Black, Bibi
General Counsel 1Secretary of StateRamsey CountyFull-time
Operations. 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 2023 to FY 2024, pay went up 9% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 6% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $138,808 | +9.3% | +3.3% | +5.9% |
| FY 2023 | $126,944 | — | — | — |
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 2024 · General Counsel 1
Paid more than 50% of the 22 people with this job title that year. The median was $134,915.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Secretary of State Operations | General Counsel 1 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $67.99 /hr | — | $138,808 |
| 2023 | Secretary of State Operations | General Counsel 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $62.27 /hr | — | $126,944 |
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 2024, amount paid
- Trenzeluk, Theodore J$173,812Information Syst Director
- Strother, Julie A$151,695Asst Secretary of State
- McCollough, Matt$142,749Systems Supervisor
- Auger, Daniel C$142,667Systems Architect
- Selstad, Christian H$142,168Systems Supervisor
- Lindstrom, Ann$138,077Deputy Secretary of State Oper
- Olson, Lawrence J$134,853Systems Architect
- Abel, Thomas M$134,270Systems Analysis Unit Supv
Highest paid as General Counsel 1
FY 2024, amount paid
- Terry, Brett O$151,726Employ & Econ Development Dept
- Root, Joshua Thomas$148,014Transportation Dept
- Taubel, Eric Scott$146,286Cannabis Management Office
- Cownie, James R$144,578Transportation Dept
- Ganin, Daniel$144,041Corrections Dept
- Meyer, Lynn Moran$143,525Revenue Dept
- Spanier, Douglas P$142,944Agriculture Dept
- Wold, Andrew D$141,465Office of Higher Education