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

Erica Thoen

Information Technology Specialist 4/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$88,953

Sub-department: System Development
Base pay: $88,953
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,953
Hire date: 2013-11-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
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

Erica Thoen holds the role of Information Technology Specialist 4 at Secretary of State within System Development. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 12 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $88,953. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Amanda Scheid

Communications Specialist 2/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$87,888

Sub-department: Communications
Base pay: $87,888
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,888
Hire date: 2020-01-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 11
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, Amanda Scheid serves as a Communications Specialist 2 within Communications. Hired in 2020, they have about 5 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,888. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Adam Aanerud

State Program Administrative Senior/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$84,793

Sub-department: Elections
Base pay: $84,793
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,793
Hire date: 2008-06-16
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

Adam Aanerud holds the role of State Program Administrative Senior at Secretary of State within Elections. Hired in 2008, they have about 17 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $84,793. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Bradley Anderson

State Program Administrative Senior/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$84,793

Sub-department: Elections
Base pay: $84,793
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,793
Hire date: 2005-10-24
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

At Secretary of State, Bradley Anderson serves as a State Program Administrative Senior within Elections. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 20 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $84,793. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Valerie Williams

Dei Specialist Intermediate/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$84,156

Sub-department: Human Resources/DEAI
Base pay: $84,156
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,156
Hire date: 2015-03-02
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

Valerie Williams holds the role of Dei Specialist Intermediate at Secretary of State within Human Resources/Deai. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $84,156. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.