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Mielke, Dennis L

State Patrol TrooperPublic Safety DeptOlmsted CountyFull-time

Rochester D2100 Troopers. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$312,047
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$30,141
FY 2014 · $5,140 overtime
Highest year
$102,982
FY 2011
Yearly average
$78,012
across years on record
Change since first year
-71%
FY 2011 to FY 2014 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$102,9822011$97,5462012$81,3792013$30,1412014
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2014, pay went down 71% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 72% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2014$30,141−63.0%+1.6%−63.5%
FY 2013$81,379−16.6%+1.7%−17.9%
FY 2012$97,546−5.3%+2.9%−8.0%
FY 2011$102,982———

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 2014 · State Patrol Trooper

Paid more than 8% of the 522 people with this job title that year. The median was $71,668.

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

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Every record

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2014Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time · left during year
Olmsted$31.99 /hr$5,140$30,141
2013Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$31.99 /hr$14,132$81,379
2012Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$31.99 /hr$26,632$97,546
2011Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$31.99 /hr$34,669$102,982

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 2014, amount paid

Highest paid as State Patrol Trooper

FY 2014, amount paid