Schmidt, Laura Lynn
CookMN St Colleges & UniversitiesBlue Earth CountyFull-time
MnSCU S Cntrl Mankato TC Class. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2019 to FY 2022, pay went down 12% while consumer prices went up 11%. After inflation, pay is down 21% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2022 | $3,419 | −89.2% | +7.2% | −89.9% |
| FY 2021 | $31,633 | −18.6% | +2.3% | −20.4% |
| FY 2020 | $38,838 | +901.1% | +1.6% | +885.7% |
| FY 2019 | $3,880 | — | — | — |
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 2022 · Cook
Paid more than 2% of the 57 people with this job title that year. The median was $41,828.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
5 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU S Cntrl Mankato TC Class | Cook Full-time · left during year | Blue Earth | $21.61 /hr | — | $3,419 |
| 2022 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU S Cntrl Mankato TC Class | Customer Svcs Specialist Part-time · left during year | Blue Earth | $21.04 /hr | — | — |
| 2021 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU S Cntrl Mankato TC Class | Cook Full-time · left during year | Blue Earth | $21.08 /hr | $8 | $31,633 |
| 2020 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU S Cntrl Mankato TC Class | Cook Full-time | Blue Earth | $20.09 /hr | $779 | $38,838 |
| 2019 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU S Cntrl Mankato TC Class | Cook Full-time | Blue Earth | $19.17 /hr | $352 | $3,880 |
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 MN St Colleges & Universities
FY 2022, amount paid
- Hastings, Michael E$462,627State University Faculty
- Malhotra, Devinder M$414,238Chancellor MNSCU
- Murray, Michael$349,525State University Faculty
- Olson, Scott R$349,232MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
- Wacker, Robbyn Renee$347,900MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI
- Blackhurst, Anne$346,074MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
- MacDonald, Richard A$334,627State University Faculty
- Anderson, Ronald O$322,691MnSCU Vice Chancellor
Highest paid as Cook
FY 2022, amount paid
- Duckworth, Diane$59,673Veterans Affairs Dept
- Kenyon, Lauri J$58,928Veterans Affairs Dept
- Chester, Patrick Lee$58,838Veterans Affairs Dept
- Peterson, Megan Lynn$56,394Human Services Dept
- Aanes, Jason$55,941Veterans Affairs Dept
- Basha, Helen A$54,337Veterans Affairs Dept
- Orvis, Alysia Michell$53,085Human Services Dept
- Moline, Mark S$53,012Veterans Affairs Dept