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McDonald, Christopher Mark

Information Syst DirectorSecretary of StateRamsey CountyFull-time

Office of Secretary of State. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$1,119,302
over 8 fiscal years
Latest year
$180,223
FY 2026
Highest year
$180,223
FY 2026
Yearly average
$139,913
across years on record
Change since first year
+275%
FY 2019 to FY 2026 · prices +29%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K$48,0552019$134,3242020$141,2352021$143,7992022$152,9552023$152,5522024$166,1592025$180,2232026
Paid in yearFY 2019 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2019 to FY 2026, pay went up 275% while consumer prices went up 29%. After inflation, pay is up 190% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$180,223+8.5%+3.1%+5.2%
FY 2025$166,159+8.9%+2.6%+6.1%
FY 2024$152,552−0.3%+3.3%−3.4%
FY 2023$152,955+6.4%+6.3%+0.1%
FY 2022$143,799+1.8%+7.2%−5.0%
FY 2021$141,235+5.1%+2.3%+2.8%
FY 2020$134,324+179.5%+1.6%+175.2%
FY 2019$48,055———

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 Syst Director

Paid more than 50% of the 14 people with this job title that year. The median was $179,591.

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

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Every record

8 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Secretary of State
Office of Secretary of State
Information Syst Director
Full-time
Ramsey$86.69 /hr—$180,223
2025Secretary of State
Office of Secretary of State
Information Syst Director
Full-time
Ramsey$85.41 /hr$1,382$166,159
2024Minnesota IT Services
M365 Operations
Information Syst Manager
Full-time
Ramsey$73.46 /hr—$152,552
2023Minnesota IT Services
M365 Operations
Information Syst Manager
Full-time
Ramsey$69.63 /hr—$152,955
2022MN.IT Services Office
M365 Operations
Information Syst Manager
Full-time
Ramsey$67.93 /hr—$143,799
2021MN.IT Services Office
Enterprise Email Ops & BI Rep
Information Syst Manager
Full-time
Ramsey$66.27 /hr—$141,235
2020MN.IT Services Office
Enterprise Email Ops & BI Rep
Information Syst Manager
Full-time
Ramsey$64.65 /hr—$134,324
2019MN.IT Services Office
SaaS App Ops & Dev
Information Syst Manager
Full-time
Ramsey$63.23 /hr—$48,055

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

Highest paid as Information Syst Director

FY 2026, amount paid