Cook, FY2026
- 96
- People
- Holding a position under the code on June 30.
- $48,255
- Median pay
- The year's pay from every position, over those paid in FY2026.
- $76,207
- State median
- Over everyone Minnesota paid in FY2026.
Every fiscal year
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Cook (MMB job code 000197): people and median pay in every fiscal year, beside the state's median| Fiscal year | Title as printed | People | Median pay | State median |
|---|
| FY2026 | Cook | 96 | $48,255 | $76,207 |
| FY2025 | Cook | 86 | $50,332 | $73,597 |
| FY2024 | Cook | 81 | $42,925 | $69,310 |
| FY2023 | Cook | 62 | $43,733 | $66,726 |
| FY2022 | Cook | 62 | $42,741 | $60,960 |
| FY2021 | Cook | 69 | $38,579 | $59,859 |
| FY2020 | Cook | 71 | $36,984 | $56,579 |
| FY2017 | Cook | 76 | $34,113 | $51,405 |
| FY2016 | Cook | 82 | $27,927 | $49,730 |
| FY2015 | Cook | 80 | $30,924 | $48,509 |
| FY2014 | Cook | 77 | $29,870 | $46,350 |
| FY2013 | Cook | 72 | $25,216 | $44,774 |
| FY2012 | Cook | 66 | $26,049 | $44,580 |
| FY2011 | Cook | 60 | $28,567 | $44,287 |
The highest paid as Cook, FY2026
All 96 with pay, the most first. Pay is the year’s from every position, not this one alone.
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Cook: its people in FY2026, ranked by pay| Rank | Name | Agency | Pay |
|---|
| 1 | Quito, Angelo Adrian | Veterans Affairs Dept | $79,659 |
| 2 | Benshoof, Melissa | Veterans Affairs Dept | $75,756 |
| 3 | Chester, Patrick Lee | Veterans Affairs Dept | $71,954 |
| 4 | Rikess, Robert William | Veterans Affairs Dept | $68,440 |
| 5 | Arthur, Charles S | Veterans Affairs Dept | $67,988 |
| 6 | Hartmann, Gayle Ann | Veterans Affairs Dept | $67,906 |
| 7 | Joslin, Jared Andrew | Veterans Affairs Dept | $67,636 |
| 8 | Collins, Leo Patrick | Veterans Affairs Dept | $67,566 |
| 9 | Basha, Helen A | Veterans Affairs Dept | $67,413 |
| 10 | Maunder, Stephen | Veterans Affairs Dept | $66,817 |
| 11 | Kearney, Teresa Marie | MN St Colleges & Universities | $65,565 |
| 12 | Severs, Eric James | Veterans Affairs Dept | $65,269 |
| 13 | Lowe, Maria Lynn | Direct Care and Treatment | $64,326 |
| 14 | Sanford, Gardell | Veterans Affairs Dept | $64,096 |
| 15 | Aanes, Jason | Veterans Affairs Dept | $63,840 |
| 16 | Jordan, Chris Lee | Veterans Affairs Dept | $62,846 |
| 17 | Ludvigsen, Kristoffer John | Direct Care and Treatment | $62,689 |
| 18 | Hren, Kristy Ann | Direct Care and Treatment | $61,927 |
| 19 | Arnold, Jesse Allan | Veterans Affairs Dept | $61,521 |
| 20 | Duckworth, Diane | Veterans Affairs Dept | $61,214 |
| 21 | Lund, Kathy Ann | MN St Colleges & Universities | $61,075 |
| 22 | Bartz, Derek David | Direct Care and Treatment | $61,038 |
| 23 | Nikula, Tamara | Veterans Affairs Dept | $60,962 |
| 24 | Blickenstaff, Brittany Louise | MN St Colleges & Universities | $60,389 |
| 25 | George, Daniel Lee | Veterans Affairs Dept | $59,568 |
| 26 | Antelope, Bryce | Direct Care and Treatment | $59,506 |
| 27 | Kummer, Mary | Veterans Affairs Dept | $58,893 |
| 28 | Spreiter, Daniel D | Veterans Affairs Dept | $58,579 |
| 29 | MacDonald, David Scott | Direct Care and Treatment | $58,527 |
| 30 | Gjerstad, Dana Leigh | Veterans Affairs Dept | $58,436 |
| 31 | Mattson, Greg A | Direct Care and Treatment | $58,322 |
| 32 | Hammer, Ronald L | Direct Care and Treatment | $58,287 |
| 33 | Thompson, Melanie Jane | Veterans Affairs Dept | $57,995 |
| 34 | Harju, Lance A | Direct Care and Treatment | $57,237 |
| 35 | Rulford, Samantha Ann | Veterans Affairs Dept | $56,162 |
| 36 | Demuth, Karen R | Veterans Affairs Dept | $55,278 |
| 37 | Homandberg, Brittny Ann | Veterans Affairs Dept | $53,733 |
| 38 | Waltz, Cassandra | Veterans Affairs Dept | $53,464 |
| 39 | Preacely, Regina Jane | Direct Care and Treatment | $53,232 |
