Boyer, Ryan Christopher
Information Technology Spec 4Secretary of StateRamsey CountyFull-time
Elections System Development. 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 2025 to FY 2026, pay went down 50% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 51% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $62,298 | −49.6% | +3.1% | −51.1% |
| FY 2025 | $123,642 | — | — | — |
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 · Information Technology Spec 4
Paid more than 5% of the 991 people with this job title that year. The median was $127,106.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Secretary of State Elections System Development | Information Technology Spec 4 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $61.14 /hr | — | $62,298 |
| 2025 | Secretary of State Elections System Development | Information Technology Spec 4 Full-time | Ramsey | $60.24 /hr | — | $123,642 |
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 Information Technology Spec 4
FY 2026, amount paid
- Rud, Kurt$225,328Minnesota IT Services
- Thao, David Kong$202,972Minnesota IT Services
- Stapleton II, Michael Edward$183,055Minnesota IT Services
- Khan, Imtiaz Ahmed$177,457Minnesota IT Services
- Steinle, Nathan Robert$177,163Minnesota IT Services
- Yang, Khay Tou$176,971Minnesota IT Services
- Morrison, Bryan Ray$174,520Minnesota IT Services
- Bondeson, David H.$173,191Minnesota IT Services