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Nelson, Anthony Patrick

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
$1,100,978
over 12 fiscal years
Latest year
$144,468
FY 2026 · $35,610 overtime
Highest year
$144,468
FY 2026
Yearly average
$91,748
across years on record
Change since first year
+795%
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$150K$200K201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2015 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2015 to FY 2026, pay went up 795% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 547% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$144,468+5.5%+3.1%+2.3%
FY 2025$136,955+14.4%+2.6%+11.5%
FY 2024$119,688−0.1%+3.3%−3.3%
FY 2023$119,802+8.3%+6.3%+1.9%
FY 2022$110,626+10.7%+7.2%+3.3%
FY 2021$99,935+25.0%+2.3%+22.2%
FY 2020$79,917+5.9%+1.6%+4.2%
FY 2019$75,496+6.3%+2.1%+4.2%
FY 2018$70,993+1.5%+2.3%−0.7%
FY 2017$69,949+22.7%+1.8%+20.5%
FY 2016$57,010+253.2%+0.7%+250.9%
FY 2015$16,139———

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 88% 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$35,610$144,468
2025Public Safety Dept
Capitol Sec Complex Troopers 2
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Ramsey$53.05 /hr$25,248$136,955
2024Public Safety Dept
Capitol Sec Complex Troopers 2
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Ramsey$49.79 /hr$24,080$119,688
2023Public Safety Dept
Capitol Sec Complex Troopers 2
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Ramsey$46.30 /hr$21,758$119,802
2022Public Safety Dept
East Metro D 2400 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Washington$44.25 /hr$26,424$110,626
2021Public Safety Dept
East Metro D 2400 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Washington$38.77 /hr$29,171$99,935
2020Public Safety Dept
East Metro D 2400 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Washington$34.46 /hr$9,605$79,917
2019Public Safety Dept
East Metro D 2400 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Washington$33.13 /hr$8,312$75,496
2018Public Safety Dept
East Metro D 2400 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Washington$30.22 /hr$9,374$70,993
2017Public Safety Dept
East Metro D 2400 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Washington$29.12 /hr$11,084$69,949
2016Public Safety Dept
Thief River Falls D3200 Troope
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Pennington$26.65 /hr$2,719$57,010
2015Public Safety Dept
Thief River Falls D3200 Troope
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Pennington$24.98 /hr$669$16,139

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