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Saunders, Thomas John

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
$362,841
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$91,252
FY 2026 · $2,073 overtime
Highest year
$93,654
FY 2025
Yearly average
$72,568
across years on record
Change since first year
+311%
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$25K$50K$75K$100K$22,1772022$75,0522023$80,7062024$93,6542025$91,2522026
Paid in yearFY 2022 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2022 to FY 2026, pay went up 311% while consumer prices went up 16%. After inflation, pay is up 254% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$91,252−2.6%+3.1%−5.5%
FY 2025$93,654+16.0%+2.6%+13.1%
FY 2024$80,706+7.5%+3.3%+4.1%
FY 2023$75,052+238.4%+6.3%+218.5%
FY 2022$22,177———

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 17% 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

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Public Safety Dept
St Cloud D 2600 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$44.49 /hr$2,073$91,252
2025Public Safety Dept
St Cloud D 2600 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$42.74 /hr$8,270$93,654
2024Public Safety Dept
St Cloud D 2600 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$39.33 /hr$2,193$80,706
2023Public Safety Dept
Marshall D 2300 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Lyon$35.14 /hr$520$75,052
2022Public Safety Dept
Marshall D 2300 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Lyon$32.99 /hr$1,519$22,177

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