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Dunkel, Paul W

State Patrol TrooperPublic Safety DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

Capitol Sec Complex Troopers 2. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$1,372,816
over 15 fiscal years
Latest year
$124,296
FY 2026 · $11,300 overtime
Highest year
$124,296
FY 2026
Yearly average
$91,521
across years on record
Change since first year
+65%
FY 2011 to FY 2026 · prices +48%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 65% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 11% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$124,296+0.1%+3.1%−3.0%
FY 2025$124,191+17.3%+2.6%+14.2%
FY 2024$105,910−2.3%+3.3%−5.4%
FY 2023$108,394+9.1%+6.3%+2.7%
FY 2022$99,319+2.3%+7.2%−4.5%
FY 2021$97,087+16.9%+2.3%+14.3%
FY 2020$83,046+2.6%+1.6%+1.1%
FY 2019$80,903———
FY 2017$80,480+3.5%+1.8%+1.6%
FY 2016$77,761−1.7%+0.7%−2.3%
FY 2015$79,097+6.7%+0.7%+5.9%
FY 2014$74,135−8.1%+1.6%−9.5%
FY 2013$80,701−1.8%+1.7%−3.4%
FY 2012$82,189+9.1%+2.9%+6.0%
FY 2011$75,309———

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 58% 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

15 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Public Safety Dept
Capitol Sec Complex Troopers 2
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Ramsey$53.05 /hr$11,300$124,296
2025Public Safety Dept
Capitol Sec Complex Troopers 2
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Ramsey$53.05 /hr$14,639$124,191
2024Public Safety Dept
Capitol Sec Complex Troopers 2
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Ramsey$49.79 /hr$659$105,910
2023Public Safety Dept
Capitol Sec Complex Troopers 2
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Ramsey$46.30 /hr$2,836$108,394
2022Public Safety Dept
West Metro D 2500 MNPASS
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Hennepin$46.50 /hr$2,188$99,319
2021Public Safety Dept
West Metro D 2500 MNPASS
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Hennepin$41.42 /hr$14,719$97,087
2020Public Safety Dept
West Metro D 2500 MNPASS
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Hennepin$38.27 /hr$3,444$83,046
2019Public Safety Dept
West Metro D 2500 MNPASS
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Hennepin$38.27 /hr$181$80,903
2017Public Safety Dept
West Metro D 2500 MNPASS
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Hennepin$36.35 /hr$5,490$80,480
2016Public Safety Dept
Mankato D 2200 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Blue Earth$33.79 /hr$6,412$77,761
2015Public Safety Dept
Mankato D 2200 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Blue Earth$32.97 /hr$5,293$79,097
2014Public Safety Dept
Mankato D 2200 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Blue Earth$31.08 /hr$5,810$74,135
2013Public Safety Dept
Mankato D 2200 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Blue Earth$31.39 /hr$12,549$80,701
2012Public Safety Dept
CVI Mobile&Fixed 2200,2300
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Dakota$32.91 /hr$9,947$82,189
2011Public Safety Dept
Patrol Investigative Unit
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Hennepin$32.91 /hr$6,358$75,309

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