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Schmidt, Ellissa DeVaughn

State Patrol TrooperPublic Safety DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

State Patrol Training Team 2. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$1,138,070
over 13 fiscal years
Latest year
$144,738
FY 2026 · $28,082 overtime
Highest year
$144,738
FY 2026
Yearly average
$87,544
across years on record
Change since first year
+840%
FY 2014 to FY 2026 · prices +39%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K2014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2026, pay went up 840% while consumer prices went up 39%. After inflation, pay is up 574% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$144,738+5.2%+3.1%+2.0%
FY 2025$137,614+14.2%+2.6%+11.2%
FY 2024$120,543+8.2%+3.3%+4.8%
FY 2023$111,391+1.5%+6.3%−4.5%
FY 2022$109,799+14.5%+7.2%+6.8%
FY 2021$95,927+18.7%+2.3%+16.0%
FY 2020$80,803+7.0%+1.6%+5.3%
FY 2019$75,538+12.9%+2.1%+10.6%
FY 2018$66,931+7.1%+2.3%+4.7%
FY 2017$62,515+5.4%+1.8%+3.5%
FY 2016$59,286+3.0%+0.7%+2.3%
FY 2015$57,580+273.8%+0.7%+271.1%
FY 2014$15,404———

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

13 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Public Safety Dept
State Patrol Training Team 2
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Ramsey$56.22 /hr$28,082$144,738
2025Public Safety Dept
State Patrol Training Team 2
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Ramsey$56.22 /hr$23,116$137,614
2024Public Safety Dept
State Patrol Training Team 2
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Ramsey$52.75 /hr$13,910$120,543
2023Public Safety Dept
St Cloud D 2600 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$45.42 /hr$8,378$111,391
2022Public Safety Dept
St Cloud D 2600 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$44.31 /hr$20,266$109,799
2021Public Safety Dept
St Cloud D 2600 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$39.52 /hr$22,550$95,927
2020Public Safety Dept
St Cloud D 2600 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$35.10 /hr$9,178$80,803
2019Public Safety Dept
St Cloud D 2600 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$33.74 /hr$4,169$75,538
2018Public Safety Dept
St Cloud D 2600 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$30.74 /hr$3,628$66,931
2017Public Safety Dept
St Cloud D 2600 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$29.54 /hr$2,131$62,515
2016Public Safety Dept
St Cloud D 2600 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$27.75 /hr$1,719$59,286
2015Public Safety Dept
St Cloud D 2600 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$26.00 /hr$2,112$57,580
2014Public Safety Dept
St Cloud D 2600 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$23.54 /hr$478$15,404

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