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Jackson Jr, Peter Wagnild

State Patrol TrooperPublic Safety DeptWashington CountyFull-time

East Metro D 2400 Troopers. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$783,482
over 10 fiscal years
Latest year
$123,502
FY 2026 · $13,531 overtime
Highest year
$123,502
FY 2026
Yearly average
$78,348
across years on record
Change since first year
+312%
FY 2017 to FY 2026 · prices +35%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$29,9412017$59,8532018$54,2452019$64,6532020$59,6162021$82,6002022$91,5602023$105,3972024$112,1172025$123,5022026
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2026, pay went up 312% while consumer prices went up 35%. After inflation, pay is up 205% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$123,502+10.2%+3.1%+6.8%
FY 2025$112,117+6.4%+2.6%+3.6%
FY 2024$105,397+15.1%+3.3%+11.4%
FY 2023$91,560+10.8%+6.3%+4.3%
FY 2022$82,600+38.6%+7.2%+29.3%
FY 2021$59,616−7.8%+2.3%−9.9%
FY 2020$64,653+19.2%+1.6%+17.4%
FY 2019$54,245−9.4%+2.1%−11.2%
FY 2018$59,853+99.9%+2.3%+95.5%
FY 2017$29,941———

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 56% 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

10 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Public Safety Dept
East Metro D 2400 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Washington$53.05 /hr$13,531$123,502
2025Public Safety Dept
East Metro D 2400 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Washington$57.21 /hr$6,714$112,117
2024Public Safety Dept
East Metro D 2400 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Washington$53.70 /hr$7,142$105,397
2023Public Safety Dept
East Metro D 2400 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Washington$43.67 /hr$3,193$91,560
2022Public Safety Dept
East Metro D 2400 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Washington$40.23 /hr$3,063$82,600
2021Public Safety Dept
East Metro D 2400 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Washington$35.85 /hr$3,810$59,616
2020Public Safety Dept
East Metro D 2400 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Washington$31.88 /hr$4,369$64,653
2019Public Safety Dept
West Metro D 2500 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Hennepin$30.73 /hr$3,125$54,245
2018Public Safety Dept
West Metro D 2500 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Hennepin$28.00 /hr$3,175$59,853
2017Public Safety Dept
West Metro D 2500 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Hennepin$26.92 /hr$822$29,941

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