Minnesota · 2025 pay
How much do Public Safety Department (Minnesota) employees make?
$76,256typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$53,628 – $111,537what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year and seasonal workers. The source doesn't show who worked the full year.
Minnesota Management and Budget publishes pay by position without employee names, so there is no name search here.
Common jobs: State Patrol TrooperDvs Exam and Insp SpecialistOffice and Admin Specialist Int
✓ Official data from Minnesota Management and BudgetMatches the agency's latest releasemn.gov ↗
How is pay spread across workers?
A year of pay for a lower-paid, typical and higher-paid worker (counting everyone paid), and the top earner, split into regular pay, overtime and extra pay.
$53,568
$75,908
$111,149
$236,646
Lower-paid workerearns more than 1 in 4 coworkers
Typical workerright in the middle
Higher-paid workerearns more than 3 in 4 coworkers
Highest paidone person
Regular payOvertimeExtra pay
Is pay going up?
Yes. Typical pay went from $54,843 in 2016 to $76,256 in 2025 (+39%).
What changed since 2024
- +4.3%Typical pay went up from $73,146 to $76,256.
- +8.6%Typical raise for the 2,013 people paid in both 2024 and 2025. About 44% got a raise of 10% or more.
- 394 new394 people were paid for the first time in 2025, and 197 people paid in 2024 were no longer on the payroll.
- +39%Since 2016, typical pay has gone from $54,843 to $76,256, while the number of people paid went up from 2,000 to 2,407.
The next update is expected after the fiscal year closes (usually by August).
Pay slip · 2025
A typical worker's year
Public Safety Department (Minnesota)
official data
2016–2025
| Regular pay | $73,033 |
|---|---|
| Overtime | $2,010 |
| Extra pay | $865 |
| Total for the year | $75,908 |
Average of the 120 workers in the middle of the pay range. Does not include benefits.
Matches the agency's latest release
Worth knowing about pay at Public Safety Department
What stands out in the payroll data, checked against the rest of our data before it is shown.
- +74%
Since 2016, total pay at Public Safety Department went up 74% while the number of people paid went up 20%.
Counts everyone paid during each year. Not adjusted for inflation.
- 3 of 10
For 3 of the 10 highest paid at Public Safety Department, overtime was more than a third of their pay (State Patrol Trooper).
On regular pay alone, 3 of them would not have made the top 10.
Pay by job
Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.
| Job | People | Typical pay | Most earn | Since 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Patrol Trooper | 588 | $117,064 | $103k – $129k | ▲ 7.7% |
| Dvs Exam and Insp Specialist | 183 | $49,004 | $32k – $54k | ▲ 5.6% |
| Office and Admin Specialist Int | 103 | $53,385 | $45k – $56k | ▲ 8.2% |
| Office and Admin Specialist Senior | 99 | $60,076 | $51k – $62k | ▲ 8.9% |
| Customer Services Specialist Int | 85 | $44,114 | $23k – $53k | ▼ 1.3% |
| Radio Communications Operator | 75 | $82,884 | $23k – $92k | ▲ 17.6% |
| Forensic Scientist 2 | 69 | $86,207 | $78k – $105k | ▲ 7.9% |
| State Patrol Lieutenant | 64 | $164,902 | $153k – $180k | ▲ 19.0% |
| Capitol Complex Security Officer | 60 | $58,498 | $39k – $65k | ▲ 0.8% |
