Walgrave, Mace R
Food Service WorkerVeterans Affairs DeptRock CountyPart-time
MVH-Luverne Indirect Care. 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 2016 to FY 2017, pay went up 181% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is up 176% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2017 | $7,082 | +181.1% | +1.8% | +176.1% |
| FY 2016 | $2,519 | — | — | — |
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 · Food Service Worker
Paid more than 24% of the 242 people with this job title that year. The median was $18,794.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Veterans Affairs Dept MVH-Luverne Indirect Care | Food Service Worker Part-time · left during year | Rock | $14.95 /hr | $120 | $7,082 |
| 2016 | Veterans Affairs Dept MVH-Luverne Indirect Care | Food Service Worker Part-time | Rock | $14.07 /hr | — | $2,519 |
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 2017, amount paid
- Meyer, Bruce C$248,114Medical Specialist 4
- Burke, Mark S$232,927Medical Specialist 3
- Hagans, Elnora M$143,063Registered Nurse Advanced Prac
- Opatrny, Paula M$143,014Registered Nurse Advanced Prac
- Shellito, Larry W$142,067Commissioner-Veterans Affairs
- Kayes, Shahrior$140,336Registered Nurse Advanced Prac
- Litan, Adebusola$136,815Registered Nurse
- Johnson, Mary E$136,378Pharmacist Senior
Highest paid as Food Service Worker
FY 2017, amount paid
- Megenta, Esete S$45,873Veterans Affairs Dept
- Seleshi, Hirut S$42,156Veterans Affairs Dept
- Kolberg-Kuznik, Susan L$42,142Veterans Affairs Dept
- Bedasso, Lemlem$41,112Veterans Affairs Dept
- Donner, Cindy$40,928Veterans Affairs Dept
- Dahlquist, Deanna$40,550Human Services Dept
- Hoff, Susan M$40,339Veterans Affairs Dept
- Johnson, Mark Patrick$40,105Veterans Affairs Dept