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Hammes, Kelvin

State Patrol TrooperPublic Safety DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

Patrol Investigative Unit. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$1,129,370
over 14 fiscal years
Latest year
$118,659
FY 2026 · $422 overtime
Highest year
$118,659
FY 2026
Yearly average
$80,669
across years on record
Change since first year
+760%
FY 2013 to FY 2026 · prices +42%

Pay by fiscal year

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

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Paid in yearFY 2013 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2013 to FY 2026, pay went up 760% while consumer prices went up 42%. After inflation, pay is up 507% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$118,659+1.9%+3.1%−1.2%
FY 2025$116,460+6.0%+2.6%+3.3%
FY 2024$109,869−0.4%+3.3%−3.6%
FY 2023$110,337+6.6%+6.3%+0.3%
FY 2022$103,478+14.3%+7.2%+6.7%
FY 2021$90,501+7.6%+2.3%+5.2%
FY 2020$84,108+10.6%+1.6%+8.9%
FY 2019$76,022+8.5%+2.1%+6.3%
FY 2018$70,086+8.1%+2.3%+5.7%
FY 2017$64,828+7.0%+1.8%+5.1%
FY 2016$60,580+4.1%+0.7%+3.5%
FY 2015$58,167+10.8%+0.7%+10.0%
FY 2014$52,478+280.4%+1.6%+274.6%
FY 2013$13,795———

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 45% 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

14 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Public Safety Dept
Patrol Investigative Unit
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Hennepin$56.22 /hr$422$118,659
2025Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$56.22 /hr$661$116,460
2024Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$52.75 /hr$702$109,869
2023Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$49.05 /hr$1,721$110,337
2022Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$47.85 /hr$2,597$103,478
2021Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$40.70 /hr$6,013$90,501
2020Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$37.55 /hr$8,132$84,108
2019Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$36.15 /hr$2,047$76,022
2018Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$32.98 /hr$2,564$70,086
2017Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$31.66 /hr$776$64,828
2016Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$29.68 /hr$770$60,580
2015Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$27.88 /hr$562$58,167
2014Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$24.50 /hr$2,065$52,478
2013Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$23.08 /hr$905$13,795

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