State Patrol Lieutenant salaries
What the State of Minnesota pays people with the job title “State Patrol Lieutenant” in fiscal year 2026, across all agencies.
Employees
60
FY 2026
Total paid
$9.6M
in FY 2026
Median paid
$159,357
base rate median $136,698
Average paid
$159,188
across 60 with pay
Highest paid
$219,560
Farmakes, John D
Median pay by fiscal year
Paid in year and annual base rate
Median paid in yearMedian annual base rate
Employees by fiscal year
People on the payroll at any time in the year
Agencies with this job title
FY 2026, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
Highest average pay (3+ people)
$159,188
Everyone, FY 2026
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmakes, John D | Public Safety Dept West Metro D 2500 Supervisors | $66.71 /hr | $219,560 | $67,164 |
| Benz, Craig J | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Adm Support | $65.72 /hr | $195,734 | $43,879 |
| Hanson, Jason P | Public Safety Dept Commercial Vehicle | $65.72 /hr | $188,947 | $45,486 |
| Eck, Michael A | Public Safety Dept East Metro D 2400 Supervisors | $66.71 /hr | $186,115 | $35,552 |
| Struntz, Aaron John | Public Safety Dept Marshall D 2300 Supervisors | $65.72 /hr | $185,302 | $28,165 |
| Cornish, Gabriel D | Public Safety Dept Mankato D 2200 Supervisors | $65.72 /hr | $185,056 | $36,261 |
| Engum, Michael S | Public Safety Dept Commercial Vehicle | $65.72 /hr | $184,833 | $43,835 |
| Spivey, David L | Public Safety Dept Capitol Security LE | $66.71 /hr | $182,858 | $27,364 |
| Nielson, Tiffani Renee | Public Safety Dept West Metro D 2500 Supervisors | $65.72 /hr | $180,969 | $36,228 |
| Beierman, Karla Marie | Public Safety Dept Brainerd D 2800 Supervisors | $65.72 /hr | $178,984 | $23,043 |
| Micek, Eric R | Public Safety Dept East Metro D 2400 Supervisors | $65.72 /hr | $178,648 | $36,121 |
| Norland, Bradley R | Public Safety Dept Thief River Falls D3200 Superv | $65.72 /hr | $175,669 | $18,385 |
| Pausch, Corey M | Public Safety Dept Detroit Lakes D 2900 Superviso | $65.72 /hr | $173,511 | $18,862 |
| Reu, Brian L | Public Safety Dept Commercial Vehicle | $65.72 /hr | $171,719 | $28,588 |
| Danley, Nathan Gerald | Public Safety Dept Capitol Security LE | $66.71 /hr | $171,486 | $16,826 |
| Dellwo, Kenneth John | Public Safety Dept Mankato D 2200 Supervisors | $57.80 /hr | $170,915 | $26,719 |
| Gensmer, Michael J | Public Safety Dept East Metro D 2400 Supervisors | $66.71 /hr | $170,304 | $17,475 |
| Fritz, John M | Public Safety Dept St Cloud D 2600 Supervisors | $63.65 /hr | $168,578 | $25,681 |
| Isaacson, Craig D | Public Safety Dept West Metro D 2500 Supervisors | $66.71 /hr | $164,964 | $20,239 |
| Millette, Luke D | Public Safety Dept Thief River Falls D3200 Superv | $65.72 /hr | $164,310 | $8,766 |
| Elzen, Mitchell Robert | Public Safety Dept Rochester D2100 Supervisors | $65.72 /hr | $163,717 | $16,674 |
| Uthe, Tyler McKinley | Public Safety Dept East Metro D 2400 Supervisors | $66.71 /hr | $163,255 | $27,038 |
| Hanson, Nicholas W | Public Safety Dept Capitol Security LE | $60.37 /hr | $163,126 | $26,276 |
| Klawiter, Kyle A | Public Safety Dept West Metro D 2500 Supervisors | $61.98 /hr | $161,651 | $30,707 |
