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McCarty, Scott Daniel

State Patrol TrooperPublic Safety DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

Capitol Sec Complex Troopers 2. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$969,210
over 12 fiscal years
Latest year
$131,770
FY 2026 · $21,426 overtime
Highest year
$131,770
FY 2026
Yearly average
$80,767
across years on record
Change since first year
+386%
FY 2015 to FY 2026 · prices +38%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2015 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2015 to FY 2026, pay went up 386% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 251% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$131,770+16.5%+3.1%+13.0%
FY 2025$113,108+8.7%+2.6%+5.9%
FY 2024$104,021+3.5%+3.3%+0.2%
FY 2023$100,477+10.9%+6.3%+4.4%
FY 2022$90,563+12.4%+7.2%+4.9%
FY 2021$80,568+9.4%+2.3%+6.9%
FY 2020$73,659+7.3%+1.6%+5.7%
FY 2019$68,645+9.8%+2.1%+7.5%
FY 2018$62,540+5.8%+2.3%+3.5%
FY 2017$59,097+2.5%+1.8%+0.7%
FY 2016$57,651+112.6%+0.7%+111.2%
FY 2015$27,112———

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 73% 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

12 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Public Safety Dept
Capitol Sec Complex Troopers 2
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Ramsey$53.05 /hr$21,426$131,770
2025Public Safety Dept
St Cloud D 2600 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$53.05 /hr$5,020$113,108
2024Public Safety Dept
St Cloud D 2600 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$49.79 /hr$2,411$104,021
2023Public Safety Dept
St Cloud D 2600 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$46.30 /hr$877$100,477
2022Public Safety Dept
St Cloud D 2600 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$44.25 /hr$2,764$90,563
2021Public Safety Dept
West Metro D 2500 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Hennepin$38.77 /hr$6,722$80,568
2020Public Safety Dept
West Metro D 2500 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Hennepin$34.46 /hr$5,431$73,659
2019Public Safety Dept
West Metro D 2500 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Hennepin$33.13 /hr$1,261$68,645
2018Public Safety Dept
West Metro D 2500 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Hennepin$30.22 /hr$1,299$62,540
2017Public Safety Dept
West Metro D 2500 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Hennepin$29.12 /hr$491$59,097
2016Public Safety Dept
West Metro D 2500 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Hennepin$27.32 /hr$2,394$57,651
2015Public Safety Dept
West Metro D 2500 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Hennepin$25.63 /hr$1,044$27,112

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