Minnesota / Public Safety Department

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Public Safety Department

Source file: Minnesota — State Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Public Safety Department provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2025, this agency had 2,398 employees with median total compensation of $76,256; the highest distinct record was $236,646.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $194.2M
Employees: 2,398
Median total: $76,256
Highest record: $236,646

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$424$171,977+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 2,398 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($76,256) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $74,143 (92%)
Overtime — $5,197 (6%)
Other — $1,664 (2%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$31,214

$53,566

$76,256

$111,341

$132,437

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $132,437 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $31,214. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

State Patrol Trooper

586 · $117,190

Dvs Exam & Inspector Specialist

182 · $49,270

Office & Administrative Specialist Int

103 · $53,385

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior

99 · $60,076

Customer Services Specialist Int

85 · $44,114

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$166.2M —	2,183 —	$72,953 —
2025	$194.2M ▲ 16.9%	2,398 ▲ 9.8%	$76,256 ▲ 4.5%

Record list

Employees

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Torry Ledin

Criminal Intelligence Analyst/Public Safety Department

2024 total comp

$15,154

Sub-department: Bca Cios #2
Base pay: $15,154
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,154
Hire date: 2024-03-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: P07
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Torry Ledin holds the role of Criminal Intelligence Analyst at Public Safety Department within Bca Cios #2. Hired in 2024, they have under a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $15,154. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Celia Magill-Cuerden

Training & Development Specialist 2/Public Safety Department

2025 total comp

$14,913

Sub-department: DVS Administrative Trng
Base pay: $12,527
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,386
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,913
Hire date: 2016-05-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: P07
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Celia Magill-Cuerden works as a Training & Development Specialist 2 for Public Safety Department within Dvs Administrative Training. Hired in 2016, they have about 9 years of service as a full-time employee. Celia earned $14,913 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Chris Waller

Dvs Exam & Inspector Specialist/Public Safety Department

2025 total comp

$14,863

Sub-department: DVS Exam Region 10B
Base pay: $14,514
Overtime: $349
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,863
Hire date: 2025-02-26
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Beltrami

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: P07
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Public Safety Department, Chris Waller serves as a Dvs Exam & Inspector Specialist within Dvs Exam Region 10B. They have served since 2025 (under a year), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $14,863. Their bargaining unit is Technical.

Thomas Smith

Assistant Commr Public Safety/Public Safety Department

2024 total comp

$14,863

Sub-department: Comm Office Dep Comm's Staff
Base pay: $12,195
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,668
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,863
Hire date: 1996-05-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 26
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: P07
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Thomas Smith works as a Assistant Commr Public Safety for Public Safety Department within Community Office Deputy Community's Staff. They have served since 1996 (about 28 years) as a full-time employee. Thomas earned $14,863 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Manager.