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Peterson, Michael Roy

State Patrol TrooperPublic Safety DeptStearns CountyFull-time

St Cloud D 2600 Troopers. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$449,212
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$104,030
FY 2026 · $9,596 overtime
Highest year
$104,030
FY 2026
Yearly average
$89,842
across years on record
Change since first year
+61%
FY 2022 to FY 2026 · prices +16%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$64,7482022$89,2772023$88,9392024$102,2182025$104,0302026
Paid in yearFY 2022 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2022 to FY 2026, pay went up 61% while consumer prices went up 16%. After inflation, pay is up 38% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$104,030+1.8%+3.1%−1.3%
FY 2025$102,218+14.9%+2.6%+12.0%
FY 2024$88,939−0.4%+3.3%−3.6%
FY 2023$89,277+37.9%+6.3%+29.8%
FY 2022$64,748———

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 25% 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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5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Public Safety Dept
St Cloud D 2600 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$45.48 /hr$9,596$104,030
2025Public Safety Dept
St Cloud D 2600 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$43.73 /hr$10,526$102,218
2024Public Safety Dept
St Cloud D 2600 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$39.54 /hr$6,398$88,939
2023Public Safety Dept
St Cloud D 2600 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$36.02 /hr$8,422$89,277
2022Public Safety Dept
St Cloud D 2600 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$33.85 /hr$4,302$64,748

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