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

Meagan Saiko

Human Resources Consultant 1/Secretary of State

2024 total comp

$76,849

Sub-department: Office of Secretary of State
Base pay: $76,849
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,849
Hire date: 2018-08-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 16
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: G53
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Meagan Saiko works as a Human Resources Consultant 1 for Secretary of State within Office of Secretary of State. Hired in 2018, they have about 6 years of service as a full-time employee. Meagan earned $76,849 in 2024. Union affiliation: Excluded All Others.

Mildred Cardinal

State Program Administrative Intermediate/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$76,256

Sub-department: Business Services
Base pay: $76,256
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,256
Hire date: 1989-12-20
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

Mildred Cardinal works as a State Program Administrative Intermediate for Secretary of State within Business Services. Their tenure dates to 1989, about 36 years as a full-time employee. Mildred earned $76,256 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Trudy O'Marro

Office Services Supervisor 2/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$75,349

Sub-department: Business Services
Base pay: $75,349
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,349
Hire date: 2019-07-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 11
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

Trudy O'Marro works as a Office Services Supervisor 2 for Secretary of State within Business Services. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years as a full-time employee. Trudy earned $75,349 in 2025. Union affiliation: Middle Management Association.

Kristina Choporov

Information Technology Specialist 2/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$74,015

Sub-department: System Maintenance
Base pay: $74,015
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,015
Hire date: 2016-03-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 9
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

Kristina Choporov is a Information Technology Specialist 2 at Secretary of State within System Maintenance. Hired in 2016, they have about 9 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $74,015. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Mai Yang

Office Services Supervisor 2/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$73,659

Sub-department: Business Services
Base pay: $71,916
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,743
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,659
Hire date: 2016-06-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 11
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

Mai Yang works as a Office Services Supervisor 2 for Secretary of State within Business Services. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years) as a full-time employee. Mai earned $73,659 in 2025. They are represented by Middle Management Association.

Michael Wall

State Program Administrative/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$71,703

Sub-department: Voter Outreach
Base pay: $69,576
Overtime: $2,128
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,703
Hire date: 2006-01-09
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

At Secretary of State, Michael Wall serves as a State Program Administrative within Voter Outreach. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 19 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $71,703. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.