Bechtle, Kate
Staff Attorney 3Secretary of StateRamsey CountyFull-time
Legal Affairs/Public Records. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2022 to FY 2026, pay went up 404% while consumer prices went up 16%. After inflation, pay is up 334% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $131,174 | +5.0% | +3.1% | +1.8% |
| FY 2025 | $124,954 | +8.5% | +2.6% | +5.7% |
| FY 2024 | $115,179 | +23.0% | +3.3% | +19.1% |
| FY 2023 | $93,619 | +260.1% | +6.3% | +238.8% |
| FY 2022 | $26,001 | — | — | — |
Each change compares a year with the one before. Large swings usually come from a partial year, extra hours or a change of job rather than a raise. Prices: Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, U.S. city average) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, averaged July to June; FY 2026 uses 11 months because October 2025 was not published.
Compared with the same job title
FY 2026 · Staff Attorney 3
Paid more than 59% of the 81 people with this job title that year. The median was $126,356.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
6 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Secretary of State Legal Affairs/Public Records | Staff Attorney 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $63.69 /hr | — | $131,174 |
| 2026 | Revenue Dept ALSD-Disclosure | Staff Attorney Supervisor Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $63.35 /hr | — | — |
| 2025 | Revenue Dept Disclosure | Staff Attorney Supervisor Full-time | Ramsey | $60.24 /hr | — | $124,954 |
| 2024 | Revenue Dept Disclosure | Staff Attorney Supervisor Full-time | Ramsey | $55.69 /hr | — | $115,179 |
| 2023 | Revenue Dept Disclosure | Staff Attorney Supervisor Full-time | Ramsey | $50.88 /hr | — | $93,619 |
| 2022 | Revenue Dept Legal Disclosure | Attorney 2 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $36.34 /hr | — | $26,001 |
The state reports one pay total per person per year, covering all of their positions, so it appears on one of that year’s lines and the others show no separate pay.
Highest paid in Secretary of State
FY 2026, amount paid
- McDonald, Christopher Mark$180,223Information Syst Director
- Strother, Julie A$163,891Asst Secretary of State
- Erickson, Justin$153,209Deputy Secretary of State Oper
- Auger, Daniel C$151,494Systems Architect
- Olson, Lawrence J$151,492Systems Architect
- McCollough, Matt$150,954Systems Supervisor
- Selstad, Christian H$150,952Systems Supervisor
- Johnson, Robert Alex$150,952Systems Supervisor
Highest paid as Staff Attorney 3
FY 2026, amount paid
- Petroski, Andrew S$144,122Employ & Econ Development Dept
- Kwong, Justin A$141,409Health Department
- Ellis, Derek R$137,149Human Services Dept
- Bethke, Lauren C$136,356Secretary of State
- Hilding, Derek A$136,347Natural Resources Dept
- Ziezulewicz, Paul$135,099Human Services Dept
- Steenhoek, Sarah W$133,408Human Services Dept
- Slator, Kevin T$133,408Human Services Dept