Sass, Shannon K
State Prog Admin IntermediateSecretary 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 2023 to FY 2026, pay went up 19% while consumer prices went up 9%. After inflation, pay is up 9% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $67,504 | +5.2% | +3.1% | +2.0% |
| FY 2025 | $64,158 | +8.1% | +2.6% | +5.3% |
| FY 2024 | $59,340 | +5.0% | +3.3% | +1.6% |
| FY 2023 | $56,515 | — | — | — |
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 · State Prog Admin Intermediate
Paid more than 51% of the 390 people with this job title that year. The median was $67,177.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
5 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Secretary of State Safe at Home Admin | State Prog Admin Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $33.48 /hr | — | $67,504 |
| 2025 | Secretary of State Safe at Home Admin | State Prog Admin Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $31.92 /hr | — | $64,158 |
| 2024 | Secretary of State Safe at Home Admin | State Prog Admin Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $29.47 /hr | — | $59,340 |
| 2023 | Secretary of State Safe at Home Admin | State Prog Admin Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $27.01 /hr | — | $56,515 |
| 2023 | Secretary of State Safe at Home Admin | State Prog Admin Intermediate Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $26.14 /hr | — | — |
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 State Prog Admin Intermediate
FY 2026, amount paid
- Birkholz-Maniak, Suzanne M$106,961Public Safety Dept
- Haney, Michael$91,018MNsure
- Swanson, Renee$87,929Public Employees Retire Assoc
- Lane, Todd D$82,604Lottery
- Netteberg, Andrew Clark$81,998MNsure
- Holt, Patricia$80,987Natural Resources Dept
- Camplin, Erika$80,892Agriculture Dept
- Wilkens, Cynthia Lynn$80,850Veterans Affairs Dept