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Wright, Thomas W

State Patrol TrooperPublic Safety DeptOlmsted CountyFull-time

Rochester D2100 Troopers. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$1,405,108
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$110,784
FY 2026 · $2,030 overtime
Highest year
$110,784
FY 2026
Yearly average
$87,819
across years on record
Change since first year
+60%
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 60% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 8% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$110,784+2.9%+3.1%−0.2%
FY 2025$107,685+5.2%+2.6%+2.5%
FY 2024$102,405−3.9%+3.3%−6.9%
FY 2023$106,528+4.9%+6.3%−1.3%
FY 2022$101,555+15.2%+7.2%+7.5%
FY 2021$88,157+9.5%+2.3%+7.0%
FY 2020$80,537−2.7%+1.6%−4.2%
FY 2019$82,810+4.0%+2.1%+1.8%
FY 2018$79,659−1.3%+2.3%−3.5%
FY 2017$80,745−1.6%+1.8%−3.4%
FY 2016$82,078−2.6%+0.7%−3.3%
FY 2015$84,277+6.7%+0.7%+6.0%
FY 2014$78,951+7.2%+1.6%+5.6%
FY 2013$73,634−3.3%+1.7%−4.9%
FY 2012$76,186+10.2%+2.9%+7.1%
FY 2011$69,118———

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 31% 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
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$52.06 /hr$2,030$110,784
2025Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$52.06 /hr$5,359$107,685
2024Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$48.84 /hr$1,035$102,405
2023Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$49.05 /hr$2,271$106,528
2022Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$44.31 /hr$2,366$101,555
2021Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$39.52 /hr$5,915$88,157
2020Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$36.46 /hr$2,045$80,537
2019Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$39.38 /hr$3,091$82,810
2018Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$34.63 /hr$4,568$79,659
2017Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$35.67 /hr$4,016$80,745
2016Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$34.80 /hr$7,096$82,078
2015Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$36.60 /hr$9,603$84,277
2014Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$34.50 /hr$10,687$78,951
2013Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$33.82 /hr$7,953$73,634
2012Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$31.39 /hr$8,908$76,186
2011Public Safety Dept
Rochester D2100 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Olmsted$32.91 /hr$5,142$69,118

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