| State Program Admin Technician Specialist | 55 | $62,655 | $53k – $68k | ▲ 3.5% |
| State Program Admin Prin | 54 | $89,412 | $75k – $98k | ▲ 3.5% |
| Law Compliance Representative 2 | 51 | $75,799 | $66k – $78k | ▲ 3.1% |
| Deputy State Fire Marshal | 45 | $91,025 | $79k – $91k | ▲ 4.5% |
| Customer Services Specialist Senior | 42 | $51,065 | $39k – $54k | ▲ 5.9% |
| Forensic Scientist 1 | 41 | $62,513 | $52k – $68k | ▲ 5.2% |
| Office and Admin Specialist | 41 | $48,188 | $42k – $52k | ▲ 6.6% |
| Management Analyst 2 | 39 | $69,100 | $62k – $76k | ▲ 9.9% |
| Forensic Scientist 3 | 25 | $117,364 | $97k – $124k | ▲ 4.8% |
| State Program Admin Intermediate | 22 | $65,423 | $53k – $76k | ▼ 0.9% |
| Trainee-Forensic Scientist 1 | 22 | $36,379 | $22k – $46k | ▲ 137.4% |
| Crim Intelligence Analyst 2 | 21 | $74,411 | $72k – $83k | new |
| State Program Admin Senior | 20 | $75,767 | $63k – $82k | ▲ 3.6% |
| Dvs Exam and Insp Specialist Senior | 20 | $58,743 | $54k – $69k | ▲ 0.2% |
| State Patrol Captain | 17 | $165,331 | $161k – $179k | ▲ 15.6% |
| Dvs Assistant Regional Supervisor | 17 | $68,437 | $63k – $74k | ▲ 9.2% |
| Forensic Science Supervisor | 16 | $131,815 | $120k – $133k | ▲ 4.3% |
| Criminal Intelligence Analyst | 16 | $67,216 | $30k – $83k | ▲ 5.0% |
| Planner Principal State | 15 | $97,203 | $57k – $99k | ▲ 4.0% |
| Fingerprint Technician | 15 | $57,260 | $54k – $65k | ▲ 9.1% |
| State Program Admin Director | 14 | $100,849 | $67k – $113k | ▼ 2.8% |
| Management Analyst 4 | 14 | $85,293 | $54k – $102k | ▼ 8.5% |
| Communications Specialist 3 | 14 | $62,066 | $44k – $91k | ▼ 23.5% |
| Planning Director State | 13 | $113,418 | $93k – $114k | ▲ 4.5% |
| Driver Improvement Specialist | 13 | $64,083 | $57k – $76k | ▲ 0.7% |
| State Program Admin | 12 | $54,706 | $11k – $68k | ▼ 9.0% |
| Grants Specialist Senior | 11 | $82,311 | $81k – $88k | ▲ 72.8% |
| Office Services Supervisor 2 | 11 | $69,615 | $66k – $78k | ▲ 11.4% |
| State Program Admin Coordinator | 10 | $107,599 | $94k – $113k | ▼ 0.8% |
| Office Services Supervisor 3 | 10 | $81,428 | $66k – $84k | ▲ 5.6% |
| Radio Communications Supervsr | 9 | $105,064 | $99k – $107k | ▲ 10.3% |
| Dvs Program Supervisor | 9 | $94,085 | $91k – $101k | ▼ 2.7% |
| Dvs Regional Supervisor | 9 | $91,070 | $84k – $92k | ▲ 10.5% |
| State Program Admin Manager Senior | 8 | $131,026 | $120k – $133k | ▲ 5.7% |
| State Program Admin Manager | 8 | $121,370 | $121k – $123k | ▲ 6.3% |
| Engineering Specialist Senior | 8 | $109,230 | $107k – $111k | ▲ 6.4% |
| Engineering Specialist | 8 | $90,739 | $84k – $94k | ▲ 6.0% |
| Management Analyst 3 | 8 | $82,877 | $78k – $85k | ▲ 2.2% |
| Community Services Program Specialist 2 | 8 | $57,675 | $28k – $63k | ▲ 6.1% |
| Customer Services Specialist Princ | 8 | $56,875 | $55k – $59k | ▲ 7.1% |
| Management Analyst 1 | 8 | $49,719 | $43k – $51k | ▲ 20.2% |
| Deputy State Fire Marshal Supervisor | 7 | $107,304 | $105k – $109k | new |
| State Program Admin Supervisor Prin | 7 | $101,823 | $101k – $112k | new |
| Liquor Control Invest Special | 7 | $64,365 | $58k – $70k | ▼ 4.0% |
| Planner Principal Comm Specialist | 6 | $95,892 | $94k – $100k | ▲ 6.1% |
| Accounting Officer Principal | 6 | $90,488 | $86k – $93k | new |
| Grants Specialist Coordinator | 6 | $88,488 | $79k – $96k | new |
