$295$4,800
2022Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Indirect Care
Cook
Intermittent
Otter Tail$24.00 /hr$576$10,663
2021Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Indirect Care
Cook
Intermittent
Otter Tail$23.41 /hr$843$11,816
2020Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Indirect Care
Cook
Intermittent
Otter Tail$22.84 /hr$565$3,962
2019Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Indirect Care
Cook
Intermittent
Otter Tail$22.34 /hr$268$5,830
2018Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Indirect Care
Cook
Intermittent
Otter Tail$21.85 /hr$524$5,157
2017Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Indirect Care
Cook
Intermittent
Otter Tail$21.42 /hr—$8,780
2016Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Indirect Care
Cook
Part-time
Otter Tail$20.38 /hr$23$31,039
2015Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Indirect Care
Cook
Part-time
Otter Tail$19.88 /hr$178$41,035
2014Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Indirect Care
Cook
Part-time
Otter Tail$18.80 /hr$188$38,855
2013Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Indirect Care
Cook
Part-time
Otter Tail$17.76 /hr$25$36,252
2012Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Indirect Care
Cook
Part-time
Otter Tail$16.97 /hr$286$36,230
2011Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Indirect Care
Cook
Part-time
Otter Tail$16.57 /hr$200$33,555

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