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Elsenpeter, Garrison Stone

State Patrol TrooperPublic Safety DeptBlue Earth CountyFull-time

Mankato D 2200 Troopers. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$687,278
over 9 fiscal years
Latest year
$132,059
FY 2026 · $19,444 overtime
Highest year
$132,059
FY 2026
Yearly average
$76,364
across years on record
Change since first year
+461%
FY 2018 to FY 2026 · prices +32%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$23,5502018$60,6212019$61,2972020$58,0352021$51,8692022$88,5222023$93,9842024$117,3392025$132,0592026
Paid in yearFY 2018 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2018 to FY 2026, pay went up 461% while consumer prices went up 32%. After inflation, pay is up 325% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$132,059+12.5%+3.1%+9.1%
FY 2025$117,339+24.8%+2.6%+21.6%
FY 2024$93,984+6.2%+3.3%+2.8%
FY 2023$88,522+70.7%+6.3%+60.6%
FY 2022$51,869−10.6%+7.2%−16.6%
FY 2021$58,035−5.3%+2.3%−7.5%
FY 2020$61,297+1.1%+1.6%−0.4%
FY 2019$60,621+157.4%+2.1%+152.2%
FY 2018$23,550———

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 73% 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

9 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Public Safety Dept
Mankato D 2200 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Blue Earth$53.62 /hr$19,444$132,059
2025Public Safety Dept
Mankato D 2200 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Blue Earth$53.62 /hr$13,542$117,339
2024Public Safety Dept
Mankato D 2200 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Blue Earth$46.00 /hr$4,304$93,984
2023Public Safety Dept
Mankato D 2200 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Blue Earth$38.77 /hr$3,018$88,522
2022Public Safety Dept
Mankato D 2200 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Blue Earth$37.82 /hr$591$51,869
2021Public Safety Dept
Mankato D 2200 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time · left during year
Blue Earth$33.78 /hr$3,013$58,035
2020Public Safety Dept
Mankato D 2200 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Blue Earth$30.01 /hr$563$61,297
2019Public Safety Dept
Marshall D 2300 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Lyon$28.85 /hr$1,939$60,621
2018Public Safety Dept
Marshall D 2300 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Lyon$26.24 /hr$1,089$23,550

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