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Ludtke, Scott

Information Technology Spec 4Secretary of StateRamsey CountyFull-time

System Development. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$288,003
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$60,851
FY 2014 · $698 overtime
Highest year
$77,700
FY 2012
Yearly average
$72,001
across years on record
Change since first year
-16%
FY 2011 to FY 2014 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$72,8002011$77,7002012$76,6522013$60,8512014
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2014, pay went down 16% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 21% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2014$60,851−20.6%+1.6%−21.8%
FY 2013$76,652−1.3%+1.7%−3.0%
FY 2012$77,700+6.7%+2.9%+3.7%
FY 2011$72,800———

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 2014 · Information Technology Spec 4

Paid more than 8% of the 652 people with this job title that year. The median was $91,376.

Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.

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Every record

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2014Secretary of State
System Development
Information Technology Spec 4
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$41.06 /hr$698$60,851
2013Secretary of State
System Development
Information Technology Spec 4
Full-time
Ramsey$38.36 /hr—$76,652
2012Secretary of State
System Development
Information Technology Spec 3
Full-time
Ramsey$35.00 /hr—$77,700
2011Secretary of State
Infrastructure
Information Technology Spec 3
Full-time
Ramsey$35.00 /hr—$72,800

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 2014, amount paid

Highest paid as Information Technology Spec 4

FY 2014, amount paid