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Kent, Brett C

State Patrol TrooperPublic Safety DeptCrow Wing CountyFull-time

Brainerd D 2800 Troopers. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$518,367
over 7 fiscal years
Latest year
$64,781
FY 2017 · $4,482 overtime
Highest year
$81,212
FY 2015
Yearly average
$74,052
across years on record
Change since first year
-11%
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$25K$50K$75K$100K$72,8162011$74,3632012$71,0242013$73,4532014$81,2122015$80,7172016$64,7812017
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2017, pay went down 11% while consumer prices went up 10%. After inflation, pay is down 19% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2017$64,781−19.7%+1.8%−21.2%
FY 2016$80,717−0.6%+0.7%−1.3%
FY 2015$81,212+10.6%+0.7%+9.8%
FY 2014$73,453+3.4%+1.6%+1.8%
FY 2013$71,024−4.5%+1.7%−6.1%
FY 2012$74,363+2.1%+2.9%−0.8%
FY 2011$72,816———

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 25% 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
Brainerd D 2800 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time · left during year
Crow Wing$35.67 /hr$4,482$64,781
2016Public Safety Dept
Brainerd D 2800 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Crow Wing$34.80 /hr$5,481$80,717
2015Public Safety Dept
Brainerd D 2800 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Crow Wing$33.96 /hr$6,216$81,212
2014Public Safety Dept
Brainerd D 2800 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Crow Wing$32.01 /hr$4,234$73,453
2013Public Safety Dept
Brainerd D 2800 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Crow Wing$31.39 /hr$3,331$71,024
2012Public Safety Dept
Brainerd D 2800 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Crow Wing$31.39 /hr$4,214$74,363
2011Public Safety Dept
Brainerd D 2800 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Crow Wing$31.39 /hr$6,133$72,816

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