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Gunnerson, Mark C

State Patrol TrooperPublic Safety DeptSt Louis CountyFull-time

Duluth D 2700 Troopers. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$545,089
over 7 fiscal years
Latest year
$49,647
FY 2017 · $4,280 overtime
Highest year
$91,556
FY 2011
Yearly average
$77,870
across years on record
Change since first year
-46%
FY 2011 to FY 2017 · prices +10%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$91,5562011$88,5492012$81,1162013$74,9692014$80,5892015$78,6632016$49,6472017
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2017, pay went down 46% while consumer prices went up 10%. After inflation, pay is down 51% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2017$49,647−36.9%+1.8%−38.0%
FY 2016$78,663−2.4%+0.7%−3.0%
FY 2015$80,589+7.5%+0.7%+6.7%
FY 2014$74,969−7.6%+1.6%−9.0%
FY 2013$81,116−8.4%+1.7%−9.9%
FY 2012$88,549−3.3%+2.9%−6.0%
FY 2011$91,556———

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 2017 · State Patrol Trooper

Paid more than 10% of the 563 people with this job title that year. The median was $77,957.

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

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Every record

7 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2017Public Safety Dept
Duluth D 2700 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time · left during year
St Louis$35.67 /hr$4,280$49,647
2016Public Safety Dept
Duluth D 2700 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
St Louis$34.80 /hr$3,432$78,663
2015Public Safety Dept
Duluth D 2700 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
St Louis$33.96 /hr$5,365$80,589
2014Public Safety Dept
Duluth D 2700 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
St Louis$32.01 /hr$4,342$74,969
2013Public Safety Dept
Duluth D 2700 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
St Louis$31.39 /hr$12,219$81,116
2012Public Safety Dept
Duluth D 2700 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
St Louis$31.39 /hr$16,032$88,549
2011Public Safety Dept
Duluth D 2700 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
St Louis$31.39 /hr$20,094$91,556

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 2017, amount paid

Highest paid as State Patrol Trooper

FY 2017, amount paid