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Zenzen, Kari April

State Patrol TrooperPublic Safety DeptStearns CountyFull-time

St Cloud D 2600 Troopers. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$215,496
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$42,650
FY 2014 · $357 overtime
Highest year
$58,397
FY 2012
Yearly average
$53,874
across years on record
Change since first year
-24%
FY 2011 to FY 2014 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$56,0832011$58,3972012$58,3672013$42,6502014
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2014, pay went down 24% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 28% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2014$42,650−26.9%+1.6%−28.1%
FY 2013$58,367−0.1%+1.7%−1.7%
FY 2012$58,397+4.1%+2.9%+1.2%
FY 2011$56,083———

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 2014 · State Patrol Trooper

Paid more than 10% of the 522 people with this job title that year. The median was $71,668.

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

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Every record

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2014Public Safety Dept
St Cloud D 2600 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time · left during year
Stearns$26.50 /hr$357$42,650
2013Public Safety Dept
St Cloud D 2600 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$25.98 /hr$5,458$58,367
2012Public Safety Dept
St Cloud D 2600 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$25.01 /hr$5,318$58,397
2011Public Safety Dept
St Cloud D 2600 Troopers
State Patrol Trooper
Full-time
Stearns$24.02 /hr$6,025$56,083

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 2014, amount paid

Highest paid as State Patrol Trooper

FY 2014, amount paid