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

Page 1

Shannon Sass

State Program Administrative Intermediate/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$64,158

Sub-department: Safe at Home Admin
Base pay: $64,158
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,158
Hire date: 2014-03-26
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: Yes
Agency Number: G53
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Shannon Sass works as a State Program Administrative Intermediate for Secretary of State within Safe at Home Administrative. They have served since 2014 (about 11 years) as a full-time employee. Shannon earned $64,158 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Jill Kirschner

Customer Services Specialist Princ/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$64,084

Sub-department: Uniform Comm Code
Base pay: $64,084
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,084
Hire date: 2006-03-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 67
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

Jill Kirschner holds the role of Customer Services Specialist Princ at Secretary of State within Uniform Community Code. Hired in 2006, they have about 19 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $64,084. They are represented by Clerical.

Choua Vang

Customer Services Specialist Princ/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$62,651

Sub-department: Business Unit One-Intermediate
Base pay: $62,651
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,651
Hire date: 2016-03-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 67
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, Choua Vang serves as a Customer Services Specialist Princ within Business Unit One-Intermediate. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $62,651. They are represented by Clerical.

Laurie Schlegel

Customer Services Specialist Senior/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$61,590

Sub-department: Business Unit Two-Senior
Base pay: $61,590
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,590
Hire date: 1988-07-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
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

Laurie Schlegel works as a Customer Services Specialist Senior for Secretary of State within Business Unit Two-Senior. Hired in 1988, they have about 37 years of service as a full-time employee. Laurie earned $61,590 in 2025. Union affiliation: Clerical.

Gavin Nordberg

State Program Administrative Intermediate/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$61,177

Sub-department: Elections
Base pay: $60,097
Overtime: $1,081
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,177
Hire date: 2023-05-01
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: Yes
Agency Number: G53
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Gavin Nordberg holds the role of State Program Administrative Intermediate at Secretary of State within Elections. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $61,177. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Josie Bellrichard

Information Officer 2/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$61,095

Sub-department: Business Services
Base pay: $61,095
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,095
Hire date: 2023-11-08
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: 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, Josie Bellrichard serves as a Information Officer 2 within Business Services. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $61,095. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Marta Haugan

Information Officer 2/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$60,634

Sub-department: SAH Communications
Base pay: $60,634
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,634
Hire date: 2024-01-31
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: Yes
Agency Number: G53
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Marta Haugan works as a Information Officer 2 for Secretary of State within Sah Communications. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. Marta earned $60,634 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Cynthia Calderon

State Program Administrative/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$59,443

Sub-department: SAH Communications
Base pay: $59,158
Overtime: $285
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,443
Hire date: 2023-08-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 5
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

Cynthia Calderon is a State Program Administrative at Secretary of State within Sah Communications. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $59,443. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.