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Thomas, Gary Arthur

Cook CoordinatorCorrections DeptGoodhue CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$295,972
over 7 fiscal years
Latest year
$47,781
FY 2017 · $254 overtime
Highest year
$47,781
FY 2017
Yearly average
$42,282
across years on record
Change since first year
+27%
FY 2011 to FY 2017 · prices +10%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$37,7392011$38,2772012$39,9892013$42,4142014$42,5872015$47,1862016$47,7812017
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2017, pay went up 27% while consumer prices went up 10%. After inflation, pay is up 15% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2017$47,781+1.3%+1.8%−0.6%
FY 2016$47,186+10.8%+0.7%+10.1%
FY 2015$42,587+0.4%+0.7%−0.3%
FY 2014$42,414+6.1%+1.6%+4.4%
FY 2013$39,989+4.5%+1.7%+2.8%
FY 2012$38,277+1.4%+2.9%−1.5%
FY 2011$37,739———

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 2017 · Cook Coordinator

Paid more than 94% of the 79 people with this job title that year. The median was $39,980.

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

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Every record

7 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2017Corrections Dept
RW Chief Cook
Cook Coordinator
Full-time
Goodhue$22.74 /hr$254$47,781
2016Corrections Dept
RW Chief Cook
Cook Coordinator
Full-time
Goodhue$22.19 /hr$549$47,186
2015Corrections Dept
RW Chief Cook
Cook
Full-time
Goodhue$20.39 /hr$92$42,587
2014Corrections Dept
RW Chief Cook
Cook
Full-time
Goodhue$19.80 /hr$950$42,414
2013Corrections Dept
RW Chief Cook
Cook
Full-time
Goodhue$19.22 /hr$233$39,989
2012Corrections Dept
RW Chief Cook
Cook
Full-time
Goodhue$18.84 /hr$289$38,277
2011Corrections Dept
RW Chief Cook
Cook
Full-time
Goodhue$18.37 /hr$215$37,739

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 2017, amount paid

Highest paid as Cook Coordinator

FY 2017, amount paid