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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindell, David Earl | Public Safety Dept Rochester D2100 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $139,290 | $30,030 |
| Allen, Elijah Paul | Public Safety Dept Eveleth D 3100 Troopers | $56.22 /hr | $139,227 | $28,877 |
| Koeberl, Kyle Jonathan | Public Safety Dept Mankato D 2200 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $139,172 | $21,146 |
| Boser, Megan Marie | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Training Team 1 | $56.22 /hr | $138,881 | $26,120 |
| Anderson, Alexander Stephens | Public Safety Dept Thief River Falls D3200 Troope | $56.22 /hr | $138,684 | $22,742 |
| Rieland, Dillon Dean | Public Safety Dept St Cloud D 2600 Troopers | $53.62 /hr | $138,682 | $22,902 |
| Lundeen, Michael P | Public Safety Dept Detroit Lakes D 2900 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $138,342 | $25,414 |
| Beuning, Patrick J | Public Safety Dept Patrol Investigative Unit | $56.22 /hr | $138,061 | $23,069 |
| Strogoteanu, Mihai | Public Safety Dept West Metro D 2500 Troopers | $45.48 /hr | $137,956 | $42,127 |
| Anderson, Jesse D | Public Safety Dept Eveleth D 3100 Troopers | $56.22 /hr | $137,774 | $20,808 |
| Otterson, Nicholas John | Public Safety Dept Brainerd D 2800 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $137,725 | $30,221 |
| Kingery, Paul W | Public Safety Dept Air Patrol Surveilance | $58.83 /hr | $137,662 | $15,952 |
| Geiger, Kristofer Robert | Public Safety Dept Patrol Investigative Unit | $56.22 /hr | $137,570 | $11,153 |
| Fox, Mark A | Public Safety Dept Air Patrol Surveilance | $58.83 /hr | $137,559 | $12,001 |
| Aspnes, Edvard G | Public Safety Dept Air Patrol Surveilance | $58.83 /hr | $137,508 | $10,634 |
| Schyma, Cody Richard | Public Safety Dept Patrol Investigative Unit | $56.22 /hr | $137,183 | $16,541 |
| Engen, Brandon J | Public Safety Dept Capitol Sec Complex Troopers 2 | $53.05 /hr | $137,049 | $20,506 |
| Fay, Zachery | Public Safety Dept Rochester D2100 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $137,024 | $29,819 |
| Elmer, Travis J | Public Safety Dept East Metro D 2400 Troopers | $53.05 /hr | $136,842 | $28,408 |
| Phillips, Kelly N | Public Safety Dept Capitol Sec Complex Troopers 2 | $56.22 /hr | $136,653 | $12,987 |
| Wood, Terry Lee | Public Safety Dept Marshall D 2300 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $136,638 | $8,154 |
| Stricker, Brett Daniel | Public Safety Dept Air Patrol Surveilance | $58.83 /hr | $136,571 | $11,163 |
| Butler, Anthony James | Public Safety Dept Patrol Investigative Unit | $52.06 /hr | $136,514 | $26,668 |
| Fischer, Melissa S | Public Safety Dept West Metro D 2500 Troopers | $54.61 /hr | $136,389 | $20,069 |
| Wayne, Deanna Frances | Public Safety Dept West Metro D 2500 Troopers | $53.05 /hr | $136,325 | $22,615 |
| Marthaler, Ryan R | Public Safety Dept CVI Mobile&Fixed 2200,2300 | $56.22 /hr | $136,059 | $19,122 |
| Holden, Matthew Lee | Public Safety Dept Detroit Lakes D 2900 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $135,838 | $22,431 |
| Britz, Daniel James | Public Safety Dept Air Patrol Surveilance | $58.83 /hr | $135,603 | $11,428 |
| Vossen, Darin James | Public Safety Dept St Cloud D 2600 Troopers | $56.22 /hr | $135,571 | $24,726 |
| Koenen, Travis James | Public Safety Dept Brainerd D 2800 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $135,564 | $27,227 |
| Hessinger, Eric James | Public Safety Dept West Metro D 2500 MNPASS | $53.05 /hr | $135,502 | $24,493 |
| Danielson, Jack A | Public Safety Dept CVI Mobile 2900, 3200 Northern | $56.22 /hr | $135,448 | $18,510 |
| Evenocheck, Michael Joseph | Public Safety Dept West Metro D 2500 Troopers | $56.22 /hr | $135,308 | $17,246 |
| Orpen, Richard Donald | Public Safety Dept West Metro D 2500 Troopers | $53.62 /hr | $135,236 | $21,776 |
| Grabow, Jesse R | Public Safety Dept StatePatrol Public Information | $56.22 /hr | $134,928 | $11,469 |
| Schroden, Warren Alexander | Public Safety Dept CVI Mobile 2100 & MIP South | $56.22 /hr | $134,879 | $17,941 |
| Maikkula, Eric D | Public Safety Dept Capitol Sec Complex Troopers 2 | $53.05 /hr | $134,726 | $22,906 |
| Moon, Herbert Eugene | Public Safety Dept Mankato D 2200 Troopers | $53.62 /hr | $134,428 | $17,132 |
| Dirksen, Glenn B | Public Safety Dept Marshall D 2300 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $134,318 | $20,650 |
| Johnson, Cory | Public Safety Dept East Metro D 2400 Troopers | $58.77 /hr | $134,299 | $24,622 |
| Forsman, Alex William | Public Safety Dept West Metro D 2500 Troopers | $49.06 /hr | $134,099 | $30,687 |
| McClure, Lee S | Public Safety Dept CVI Mobile 2600, 2800 | $56.22 /hr | $133,846 | $16,908 |
| Johnson Jr, James Arthur | Public Safety Dept CVI Mobile & Fixed Metro | $56.22 /hr | $133,768 | $17,983 |
| Haugen, Thomas Earl | Public Safety Dept Patrol Investigative Unit | $56.22 /hr | $133,735 | $9,424 |
| Newton, Jonathan V | Public Safety Dept Mankato D 2200 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $133,557 | $23,915 |
| Fredrickson, Christopher C | Public Safety Dept CVI Mobile 2600, 2800 | $56.22 /hr | $133,508 | $17,667 |
| Patnode, Jeffrey David | Public Safety Dept Brainerd D 2800 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $133,443 | $20,264 |
| Collins, Brett Lee | Public Safety Dept St Cloud D 2600 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $133,293 | $25,906 |
| Mathews, Shawn G | Public Safety Dept Patrol Investigative Unit | $56.22 /hr | $133,291 | $16,718 |
| Sutter, Chad Clifford | Public Safety Dept Rochester D2100 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $133,215 | $23,525 |
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.