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%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

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Record list

Employees

Page 1

Theodore Trenzeluk

Information Syst Director/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$203,709

Sub-department: Office of Secretary of State
Base pay: $156,919
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $46,790
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $203,709
Hire date: 2012-09-26
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 53
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: G53
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Secretary of State, Theodore Trenzeluk serves as a Information Syst Director within Office of Secretary of State. They have served since 2012 (about 13 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $203,709. Union affiliation: Manager.

Christopher Mcdonald

Information Syst Director/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$166,159

Sub-department: Office of Secretary of State
Base pay: $160,507
Overtime: $1,382
Other pay: $4,271
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $166,159
Hire date: 2019-01-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 53
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
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: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Christopher Mcdonald works as a Information Syst Director for Secretary of State within Office of Secretary of State. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years) as a full-time employee. Christopher earned $166,159 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Manager.

Julie Strother

Assistant Secretary of State/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$154,838

Sub-department: Office of Secretary of State
Base pay: $154,838
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $154,838
Hire date: 2006-05-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 2
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
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: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Julie Strother is a Assistant Secretary of State at Secretary of State within Office of Secretary of State. They have served since 2006 (about 19 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $154,838. Their bargaining unit is Manager.

Matt Mccollough

Systems Supervisor/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$153,165

Sub-department: Computer Services
Base pay: $148,588
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,577
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,165
Hire date: 2005-11-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 23
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

Matt Mccollough works as a Systems Supervisor for Secretary of State within Computer Services. Hired in 2005, they have about 20 years of service as a full-time employee. Matt earned $153,165 in 2025. They are represented by Middle Management Association.

Lawrence Olson

Systems Architect/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$149,125

Sub-department: Computer Services
Base pay: $149,125
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $149,125
Hire date: 1994-11-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 21
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

Lawrence Olson is a Systems Architect at Secretary of State within Computer Services. Hired in 1994, they have about 31 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $149,125. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Daniel Auger

Systems Architect/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$149,107

Sub-department: Computer Services
Base pay: $149,107
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $149,107
Hire date: 2004-03-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 21
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

Daniel Auger works as a Systems Architect for Secretary of State within Computer Services. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 21 years as a full-time employee. Daniel earned $149,107 in 2025. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Christian Selstad

Systems Supervisor/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$148,606

Sub-department: Computer Services
Base pay: $148,606
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,606
Hire date: 2005-09-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 23
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

At Secretary of State, Christian Selstad serves as a Systems Supervisor within Computer Services. They have served since 2005 (about 20 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $148,606. Their bargaining unit is Middle Management Association.

Robert Johnson

Systems Supervisor/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$148,606

Sub-department: Computer Services
Base pay: $148,606
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,606
Hire date: 2024-06-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 23
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

At Secretary of State, Robert Johnson serves as a Systems Supervisor within Computer Services. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $148,606. Union affiliation: Middle Management Association.