Lee, Yengcha
Trainee-St Patrol Tpr 1 (LETO)Public Safety DeptRamsey CountyFull-time
State Patrol Training Team 2. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2022 to FY 2025, pay went down 26% while consumer prices went up 13%. After inflation, pay is down 34% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2,192 | — | — | — |
| FY 2022 | $2,969 | — | — | — |
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 2025 · Trainee-St Patrol Tpr 1 (LETO)
Too few people share this job title that year to make a fair comparison.
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| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Training Team 2 | Trainee-St Patrol Tpr 1 (LETO) Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $30.45 /hr | — | $2,192 |
| 2022 | Employ & Econ Development Dept DDS Disability Determination | Disability Examiner Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $21.83 /hr | — | $2,969 |
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 2025, amount paid
- Lautigar, Michael R$236,646State Patrol Trooper
- Krambeer, Adam James$228,811State Patrol Trooper
- Farmakes, John D$225,628State Patrol Lieutenant
- Flynn, Adam M$215,121State Patrol Lieutenant
- Goman, Peter Jerome$212,811State Patrol Captain
- Backes, Charles J.$200,392State Patrol Lieutenant
- Thao, Michael$199,807State Patrol Trooper
- Engeldinger, Jason H$198,234State Patrol Captain
Highest paid as Trainee-St Patrol Tpr 1 (LETO)
FY 2025, amount paid
- Grider, Daniel$6,265Public Safety Dept