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Plote, Todd J

State Patrol TrooperPublic Safety DeptWashington CountyFull-time

East Metro D 2400 Troopers. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$427,963
over 7 fiscal years
Latest year
$84,961
FY 2026 · $12,831 overtime
Highest year
$84,961
FY 2026
Yearly average
$61,138
across years on record
Change since first year
+160%
FY 2020 to FY 2026 · prices +27%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$32,6732020$49,1972021$52,5422022$64,7982023$65,2282024$78,5642025$84,9612026
Paid in yearFY 2020 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2020 to FY 2026, pay went up 160% while consumer prices went up 27%. After inflation, pay is up 104% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$84,961+8.1%+3.1%+4.9%
FY 2025$78,564+20.4%+2.6%+17.4%
FY 2024$65,228+0.7%+3.3%−2.6%
FY 2023$64,798+23.3%+6.3%+16.1%
FY 2022$52,542+6.8%+7.2%−0.3%
FY 2021$49,197+50.6%+2.3%+47.2%
FY 2020$32,673———

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 11% 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

8 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Public Safety Dept
East Metro D 2400 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Washington$39.05 /hr$12,831$84,961
2026Public Safety Dept
State Patrol Training Team 2
Trainee-St Patrol Tpr 2 (Trdl)
Full-time · left during year
Morrison$38.06 /hr——
2025Corrections Dept
RW 1st Watch Relief
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Goodhue$33.48 /hr$7,620$78,564
2024Corrections Dept
RW 1st Watch Relief
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Goodhue$30.38 /hr$2,877$65,228
2023Corrections Dept
RW 1st Watch Relief
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Goodhue$25.44 /hr$7,285$64,798
2022Corrections Dept
RW Lieutenant-WC-1st
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Goodhue$24.19 /hr$1,341$52,542
2021Corrections Dept
RW Lieutenant-WC-1st
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Goodhue$22.89 /hr$2,559$49,197
2020Corrections Dept
RW Lieutenant-WC-1st
Corr Officer 1
Full-time
Goodhue$20.55 /hr$3,287$32,673

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