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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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2024
$8.6M
—
111
—
$71,407
—
2025
$10.3M
▲ 19.3%
132
▲ 18.9%
$67,657
▼ 5.3%

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Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Record list

Employees

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Justin Erickson

General Counsel 1/Secretary of State

2025 total comp
$146,681
Sub-department
Operations
Base pay
$146,681
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$146,681
Hire date
2013-06-10
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay grade
21
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
Classified
Classified Status
Classified
Compensation Frequency Code
Hourly

At Secretary of State, Justin Erickson serves as a General Counsel 1 within Operations. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 12 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $146,681. They are represented by Manager.

Ann Lindstrom

Deputy Secretary of State Oper/Secretary of State

2025 total comp
$144,327
Sub-department
Operations
Base pay
$144,327
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$144,327
Hire date
2010-06-28
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay grade
20
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

Ann Lindstrom works as a Deputy Secretary of State Oper for Secretary of State within Operations. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 15 years as a full-time employee. Ann earned $144,327 in 2025. They are represented by Manager.

Thomas Abel

Systems Analysis Unit Supervisor/Secretary of State

2025 total comp
$141,017
Sub-department
Computer Services
Base pay
$139,009
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,008
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$141,017
Hire date
2014-01-22
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay grade
21
Union / bargaining unit
Middle Management Association
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
216
Branch
Executive
Branch Code
Executive
Classified Code
Classified
Classified Status
Classified
Compensation Frequency Code
Hourly

Thomas Abel holds the role of Systems Analysis Unit Supervisor at Secretary of State within Computer Services. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 11 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $141,017. They are represented by Middle Management Association.