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Thomas, Gary A

Cook CoordinatorCorrections DeptGoodhue CountyFull-time

RW Chief Cook. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$491,160
over 9 fiscal years
Latest year
$65,616
FY 2026 · $151 overtime
Highest year
$65,616
FY 2026
Yearly average
$54,573
across years on record
Change since first year
+33%
FY 2018 to FY 2026 · prices +32%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$49,3052018$50,4022019$51,4322020$47,0792021$43,3532022$58,1522023$60,8242024$64,9972025$65,6162026
Paid in yearFY 2018 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2018 to FY 2026, pay went up 33% while consumer prices went up 32%. After inflation, pay is up 1% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$65,616+1.0%+3.1%−2.1%
FY 2025$64,997+6.9%+2.6%+4.1%
FY 2024$60,824+4.6%+3.3%+1.3%
FY 2023$58,152+34.1%+6.3%+26.2%
FY 2022$43,353−7.9%+7.2%−14.1%
FY 2021$47,079−8.5%+2.3%−10.5%
FY 2020$51,432+2.0%+1.6%+0.5%
FY 2019$50,402+2.2%+2.1%+0.1%
FY 2018$49,305———

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 86% 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

9 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Corrections Dept
RW Chief Cook
Cook Coordinator
Full-time
Goodhue$30.89 /hr$151$65,616
2025Corrections Dept
RW Chief Cook
Cook Coordinator
Full-time
Goodhue$30.43 /hr$522$64,997
2024Corrections Dept
RW Chief Cook
Cook Coordinator
Full-time
Goodhue$29.12 /hr—$60,824
2023Corrections Dept
RW Chief Cook
Cook Coordinator
Full-time
Goodhue$26.89 /hr—$58,152
2022Corrections Dept
RW Chief Cook
Cook Coordinator
Full-time
Goodhue$25.47 /hr—$43,353
2021Corrections Dept
RW Chief Cook
Cook Coordinator
Full-time
Goodhue$24.85 /hr—$47,079
2020Corrections Dept
RW Chief Cook
Cook Coordinator
Full-time
Goodhue$24.24 /hr—$51,432
2019Corrections Dept
RW Chief Cook
Cook Coordinator
Full-time
Goodhue$23.71 /hr—$50,402
2018Corrections Dept
RW Chief Cook
Cook Coordinator
Full-time
Goodhue$23.19 /hr$394$49,305

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 Cook Coordinator

FY 2026, amount paid