| Capitol Complex Security Supervisor | 6 | $84,202 | $26k – $92k | ▲ 14.8% |
| Planner Senior Community | 6 | $83,577 | $63k – $86k | ▲ 13.2% |
| Security/Comm Systems Monitor | 6 | $61,274 | $45k – $70k | ▼ 2.9% |
| Account Clerk Senior | 6 | $41,342 | $17k – $62k | ▼ 14.0% |
| State Patrol Major | 5 | $172,610 | $167k – $175k | ▲ 8.6% |
| Staff Attorney 3 | 5 | $121,456 | $95k – $123k | new |
| Staff Attorney 2 | 5 | $107,532 | $106k – $117k | ▲ 87.7% |
| Commercial Vehicle Inspect Sup | 5 | $83,336 | $79k – $85k | ▼ 1.1% |
| Human Resources Specialist 2 | 5 | $74,663 | $70k – $83k | new |
| Buyer 2 | 5 | $74,211 | $66k – $76k | ▲ 36.2% |
| Auditor Intermediate | 5 | $68,528 | $63k – $69k | ▲ 8.0% |
| Planner Senior State | 5 | $66,483 | $11k – $74k | new |
| Office and Admin Specialist Prin | 5 | $64,238 | $64k – $67k | ▲ 4.3% |
No jobs match.
How many people earn what
- Under $10k75
- $10k – $30k156
- $30k – $50k245
- $50k – $70k620
- $70k – $90k369
- $90k – $110k324
- $110k – $150k494
- $150k or more124
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Pay by department
| Department | People | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|
| West Metro D 2500 Troopers | 83 | $107,678 |
| East Metro D 2400 Troopers | 77 | $111,546 |
| Rochester D2100 Troopers | 52 | $114,771 |
| St Cloud D 2600 Troopers | 47 | $116,312 |
| Marshall D 2300 Troopers | 34 | $113,354 |
| Detroit Lakes D 2900 Troopers | 34 | $119,234 |
| Duluth D 2700 Troopers | 33 | $118,770 |
| Brainerd D 2800 Troopers | 32 | $119,354 |
| Thief River Falls D3200 Troope | 31 | $106,806 |
| Dvs Exam Region 3b | 28 | $45,023 |
| Dvs Exam Region 4b | 28 | $33,215 |
| Mankato D 2200 Troopers | 27 | $116,042 |
Highest paid at Public Safety Department in 2025
- 1Michael R LautigarState Patrol Trooper$236,646▲ $8,964 vs 2024
- 2Adam James KrambeerState Patrol Trooper$228,811▲ $32,198 vs 2024
- 3John D FarmakesState Patrol Lieutenant$225,628▲ $58,733 vs 2024
- 4Adam M FlynnState Patrol Lieutenant$215,121▲ $77,137 vs 2024
- 5Peter Jerome GomanState Patrol Captain$212,811▲ $49,200 vs 2024
- 6Charles J. BackesState Patrol Lieutenant$200,392▲ $52,888 vs 2024
- 7Michael ThaoState Patrol Trooper$199,807▲ $36,872 vs 2024
- 8Jason H EngeldingerState Patrol Captain$198,234▲ $34,870 vs 2024
- 9Christina Elizabeth BogojevicState Patrol Chief$197,180▲ $31,621 vs 2024
- 10Andrew W EvansAssistant Suprintendent Bca-Post Lic$197,180▲ $10,731 vs 2024
Common questions
How much does a Public Safety Department (Minnesota) employee make?
The typical employee was paid $76,256 in 2025: half of the 2,407 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $53,628 and $111,537.
Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?
No. It is the pay people received: regular salary or wages (91.5% of all pay), overtime (6.4%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (2.1%).
Where does this data come from, and when is it updated?
From Minnesota Management and Budget (mn.gov). Our figures match the agency's latest release; the next update is expected after the fiscal year closes (usually by August).
"Typical pay" is the median: half earn more, half earn less. "Most earn" is the middle half of workers. Figures are calculated by PublicPayData from the official dataset; 0 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals