Linnell, Paul Alexander
Deputy Secretary of State ElecSecretary 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 2026, pay went up 54% while consumer prices went up 9%. After inflation, pay is up 41% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $137,790 | +1.0% | +3.1% | −2.1% |
| FY 2025 | $136,461 | +26.1% | +2.6% | +22.8% |
| FY 2024 | $108,256 | +21.3% | +3.3% | +17.5% |
| FY 2023 | $89,220 | — | — | — |
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 · Deputy Secretary of State Elec
Too few people share this job title that year to make a fair comparison.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
5 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Secretary of State Operations | Deputy Secretary of State Elec Full-time | Ramsey | $64.69 /hr | — | $137,790 |
| 2025 | Secretary of State Operations | Deputy Secretary of State Elec Full-time | Ramsey | $64.69 /hr | — | $136,461 |
| 2025 | Secretary of State Elections Management | State Prog Admin Director Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $54.16 /hr | — | — |
| 2024 | Secretary of State Elections Management | State Prog Admin Director Full-time | Ramsey | $51.83 /hr | $622 | $108,256 |
| 2023 | Secretary of State Elections Management | State Prog Admin Director Full-time | Ramsey | $49.13 /hr | — | $89,220 |
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 Deputy Secretary of State Elec
FY 2026, amount paid
No one else with a pay figure that year.