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Walton, Nathaniel Mark

State Patrol TrooperPublic Safety DeptBlue Earth CountyFull-time

Mankato D 2200 Troopers. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$1,447,284
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$130,002
FY 2026 · $21,434 overtime
Highest year
$130,002
FY 2026
Yearly average
$90,455
across years on record
Change since first year
+140%
FY 2011 to FY 2026 · prices +48%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 140% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 62% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$130,002+8.2%+3.1%+4.9%
FY 2025$120,167+0.9%+2.6%−1.7%
FY 2024$119,059+3.5%+3.3%+0.2%
FY 2023$115,043−4.5%+6.3%−10.1%
FY 2022$120,438+5.3%+7.2%−1.7%
FY 2021$114,376+24.7%+2.3%+21.9%
FY 2020$91,737+5.0%+1.6%+3.3%
FY 2019$87,407+6.7%+2.1%+4.6%
FY 2018$81,905−0.8%+2.3%−3.0%
FY 2017$82,600+10.3%+1.8%+8.3%
FY 2016$74,904+5.1%+0.7%+4.4%
FY 2015$71,290+9.2%+0.7%+8.4%
FY 2014$65,272+9.1%+1.6%+7.5%
FY 2013$59,803+1.4%+1.7%−0.3%
FY 2012$59,000+8.7%+2.9%+5.6%
FY 2011$54,280———

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 69% 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.

See everyone with this job title

Every record

16 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Public Safety Dept
Mankato D 2200 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Blue Earth$52.06 /hr$21,434$130,002
2025Public Safety Dept
Mankato D 2200 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Blue Earth$52.06 /hr$11,063$120,167
2024Public Safety Dept
Mankato D 2200 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Blue Earth$48.84 /hr$17,394$119,059
2023Public Safety Dept
Mankato D 2200 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Blue Earth$45.42 /hr$9,655$115,043
2022Public Safety Dept
Mankato D 2200 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Blue Earth$44.31 /hr$25,753$120,438
2021Public Safety Dept
Mankato D 2200 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Blue Earth$39.52 /hr$36,519$114,376
2020Public Safety Dept
Mankato D 2200 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Blue Earth$39.38 /hr$13,693$91,737
2019Public Safety Dept
Mankato D 2200 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Blue Earth$39.38 /hr$6,150$87,407
2018Public Safety Dept
Mankato D 2200 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Blue Earth$34.63 /hr$5,873$81,905
2017Public Safety Dept
Mankato D 2200 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Blue Earth$34.63 /hr$8,765$82,600
2016Public Safety Dept
Mankato D 2200 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Blue Earth$35.11 /hr$6,222$74,904
2015Public Safety Dept
Mankato D 2200 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Blue Earth$30.48 /hr$6,737$71,290
2014Public Safety Dept
Mankato D 2200 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Blue Earth$27.58 /hr$7,873$65,272
2013Public Safety Dept
Mankato D 2200 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Blue Earth$25.98 /hr$6,007$59,803
2012Public Safety Dept
Mankato D 2200 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Blue Earth$25.01 /hr$5,203$59,000
2011Public Safety Dept
Mankato D 2200 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Blue Earth$24.02 /hr$4,094$54,280

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