Skip to main content

Carlson, Cody Daniel

State Patrol TrooperPublic Safety DeptPennington CountyFull-time

Thief River Falls D3200 Troope. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$1,101,697
over 13 fiscal years
Latest year
$121,078
FY 2026 · $8,816 overtime
Highest year
$121,078
FY 2026
Yearly average
$84,746
across years on record
Change since first year
+686%
FY 2014 to FY 2026 · prices +39%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K2014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2026, pay went up 686% while consumer prices went up 39%. After inflation, pay is up 464% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$121,078+1.9%+3.1%−1.1%
FY 2025$118,764+11.0%+2.6%+8.1%
FY 2024$107,031−7.5%+3.3%−10.5%
FY 2023$115,758+4.0%+6.3%−2.1%
FY 2022$111,261+17.2%+7.2%+9.3%
FY 2021$94,965+13.4%+2.3%+10.9%
FY 2020$83,736+6.7%+1.6%+5.1%
FY 2019$78,447+12.8%+2.1%+10.5%
FY 2018$69,563+5.7%+2.3%+3.4%
FY 2017$65,809+6.3%+1.8%+4.4%
FY 2016$61,890+6.7%+0.7%+6.0%
FY 2015$57,992+276.5%+0.7%+273.8%
FY 2014$15,404———

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 50% 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.

See everyone with this job title

Every record

13 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Public Safety Dept
Thief River Falls D3200 Troope
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Pennington$56.22 /hr$8,816$121,078
2025Public Safety Dept
Thief River Falls D3200 Troope
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Pennington$56.22 /hr$8,982$118,764
2024Public Safety Dept
Thief River Falls D3200 Troope
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Pennington$52.75 /hr$3,754$107,031
2023Public Safety Dept
Thief River Falls D3200 Troope
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Pennington$45.42 /hr$7,751$115,758
2022Public Safety Dept
Thief River Falls D3200 Troope
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Pennington$47.85 /hr$11,695$111,261
2021Public Safety Dept
Thief River Falls D3200 Troope
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Pennington$42.68 /hr$16,861$94,965
2020Public Safety Dept
Thief River Falls D3200 Troope
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Pennington$37.91 /hr$9,321$83,736
2019Public Safety Dept
Thief River Falls D3200 Troope
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Pennington$36.44 /hr$6,158$78,447
2018Public Safety Dept
Thief River Falls D3200 Troope
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Pennington$30.74 /hr$4,195$69,563
2017Public Safety Dept
Thief River Falls D3200 Troope
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Pennington$31.90 /hr$3,475$65,809
2016Public Safety Dept
Thief River Falls D3200 Troope
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Pennington$27.75 /hr$5,038$61,890
2015Public Safety Dept
Thief River Falls D3200 Troope
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Pennington$26.00 /hr$4,600$57,992
2014Public Safety Dept
Thief River Falls D3200 Troope
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Pennington$23.54 /hr$478$15,404

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