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Fletcher, Christopher Leigh

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
$696,287
over 8 fiscal years
Latest year
$112,974
FY 2026 · $8,479 overtime
Highest year
$112,974
FY 2026
Yearly average
$87,036
across years on record
Change since first year
+156%
FY 2019 to FY 2026 · prices +29%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$44,0692019$68,3582020$78,8382021$91,1042022$93,1742023$96,2422024$111,5292025$112,9742026
Paid in yearFY 2019 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2019 to FY 2026, pay went up 156% while consumer prices went up 29%. After inflation, pay is up 98% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$112,974+1.3%+3.1%−1.8%
FY 2025$111,529+15.9%+2.6%+12.9%
FY 2024$96,242+3.3%+3.3%−0.0%
FY 2023$93,174+2.3%+6.3%−3.8%
FY 2022$91,104+15.6%+7.2%+7.8%
FY 2021$78,838+15.3%+2.3%+12.7%
FY 2020$68,358+55.1%+1.6%+52.7%
FY 2019$44,069———

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

8 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Public Safety Dept
Thief River Falls D3200 Troope
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Pennington$52.06 /hr$8,479$112,974
2025Public Safety Dept
Thief River Falls D3200 Troope
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Pennington$48.07 /hr$12,153$111,529
2024Public Safety Dept
Thief River Falls D3200 Troope
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Pennington$44.29 /hr$5,649$96,242
2023Public Safety Dept
Thief River Falls D3200 Troope
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Pennington$39.60 /hr$6,770$93,174
2022Public Safety Dept
Thief River Falls D3200 Troope
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Pennington$36.37 /hr$13,873$91,104
2021Public Safety Dept
Thief River Falls D3200 Troope
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Pennington$32.53 /hr$15,081$78,838
2020Public Safety Dept
Thief River Falls D3200 Troope
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Pennington$28.85 /hr$9,695$68,358
2019Public Safety Dept
Thief River Falls D3200 Troope
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Pennington$27.71 /hr$1,299$44,069

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