Minnesota / Secretary of State

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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

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Jennifer Lipman

State Program Administrative Senior/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$13,403

Sub-department: Legal Affairs/Public Records
Base pay: $9,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,065
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,403
Hire date: 2022-02-07
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, 2025: No
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, Jennifer Lipman serves as a State Program Administrative Senior within Legal Affairs/Public Records. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $13,403. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Katie Hermann

Customer Services Specialist Int/Secretary of State

2024 total comp

$12,136

Sub-department: Uniform Comm Code
Base pay: $11,641
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $495
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,136
Hire date: 2020-12-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 61
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: G53
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Katie Hermann holds the role of Customer Services Specialist Int at Secretary of State within Uniform Community Code. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 4 years as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $12,136. They are represented by Clerical.

Kaylynn Gallagher

Office & Administrative Specialist/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$9,200

Sub-department: Fiscal
Base pay: $9,200
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,200
Hire date: 2025-04-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
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: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Secretary of State, Kaylynn Gallagher serves as a Office & Administrative Specialist within Fiscal. They have served since 2025 (under a year), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $9,200. Union affiliation: Clerical.

Laura Knecht

Central Services Administrative Specialist/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$8,348

Sub-department: Safe at Home Admin
Base pay: $8,348
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,348
Hire date: 2025-04-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
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: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Secretary of State, Laura Knecht serves as a Central Services Administrative Specialist within Safe at Home Administrative. They have served since 2025 (under a year), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $8,348. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.