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Ward, Levi Jon

State Patrol TrooperPublic Safety DeptSt Louis CountyFull-time

Duluth D 2700 Troopers. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$446,205
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$98,076
FY 2026 · $5,307 overtime
Highest year
$99,322
FY 2025
Yearly average
$74,368
across years on record
Change since first year
+563%
FY 2021 to FY 2026 · prices +25%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$14,8022021$66,6422022$83,9802023$83,3842024$99,3222025$98,0762026
Paid in yearFY 2021 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2021 to FY 2026, pay went up 563% while consumer prices went up 25%. After inflation, pay is up 432% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$98,076−1.3%+3.1%−4.2%
FY 2025$99,322+19.1%+2.6%+16.1%
FY 2024$83,384−0.7%+3.3%−3.9%
FY 2023$83,980+26.0%+6.3%+18.6%
FY 2022$66,642+350.2%+7.2%+320.1%
FY 2021$14,802———

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 21% 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

6 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Public Safety Dept
Duluth D 2700 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
St Louis$45.82 /hr$5,307$98,076
2025Public Safety Dept
Duluth D 2700 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
St Louis$42.74 /hr$12,233$99,322
2024Public Safety Dept
Duluth D 2700 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
St Louis$38.59 /hr$4,020$83,384
2023Public Safety Dept
Duluth D 2700 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
St Louis$35.14 /hr$3,797$83,980
2022Public Safety Dept
Eveleth D 3100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
St Louis$32.99 /hr$2,905$66,642
2021Public Safety Dept
State Patrol Training Team 2
Trainee-St Patrol Tpr 1 (LETO)
Full-time
Ramsey$24.03 /hr—$14,802

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