| 40 | Medecke, Melissa Joy | Veterans Affairs Dept | $52,883 |
| 41 | Christian, Mary Jean | Direct Care and Treatment | $52,519 |
| 42 | Hanninen, Mandy M | MN St Colleges & Universities | $51,594 |
| 43 | Fuller, Landon W | Veterans Affairs Dept | $50,064 |
| 44 | Ulrich, Tucker Lea | Direct Care and Treatment | $49,957 |
| 45 | Christensen, Ashley Emma | Veterans Affairs Dept | $49,944 |
| 46 | Bowen, Awanda L | Veterans Affairs Dept | $49,301 |
| 47 | Gamst, Nicholas Joesph | Direct Care and Treatment | $48,788 |
| 48 | Benjamin, Karen Mae | Veterans Affairs Dept | $48,342 |
| 49 | Swanson, Janet K | MN St Colleges & Universities | $48,168 |
| 50 | Silkey, James Gerard | Mn State Academies | $47,600 |
| 51 | Plasencia, Juan | MN St Colleges & Universities | $45,109 |
| 52 | Allen, Kyle Lee | Direct Care and Treatment | $45,080 |
| 53 | Brown, Gavin Lee | Veterans Affairs Dept | $44,527 |
| 54 | Freiderich, Annastacia K | Direct Care and Treatment | $43,555 |
| 55 | Lively, Sarah Lynn | Veterans Affairs Dept | $41,205 |
| 56 | Stone, Kristina K | Direct Care and Treatment | $41,169 |
| 57 | Williams, Shelton E | Mn State Academies | $39,572 |
| 58 | Berge, Mitchell Allen | Veterans Affairs Dept | $38,872 |
| 59 | Pieper, Jon Jerome | Veterans Affairs Dept | $36,298 |
| 60 | Wigg, Patricia Ann | Veterans Affairs Dept | $35,348 |
| 61 | Videen, Benjamin A | MN St Colleges & Universities | $34,009 |
| 62 | Cruz Hernandez, Vidal | Veterans Affairs Dept | $33,182 |
| 63 | Coupe, Kevin Christopher | Veterans Affairs Dept | $33,123 |
| 64 | Granberry, Derick Lamont | Veterans Affairs Dept | $32,341 |
| 65 | Henry, Linnea Estelle | Veterans Affairs Dept | $32,034 |
| 66 | Vang, Pa Houa | Veterans Affairs Dept | $30,978 |
| 67 | Schott, Amanda Aletta | Veterans Affairs Dept | $28,688 |
| 68 | Mudge, Devin Alan | Natural Resources Dept | $25,520 |
| 69 | Knutson, Justin Joseph | Natural Resources Dept | $23,128 |
| 70 | Stevens III, Gary Eugene | Natural Resources Dept | $21,908 |
| 71 | Tomczak, Mark | Direct Care and Treatment | $20,519 |
| 72 | Pagani, Valentina Paula | MN St Colleges & Universities | $20,406 |
| 73 | Gomez, Elijah | Direct Care and Treatment | $20,345 |
| 74 | Hill, Denzel D | Natural Resources Dept | $20,283 |
| 75 | Samp, Diane K | Veterans Affairs Dept | $19,078 |
| 76 | Bliss, Hailey Nichole | Natural Resources Dept | $17,853 |
| 77 | Wiese, Jason J | Veterans Affairs Dept | $17,813 |
| 78 | LaFerriere, Allen J | Natural Resources Dept | $16,509 |
| 79 | Petersen, Dale Clifton | Veterans Affairs Dept | $15,912 |
| 80 | utech, skylar t | Direct Care and Treatment | $15,470 |
| 81 | Grover, Austin Jay | Direct Care and Treatment | $14,702 |
| 82 | Nixon, Jeffrey | Veterans Affairs Dept | $14,612 |
| 83 | Poppy, Jeremy Scott | Veterans Affairs Dept | $13,220 |
| 84 | Casas Sr, Adam A | Veterans Affairs Dept | $12,933 |
| 85 | Walker, Dalton Hartlow | Natural Resources Dept | $12,074 |
| 86 | Anderson, Gabriella Arwen | Direct Care and Treatment | $10,051 |
| 87 | Roff, Kasey Leonard | Natural Resources Dept | $9,439 |
| 88 | Capra-Kidney, Karen Rose | MN St Colleges & Universities | $9,102 |
| 89 | Anderson, Jacob Morgan | Natural Resources Dept | $8,377 |
| 90 | Ervin, Nathan Jamar | Veterans Affairs Dept | $5,736 |
| 91 | Tandberg, Kim Lee ann | Veterans Affairs Dept | $5,557 |
| 92 | Dotson, Marion C | Veterans Affairs Dept | $5,197 |
| 93 | Kuzel, Crosby M | Natural Resources Dept | $5,187 |
| 94 | Puff, Jodi Mae | Direct Care and Treatment | $4,737 |
| 95 | Hanson, LeAnn June | Direct Care and Treatment | $2,322 |
| 96 | Pirkl, Vicki A | Mn State Academies | $985 |
Sources
Compiled automatically from State of Minnesota — State Employee Payroll Data by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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