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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Struck, Erin Elaine | Public Safety Dept Rochester D2100 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $133,201 | $21,104 |
| Jepson, Steven L | Public Safety Dept Detroit Lakes D 2900 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $133,133 | $20,661 |
| Znajda, Taylor Joseph | Public Safety Dept Thief River Falls D3200 Troope | $52.06 /hr | $132,929 | $22,256 |
| Walker, Daniel Paul | Public Safety Dept Marshall D 2300 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $132,830 | $30,820 |
| Ryan, Alan Michael | Public Safety Dept Eveleth D 3100 Troopers | $53.62 /hr | $132,555 | $21,053 |
| Anderson, Jacob Wayne | Public Safety Dept St Cloud D 2600 Troopers | $57.21 /hr | $132,496 | $22,598 |
| Fairchild, Eric James | Public Safety Dept West Metro D 2500 MNPASS | $53.05 /hr | $132,464 | $28,929 |
| Westbrook, Brett F | Public Safety Dept Duluth D 2700 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $132,350 | $17,014 |
| Schwinghammer, Cody Michael | Public Safety Dept Brainerd D 2800 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $132,335 | $24,418 |
| Roseberry, Jesse A | Public Safety Dept Mankato D 2200 Troopers | $56.22 /hr | $132,289 | $21,180 |
| Cleveland, Michael M | Public Safety Dept East Metro D 2400 Troopers | $53.05 /hr | $132,221 | $20,312 |
| Monson, Joshua R | Public Safety Dept St Cloud D 2600 Troopers | $53.62 /hr | $132,086 | $16,307 |
| Elsenpeter, Garrison Stone | Public Safety Dept Mankato D 2200 Troopers | $53.62 /hr | $132,059 | $19,444 |
| McCarty, Scott Daniel | Public Safety Dept Capitol Sec Complex Troopers 2 | $53.05 /hr | $131,770 | $21,426 |
| Noxon, James William Bradley | Public Safety Dept East Metro D 2400 Troopers | $49.06 /hr | $131,750 | $34,651 |
| Dean, Steven J. | Public Safety Dept Brainerd D 2800 Troopers | $53.62 /hr | $131,664 | $16,166 |
| Haddy, Corey | Public Safety Dept West Metro D 2500 Troopers | $43.73 /hr | $131,636 | $40,653 |
| Schmit, Daniel John | Public Safety Dept West Metro D 2500 Troopers | $50.45 /hr | $131,415 | $33,571 |
| Herding, Jesse J | Public Safety Dept Thief River Falls D3200 Troope | $57.78 /hr | $131,353 | $13,848 |
| Haugen, Kirk Severt | Public Safety Dept Detroit Lakes D 2900 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $131,256 | $20,967 |
| Mathes, Justin David | Public Safety Dept West Metro D 2500 Troopers | $47.15 /hr | $131,255 | $37,264 |
| Bilky, Brett Alexander | Public Safety Dept St Cloud D 2600 Troopers | $55.18 /hr | $131,156 | $10,822 |
| Ophoven, John Jerome | Public Safety Dept Detroit Lakes D 2900 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $131,058 | $21,826 |
| Larson, Kristopher Douglas | Public Safety Dept Thief River Falls D3200 Troope | $52.06 /hr | $131,007 | $18,889 |
| Brynell, Megan Marie | Public Safety Dept Capitol Sec Complex Troopers 2 | $53.05 /hr | $130,954 | $20,610 |
| Bye, Reed R | Public Safety Dept Air Patrol Surveilance | $57.79 /hr | $130,938 | $7,715 |
| Jones, Keenan Seth | Public Safety Dept Air Patrol Surveilance | $58.83 /hr | $130,891 | $9,033 |
| Lanoue, James William | Public Safety Dept East Metro D 2400 Troopers | $56.22 /hr | $130,824 | $13,324 |
| Larson, Travis Jon | Public Safety Dept Eveleth D 3100 Troopers | $56.22 /hr | $130,498 | $21,455 |
| Churness, Aaron M. | Public Safety Dept Duluth D 2700 Troopers | $56.22 /hr | $130,473 | $13,029 |
| Colby, Charles E | Public Safety Dept Rochester D2100 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $130,462 | $17,258 |
| Hoffman, David M | Public Safety Dept Rochester D2100 Troopers | $53.62 /hr | $130,404 | $17,614 |
| Breeden, James Robert | Public Safety Dept Eveleth D 3100 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $130,393 | $18,184 |
| Willers, Kenneth W | Public Safety Dept Marshall D 2300 Troopers | $56.22 /hr | $130,283 | $13,345 |
| Peterson, Philip Michael | Public Safety Dept CVI Mobile & Fixed Metro | $56.22 /hr | $130,262 | $13,324 |
| Pederson, Cody Allen | Public Safety Dept Duluth D 2700 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $130,122 | $20,839 |
| Zolldan, David Frederick | Public Safety Dept CVI Mobile & Fixed Metro | $56.22 /hr | $130,051 | $13,113 |
| Walton, Nathaniel Mark | Public Safety Dept Mankato D 2200 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $130,002 | $21,434 |
| Buhr, Noah P | Public Safety Dept Eveleth D 3100 Troopers | $51.92 /hr | $129,963 | $30,657 |
| Darsow, Andrew Lee | Public Safety Dept West Metro D 2500 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $129,825 | $22,919 |
| Bohlen, Joshua Ben | Public Safety Dept St Cloud D 2600 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $129,812 | $15,774 |
| Jensen, Dylan Thomas | Public Safety Dept Brainerd D 2800 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $129,688 | $15,626 |
| Schmidt, Anthony Lee | Public Safety Dept Detroit Lakes D 2900 Troopers | $56.22 /hr | $129,601 | $20,081 |
| Ryan, Daniel R | Public Safety Dept West Metro D 2500 Troopers | $56.22 /hr | $129,559 | $12,228 |
| Slagter, Ryan James | Public Safety Dept Marshall D 2300 Troopers | $53.62 /hr | $129,521 | $14,057 |
| Theel, Jason W | Public Safety Dept East Metro D 2400 Troopers | $54.61 /hr | $129,521 | $15,933 |
| Lothert, Jordan Quarnstrom | Public Safety Dept St Cloud D 2600 Troopers | $48.05 /hr | $129,251 | $33,188 |
| Myren, Aaron M | Public Safety Dept Detroit Lakes D 2900 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $129,206 | $15,306 |
| Dixon Jr, Daniel H | Public Safety Dept Patrol Investigative Unit | $59.53 /hr | $129,136 | $5,313 |
| Vaagenes Jr, Timothy Jon | Public Safety Dept Duluth D 2700 Troopers | $52.06 /hr | $129,018 | $20,069 |
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.