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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Melanie Hazelip

State Program Administrative Supervisor/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$82,862

Sub-department: Communications
Base pay: $82,862
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,862
Hire date: 2022-06-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 12
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

Melanie Hazelip holds the role of State Program Administrative Supervisor at Secretary of State within Communications. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $82,862. Their bargaining unit is Middle Management Association.

Kyle Jenner

State Program Administrative Senior/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$81,837

Sub-department: Elections Security
Base pay: $81,837
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,837
Hire date: 2012-05-15
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: Yes
Agency Number: G53
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kyle Jenner holds the role of State Program Administrative Senior at Secretary of State within Elections Security. Hired in 2012, they have about 13 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $81,837. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Judith Wickham

Information Technology Specialist 3/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$80,481

Sub-department: Infrastructure
Base pay: $80,481
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,481
Hire date: 2013-08-19
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 14
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

Judith Wickham holds the role of Information Technology Specialist 3 at Secretary of State within Infrastructure. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 12 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,481. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Grace Doyle

State Program Administrative Senior/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$77,576

Sub-department: Elections Security
Base pay: $77,576
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,576
Hire date: 2018-10-18
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: Yes
Agency Number: G53
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Grace Doyle holds the role of State Program Administrative Senior at Secretary of State within Elections Security. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $77,576. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Emily Mcguire

State Program Administrative Supervisor Principal/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$77,369

Sub-department: Safe at Home
Base pay: $75,469
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,369
Hire date: 2022-08-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 18
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

Emily Mcguire works as a State Program Administrative Supervisor Principal for Secretary of State within Safe at Home. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years) as a full-time employee. Emily earned $77,369 in 2025. They are represented by Middle Management Association.

Jessica Johnstone

Office Services Supervisor 2/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$77,269

Sub-department: Business Services
Base pay: $77,269
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,269
Hire date: 2015-03-11
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

Jessica Johnstone works as a Office Services Supervisor 2 for Secretary of State within Business Services. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years as a full-time employee. Jessica earned $77,269 in 2025. Union affiliation: Middle Management Association.