| Sjodin, Erick E | Public Safety Dept Duluth D 2700 Supervisors | $59.38 /hr | $161,504 | $18,549 |
| Lee, Michael Young | Public Safety Dept Patrol Investigative Unit | $65.72 /hr | $160,888 | $4,233 |
| Nevala, Aaron M | Public Safety Dept Eveleth D 3100 Supervisors | $65.72 /hr | $160,428 | $9,316 |
| Mills, Chad N | Public Safety Dept Mankato D 2200 Supervisors | $60.99 /hr | $160,229 | $11,814 |
| Wenzel, Jonathan Adam | Public Safety Dept St Cloud D 2600 Supervisors | $62.66 /hr | $159,776 | $13,462 |
| Prowatzke, Brandon Joseph | Public Safety Dept Marshall D 2300 Supervisors | $59.38 /hr | $159,406 | $22,664 |
| Turcotte, Lance W | Public Safety Dept Brainerd D 2800 Supervisors | $65.72 /hr | $159,308 | $10,696 |
| Thelen, Andrew Peter | Public Safety Dept St Cloud D 2600 Supervisors | $65.72 /hr | $158,806 | $11,460 |
| Hayes, Brett Andrew | Public Safety Dept Rochester D2100 Supervisors | $66.71 /hr | $158,756 | $10,998 |
| Sosa Viscarra, Carlos Antonio | Public Safety Dept East Metro D 2400 Supervisors | $60.37 /hr | $157,023 | $17,872 |
| Brinkman, Andrew Michael | Public Safety Dept Detroit Lakes D 2900 Superviso | $59.38 /hr | $156,609 | $15,215 |
| VanVoorhis, Paul R | Public Safety Dept Brainerd D 2800 Supervisors | $65.72 /hr | $156,021 | $7,295 |
| Turbes, Justin Daniel | Public Safety Dept East Metro D 2400 Supervisors | $60.37 /hr | $155,985 | $18,914 |
| Respet, Matthew Philippe | Public Safety Dept Commercial Vehicle | $65.72 /hr | $155,914 | $10,359 |
| Fischer, Steven J | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Training Center | $65.72 /hr | $155,214 | $18,812 |
| Norstrom, Joseph C | Public Safety Dept Duluth D 2700 Supervisors | $65.72 /hr | $154,590 | $5,028 |
| Lesser, Elliott Brewer | Public Safety Dept West Metro D 2500 Supervisors | $60.37 /hr | $154,284 | $20,651 |
| Mielke, Samuel Francis | Public Safety Dept Rochester D2100 Supervisors | $59.38 /hr | $153,035 | $19,871 |
| Hanson, David Mark | Public Safety Dept Commercial Vehicle | $65.72 /hr | $149,922 | $8,724 |
| Stockwell, Spencer P | Public Safety Dept West Metro D 2500 Supervisors | $58.79 /hr | $149,446 | $22,381 |
| Backer, Kyle J | Public Safety Dept St Cloud D 2600 Supervisors | $59.38 /hr | $148,613 | $8,935 |
| Burch, Abigail Rose | Public Safety Dept Eveleth D 3100 Supervisors | $57.80 /hr | $147,516 | $11,976 |
| Wayne, Michael Roy | Public Safety Dept Commercial Vehicle | $65.72 /hr | $147,107 | $6,309 |
| Kisor, Cody James | Public Safety Dept Detroit Lakes D 2900 Superviso | $59.38 /hr | $147,010 | $12,141 |
| Krier, Jennifer Casey | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Chiefs Staff | $57.80 /hr | $145,791 | $13,583 |
| Kleinschmidt, Kali Nicole | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Training Center | $59.38 /hr | $145,204 | $18,144 |
Each person counts once per fiscal year, agency and county (multiple positions combined, shown as “+ more”). “Paid” is the total paid during the fiscal year, including overtime and other pay; it is lower than the base rate for anyone who started, left or worked part time. “Base pay” is the rate on record.