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Braun, Paul Daniel

State Patrol TrooperPublic Safety DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

West Metro D 2500 Troopers. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$929,751
over 11 fiscal years
Latest year
$113,726
FY 2026 · $3,382 overtime
Highest year
$116,464
FY 2024
Yearly average
$84,523
across years on record
Change since first year
+570%
FY 2016 to FY 2026 · prices +38%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2026, pay went up 570% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 387% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$113,726+1.5%+3.1%−1.6%
FY 2025$112,078−3.8%+2.6%−6.2%
FY 2024$116,464+8.7%+3.3%+5.2%
FY 2023$107,128+4.8%+6.3%−1.4%
FY 2022$102,255+15.4%+7.2%+7.7%
FY 2021$88,587+12.4%+2.3%+9.9%
FY 2020$78,801+12.0%+1.6%+10.2%
FY 2019$70,388+11.3%+2.1%+9.0%
FY 2018$63,252+5.3%+2.3%+2.9%
FY 2017$60,088+253.8%+1.8%+247.4%
FY 2016$16,983———

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 · State Patrol Trooper

Paid more than 36% of the 601 people with this job title that year. The median was $121,008.

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

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Every record

11 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Public Safety Dept
West Metro D 2500 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Hennepin$53.05 /hr$3,382$113,726
2025Public Safety Dept
West Metro D 2500 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Hennepin$53.05 /hr$5,831$112,078
2024Public Safety Dept
West Metro D 2500 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Hennepin$48.87 /hr$14,512$116,464
2023Public Safety Dept
West Metro D 2500 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Hennepin$46.30 /hr$9,710$107,128
2022Public Safety Dept
Thief River Falls D3200 Troope
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Pennington$40.96 /hr$16,759$102,255
2021Public Safety Dept
West Metro D 2500 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Hennepin$37.29 /hr$14,712$88,587
2020Public Safety Dept
West Metro D 2500 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Hennepin$33.13 /hr$11,641$78,801
2019Public Safety Dept
West Metro D 2500 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Hennepin$31.88 /hr$4,884$70,388
2018Public Safety Dept
West Metro D 2500 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Hennepin$29.12 /hr$4,077$63,252
2017Public Safety Dept
West Metro D 2500 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Hennepin$28.00 /hr$3,489$60,088
2016Public Safety Dept
West Metro D 2500 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Hennepin$26.27 /hr$762$16,983

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 Public Safety Dept

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as State Patrol Trooper

FY 2026, amount paid