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Suess, Dennis J

State Patrol TrooperPublic Safety DeptStearns CountyFull-time

CVI Mobile&Fixed 2700,3100. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$410,505
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$50,491
FY 2016 · $3,823 overtime
Highest year
$73,451
FY 2013
Yearly average
$68,417
across years on record
Change since first year
-29%
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$25K$50K$75K$100K$71,4032011$72,0612012$73,4512013$72,8342014$70,2652015$50,4912016
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2016, pay went down 29% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is down 34% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2016$50,491−28.1%+0.7%−28.6%
FY 2015$70,265−3.5%+0.7%−4.2%
FY 2014$72,834−0.8%+1.6%−2.4%
FY 2013$73,451+1.9%+1.7%+0.3%
FY 2012$72,061+0.9%+2.9%−2.0%
FY 2011$71,403———

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 Trooper

Paid more than 13% of the 552 people with this job title that year. The median was $75,616.

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
CVI Mobile&Fixed 2700,3100
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time · left during year
Stearns$36.49 /hr$3,823$50,491
2015Public Safety Dept
CVI Mobile&Fixed 2700,3100
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$35.61 /hr$1,442$70,265
2014Public Safety Dept
CVI Mobile&Fixed 2700,3100
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$33.57 /hr$2,839$72,834
2013Public Safety Dept
CVI Mobile&Fixed 2700,3100
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$32.91 /hr$4,998$73,451
2012Public Safety Dept
CVI Mobile&Fixed 2700,3100
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$32.91 /hr$975$72,061
2011Public Safety Dept
CVI Mobile 2600, 2800
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$32.91 /hr$2,900$71,403

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 Trooper

FY 2016, amount paid