State Patrol Trooper salaries
What the State of Minnesota pays people with the job title “State Patrol Trooper” in fiscal year 2026, across all agencies.
Employees
601
FY 2026
Total paid
$70.5M
in FY 2026
Median paid
$121,008
base rate median $108,285
Average paid
$117,336
across 601 with pay
Highest paid
$246,089
Krambeer, Adam James
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)
$117,336
Everyone, FY 2026
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krambeer, Adam James | Public Safety Dept Executive Protection | $56.22 /hr | $246,089 | $127,465 |
| Stricker, Paul G. | Public Safety Dept Capitol Sec Complex Troopers 2 | $53.05 /hr | $227,992 | $13,467 |
| Yang, Dau Mong | Public Safety Dept Executive Protection | $53.05 /hr | $207,791 | $95,510 |
| Erickson, Thomas Michael | Public Safety Dept Executive Protection | $56.22 /hr | $205,456 | $87,956 |
| Thao, Michael | Public Safety Dept Executive Protection | $56.22 /hr | $202,560 | $79,312 |
| Zehr, Scott C | Public Safety Dept Executive Protection | $57.79 /hr | $197,239 | $77,042 |
| O'Shea, Christopher G | Public Safety Dept Executive Protection | $53.05 /hr | $193,221 | $82,241 |
| Poptelecan, Daniil | Public Safety Dept Executive Protection | $56.22 /hr | $188,316 | $68,392 |
| Schneider, Scott A | Public Safety Dept East Metro D 2400 Troopers | $56.22 /hr | $183,052 | $64,428 |
| Carlson, Katy Christoferson | Public Safety Dept Executive Protection | $53.05 /hr | $182,830 | $77,526 |
| Stearns, Jeffery J | Public Safety Dept Marshall D 2300 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $181,576 | $12,288 |
| Pinoniemi, Jeffrey A | Public Safety Dept Patrol Investigative Unit | $56.22 /hr | $179,184 | $13,212 |
| LeMay, Kendall R | Public Safety Dept Executive Protection | $53.05 /hr | $176,435 | $62,746 |
| Koenig, James E | Public Safety Dept Capitol Sec Complex Troopers 2 | $53.05 /hr | $176,321 | $64,588 |
| Jergenson, Philip Kyle | Public Safety Dept Executive Protection | $56.22 /hr | $175,786 | $54,351 |
| Roddy, Mark J | Public Safety Dept Executive Protection | $52.06 /hr | $175,091 | $61,808 |
| Rudeen, Scott E | Public Safety Dept Capitol Sec Complex Troopers 2 | $53.05 /hr | $170,901 | $61,114 |
| Winters, Todd W | Public Safety Dept Capitol Sec Complex Troopers 2 | $53.05 /hr | $170,781 | $60,437 |
| Kloss, Kevin J | Public Safety Dept Executive Protection | $53.05 /hr | $168,275 | $56,657 |
| Culbeaux, Gustavo Ruben | Public Safety Dept West Metro D 2500 Troopers | $53.05 /hr | $167,950 | $53,653 |
| Baker, John S | Public Safety Dept West Metro D 2500 Troopers | $53.05 /hr | $165,954 | $52,957 |
| Johnson, Kerry E | Public Safety Dept Marshall D 2300 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $165,132 | $27,279 |
| Olson, Michael D | Public Safety Dept Air Patrol Surveilance | $60.39 /hr | $165,076 | $33,698 |
| Dingman, Bradley Paul | Public Safety Dept Brainerd D 2800 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $164,074 | $54,214 |
| Lautigar, Michael R | Public Safety Dept Executive Protection | $56.22 /hr | $162,018 | $45,279 |
| Erickson, Wade C | Public Safety Dept Patrol Investigative Unit | $56.22 /hr | $161,323 | $41,575 |
| Folger, Nicholas A | Public Safety Dept CVI Pupil Transportation | $56.22 /hr | $161,211 | $44,892 |
| Buggs, Jimmy Lewis | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Training Team 2 | $56.22 /hr | $160,793 | $43,912 |
| Christianson, Troy H | Public Safety Dept StatePatrol Public Information | $56.22 /hr | $160,649 | $38,370 |
| Schmidt, Aaron M | Public Safety Dept Duluth D 2700 Troopers | $53.62 /hr | $160,264 | $45,182 |
| Pevear, Michael Alan | Public Safety Dept East Metro D 2400 Troopers | $53.05 /hr | $158,128 | $42,563 |
| Erickson, Keith D | Public Safety Dept CVI Mobile&Fixed 2700,3100 | $56.22 /hr | $156,467 | $40,542 |
| Faust, Nathan Adam | Public Safety Dept West Metro D 2500 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $156,249 | $57,300 |
| Willert, Stephen C | Public Safety Dept CVI Mobile 2100 & MIP South | $56.22 /hr | $156,109 | $39,171 |
| Setnes, Joseph Charles | Public Safety Dept Brainerd D 2800 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $155,432 | $44,921 |
| Quern, Steven E | Public Safety Dept St Cloud D 2600 Troopers | $53.62 /hr | $155,324 | $43,191 |
| Erickson, Nathan Paul | Public Safety Dept CVI Mobile 2900, 3200 Northern | $56.22 /hr | $153,959 | $37,021 |
| Dohlman, Justin Dean | Public Safety Dept Capitol Sec Complex Troopers 2 | $53.05 /hr | $153,518 | $37,677 |
| Marks, Benjamin J | Public Safety Dept Capitol Sec Complex Troopers 2 | $53.05 /hr | $153,111 | $39,699 |
| Johnston, David M | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Training Team 1 | $56.22 /hr | $153,073 | $36,417 |
| Adrian, Kevin M | Public Safety Dept Capitol Sec Complex Troopers 2 | $54.61 /hr | $152,462 | $39,902 |
| Olson, Joshua R | Public Safety Dept East Metro D 2400 Troopers | $58.77 /hr | $152,391 | $35,885 |
| Meinhardt, Kaj A | Public Safety Dept Capitol Sec Complex Troopers 2 | $53.05 /hr | $152,161 | $41,817 |
| Hathaway, Kristie Sue | Public Safety Dept Capitol Sec Complex Troopers 2 | $53.05 /hr | $152,028 | $40,623 |
| Dauffenbach, Steven Mark | Public Safety Dept Capitol Sec Complex Troopers 2 | $53.05 /hr | $151,803 | $41,459 |
| Larson, Troy D | Public Safety Dept Brainerd D 2800 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $151,781 | $39,826 |
| Kolquist, Riley Jay | Public Safety Dept Duluth D 2700 Troopers | $56.22 /hr | $150,899 | $40,825 |
| Shay, Jeffery Nathan | Public Safety Dept CVI Mobile&Fixed 2700,3100 | $56.22 /hr | $150,325 | $30,064 |
| Neumann, Joshua John | Public Safety Dept East Metro D 2400 Troopers | $53.05 /hr | $150,100 | $36,761 |
| Krolak, Tomasz Krzysztof | Public Safety Dept CVI Mobile & Fixed Metro | $56.22 /hr | $149,629 | $31,392 |
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.