Knecht, Laura
Central Svcs Admin SpecSecretary of StateRamsey CountyFull-time
Safe at Home Admin. 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 up 438% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 421% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $44,876 | +437.5% | +3.1% | +421.2% |
| FY 2025 | $8,348 | — | — | — |
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 · Central Svcs Admin Spec
Paid more than 39% of the 38 people with this job title that year. The median was $45,975.
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 Safe at Home Admin | Central Svcs Admin Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $22.23 /hr | — | $44,876 |
| 2025 | Secretary of State Safe at Home Admin | Central Svcs Admin Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $20.91 /hr | — | $8,348 |
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 Central Svcs Admin Spec
FY 2026, amount paid
- Miller, Ronald J$88,849MN St Colleges & Universities
- Branstrom, David A$55,415Health Department
- Lowe, Beverly Suzanne$53,447Revenue Dept
- Sobotta, Constance Marie$52,939MN St Colleges & Universities
- Medow, Ruth Dara$52,825Public Employees Retire Assoc
- Flom, Koni$52,825Corrections Dept
- Stanell, David F$52,825Human Services Dept
- Rausch, Richard E$52,825Revenue Dept