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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Patricia Greene

Customer Services Specialist Int/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$44,984

Sub-department: Business Unit One-Intermediate
Base pay: $44,984
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,984
Hire date: 2024-04-10
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, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G53
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Patricia Greene holds the role of Customer Services Specialist Int at Secretary of State within Business Unit One-Intermediate. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $44,984. Union affiliation: Clerical.

Jennifer Dehn

Central Services Administrative Specialist/Secretary of State

2024 total comp

$43,033

Sub-department: Safe at Home Admin
Base pay: $40,630
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,403
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,033
Hire date: 2005-05-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 58
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

Jennifer Dehn works as a Central Services Administrative Specialist for Secretary of State within Safe at Home Administrative. Hired in 2005, they have about 19 years of service as a full-time employee. Jennifer earned $43,033 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.

Anthony Timm

Office & Administrative Specialist/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$42,305

Sub-department: Elections
Base pay: $41,601
Overtime: $704
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,305
Hire date: 2024-02-14
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

Anthony Timm holds the role of Office & Administrative Specialist at Secretary of State within Elections. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $42,305. Union affiliation: Clerical.

Nicholas Strunk

State Program Administrative/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$41,304

Sub-department: Voter Outreach
Base pay: $39,661
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,643
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,304
Hire date: 2024-04-16
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 5
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
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: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Nicholas Strunk holds the role of State Program Administrative at Secretary of State within Voter Outreach. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a part-time, 0.75 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $41,304. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Randall Harris

Central Services Administrative Specialist Inter/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$39,993

Sub-department: Safe at Home Admin
Base pay: $39,993
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,993
Hire date: 2024-08-21
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, 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, Randall Harris serves as a Central Services Administrative Specialist Inter within Safe at Home Administrative. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $39,993. Union affiliation: Clerical.

Miguel Zamora

Customer Services Specialist Int/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$39,526

Sub-department: Business Unit One-Intermediate
Base pay: $39,526
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,526
Hire date: 2024-07-22
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, 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, Miguel Zamora serves as a Customer Services Specialist Int within Business Unit One-Intermediate. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $39,526. Union affiliation: Clerical.

Julian Covington

Office & Administrative Specialist/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$39,209

Sub-department: Elections
Base pay: $38,429
Overtime: $780
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,209
Hire date: 2024-02-26
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

Julian Covington works as a Office & Administrative Specialist for Secretary of State within Elections. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. Julian earned $39,209 in 2025. They are represented by Clerical.