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Stromback, Steven W

State Patrol CaptainPublic Safety DeptSt Louis CountyFull-time

State Patrol Operations. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$554,664
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$72,858
FY 2016
Highest year
$97,729
FY 2015
Yearly average
$92,444
across years on record
Change since first year
-24%
FY 2011 to FY 2016 · prices +8%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$95,9642011$97,0372012$95,4272013$95,6492014$97,7292015$72,8582016
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2016, pay went down 24% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is down 30% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2016$72,858−25.4%+0.7%−25.9%
FY 2015$97,729+2.2%+0.7%+1.4%
FY 2014$95,649+0.2%+1.6%−1.3%
FY 2013$95,427−1.7%+1.7%−3.3%
FY 2012$97,037+1.1%+2.9%−1.8%
FY 2011$95,964———

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 2016 · State Patrol Captain

Paid more than 0% of the 15 people with this job title that year. The median was $101,904.

Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.

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Every record

6 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2016Public Safety Dept
State Patrol Operations
State Patrol Captain
Full-time · left during year
St Louis$46.42 /hr—$72,858
2015Public Safety Dept
State Patrol Operations
State Patrol Captain
Full-time
St Louis$45.29 /hr—$97,729
2014Public Safety Dept
State Patrol Operations
State Patrol Captain
Full-time
St Louis$43.97 /hr$757$95,649
2013Public Safety Dept
State Patrol Operations
State Patrol Captain
Full-time
St Louis$42.69 /hr$2,731$95,427
2012Public Safety Dept
State Patrol Operations
State Patrol Captain
Full-time
St Louis$41.85 /hr$280$97,037
2011Public Safety Dept
State Patrol Operations
State Patrol Captain
Full-time
St Louis$41.85 /hr$2,463$95,964

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 2016, amount paid

Highest paid as State Patrol Captain

FY 2016, amount paid