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Ritchie, Donald Mark

Secretary Of StateSecretary of StateRamsey CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$412,595
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$49,631
FY 2015
Highest year
$93,334
FY 2012
Yearly average
$82,519
across years on record
Change since first year
-45%
FY 2011 to FY 2015 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$89,8772011$93,3342012$89,8772013$89,8772014$49,6312015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went down 45% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is down 48% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$49,631−44.8%+0.7%−45.2%
FY 2014$89,877+0.0%+1.6%−1.5%
FY 2013$89,877−3.7%+1.7%−5.3%
FY 2012$93,334+3.8%+2.9%+0.9%
FY 2011$89,877———

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 2015 · Secretary Of State

Too few people share this job title that year to make a fair comparison.

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Secretary of State
Office of Secretary of State
Secretary Of State
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$44.51 /hr—$49,631
2014Secretary of State
Office of Secretary of State
Secretary Of State
Full-time
Ramsey$43.21 /hr—$89,877
2013Secretary of State
Office of Secretary of State
Secretary Of State
Full-time
Ramsey$43.21 /hr—$89,877
2012Secretary of State
Office of Secretary of State
Secretary Of State
Full-time
Ramsey$43.21 /hr—$93,334
2011Secretary of State
Office of Secretary of State
Secretary Of State
Full-time
Ramsey$43.21 /hr—$89,877

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 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Secretary Of State

FY 2015, amount paid