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Heller, Vanessa

State Patrol TrooperPublic Safety DeptLyon CountyFull-time

Marshall D 2300 Troopers. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$331,297
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$83,399
FY 2022 · $4,983 overtime
Highest year
$83,399
FY 2022
Yearly average
$55,216
across years on record
Change since first year
+255%
FY 2017 to FY 2022 · prices +16%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$23,4702017$44,4582018$64,7122019$50,4912020$64,7672021$83,3992022
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2022, pay went up 255% while consumer prices went up 16%. After inflation, pay is up 206% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2022$83,399+28.8%+7.2%+20.1%
FY 2021$64,767+28.3%+2.3%+25.4%
FY 2020$50,491−22.0%+1.6%−23.2%
FY 2019$64,712+45.6%+2.1%+42.6%
FY 2018$44,458+89.4%+2.3%+85.2%
FY 2017$23,470———

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 2022 · State Patrol Trooper

Paid more than 22% of the 566 people with this job title that year. The median was $104,120.

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

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Every record

6 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2022Public Safety Dept
Marshall D 2300 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Lyon$37.82 /hr$4,983$83,399
2021Public Safety Dept
Mankato D 2200 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Blue Earth$33.78 /hr$9,551$64,767
2020Public Safety Dept
Mankato D 2200 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time · left during year
Blue Earth$30.01 /hr$1,504$50,491
2019Public Safety Dept
Marshall D 2300 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Lyon$28.85 /hr$5,258$64,712
2018Public Safety Dept
Marshall D 2300 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Lyon$26.24 /hr$1,657$44,458
2017Trial Courts
5th District Blue Earth
Jud Senior Court Clerk
Full-time
Blue Earth$18.72 /hr—$23,470

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 2022, amount paid

Highest paid as State Patrol Trooper

FY 2022, amount paid