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Hentges, Bruce W

State Patrol CaptainPublic Safety DeptBecker CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$449,635
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$61,209
FY 2015
Highest year
$101,697
FY 2014
Yearly average
$89,927
across years on record
Change since first year
-36%
FY 2011 to FY 2015 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$95,5622011$97,1072012$94,0592013$101,6972014$61,2092015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went down 36% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is down 40% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$61,209−39.8%+0.7%−40.2%
FY 2014$101,697+8.1%+1.6%+6.5%
FY 2013$94,059−3.1%+1.7%−4.7%
FY 2012$97,107+1.6%+2.9%−1.3%
FY 2011$95,562———

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 2015 · State Patrol Captain

Paid more than 12% of the 17 people with this job title that year. The median was $97,729.

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

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Public Safety Dept
State Patrol Operations
State Patrol Captain
Full-time · left during year
Becker$45.29 /hr—$61,209
2014Public Safety Dept
State Patrol Operations
State Patrol Captain
Full-time
Becker$43.97 /hr$4,741$101,697
2013Public Safety Dept
State Patrol Operations
State Patrol Captain
Full-time
Becker$42.69 /hr$569$94,059
2012Public Safety Dept
State Patrol Operations
State Patrol Captain
Full-time
Becker$41.85 /hr$392$97,107
2011Public Safety Dept
State Patrol Operations
State Patrol Captain
Full-time
Becker$41.85 /hr$2,563$95,562

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 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as State Patrol Captain

FY 2015, amount paid