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Secretary of State

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

The Secretary of State administers elections and maintains official state records and registrations.

In 2025, this agency had 132 employees with median total compensation of $67,657; the highest distinct record was $203,709.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $10.3M
Employees: 132
Median total: $67,657
Highest record: $203,709

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$795$153,165+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 132 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($67,657) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $77,063 (99%)
Overtime — $94 (0%)
Other — $612 (1%)
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

$9,200

$49,504

$67,657

$117,223

$139,009

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $139,009 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $9,200. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Information Technology Specialist 4

17 · $123,642

Office Specialist

11 · $3,189

Customer Services Specialist Int

10 · $45,621

Customer Services Specialist Senior

9 · $51,267

State Program Administrative

8 · $56,300

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	$8.6M —	111 —	$71,407 —
2025	$10.3M ▲ 19.3%	132 ▲ 18.9%	$67,657 ▼ 5.3%

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Record list

Employees

Page 1

Stephen Simon

Secretary of State/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$126,358

Sub-department: Operations
Base pay: $126,358
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $126,358
Hire date: 1996-09-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 4
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G53
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Secretary of State, Stephen Simon serves as a Secretary of State within Operations. Their tenure dates to 1996, about 29 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $126,358. Union affiliation: Manager.

Andrew Hanson

Information Technology Specialist 4/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$125,310

Sub-department: Central Projects
Base pay: $122,810
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,310
Hire date: 2023-01-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
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: Yes
Agency Number: G53
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Secretary of State, Andrew Hanson serves as a Information Technology Specialist 4 within Central Projects. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $125,310. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Bruce Yang

Information Technology Specialist 4/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$125,144

Sub-department: Elections System Development
Base pay: $125,144
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,144
Hire date: 2018-01-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
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: Yes
Agency Number: G53
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Bruce Yang works as a Information Technology Specialist 4 for Secretary of State within Elections System Development. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years as a full-time employee. Bruce earned $125,144 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Tony Schroeder

Information Technology Specialist 4/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$125,133

Sub-department: Central Projects
Base pay: $125,133
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,133
Hire date: 2023-06-26
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
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: Yes
Agency Number: G53
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Tony Schroeder holds the role of Information Technology Specialist 4 at Secretary of State within Central Projects. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $125,133. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Francis Jackson

Information Technology Specialist 4/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$125,133

Sub-department: Elections System Development
Base pay: $125,133
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,133
Hire date: 2017-07-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
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: Yes
Agency Number: G53
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Francis Jackson holds the role of Information Technology Specialist 4 at Secretary of State within Elections System Development. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $125,133. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

James Kortum

Information Technology Specialist 4/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$125,133

Sub-department: Infrastructure
Base pay: $125,133
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,133
Hire date: 2013-07-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
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: Yes
Agency Number: G53
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

James Kortum works as a Information Technology Specialist 4 for Secretary of State within Infrastructure. They have served since 2013 (about 12 years) as a full-time employee. James earned $125,133 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Laarni Dy

Information Technology Specialist 4/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$125,133

Sub-department: System Development
Base pay: $125,133
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,133
Hire date: 2003-02-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
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: Yes
Agency Number: G53
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Secretary of State, Laarni Dy serves as a Information Technology Specialist 4 within System Development. They have served since 2003 (about 22 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $125,133. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Nicole Siebolds

Information Technology Specialist 4/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$125,133

Sub-department: Central Projects
Base pay: $125,133
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,133
Hire date: 1999-01-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
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: Yes
Agency Number: G53
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Secretary of State, Nicole Siebolds serves as a Information Technology Specialist 4 within Central Projects. Hired in 1999, they have about 26 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $125,133. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Ronald Roeser

Information Technology Specialist 4/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$125,133

Sub-department: Infrastructure
Base pay: $125,133
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,133
Hire date: 1993-11-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
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: Yes
Agency Number: G53
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Secretary of State, Ronald Roeser serves as a Information Technology Specialist 4 within Infrastructure. They have served since 1993 (about 32 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $125,133. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Ryan Boyer

Information Technology Specialist 4/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$123,642

Sub-department: Elections System Development
Base pay: $123,642
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,642
Hire date: 2023-10-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
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: Yes
Agency Number: G53
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Ryan Boyer works as a Information Technology Specialist 4 for Secretary of State within Elections System Development. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years as a full-time employee. Ryan earned $123,642 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.