Smith, Nathaniel Paul
Information Technology Spec 4Secretary of StateRamsey CountyFull-time
System Development. 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 2013 to FY 2015, pay went down 82% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is down 83% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2015 | $4,887 | −92.0% | +0.7% | −92.0% |
| FY 2014 | $60,991 | +120.7% | +1.6% | +117.3% |
| FY 2013 | $27,630 | — | — | — |
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 · Information Technology Spec 4
Paid more than 0% of the 692 people with this job title that year. The median was $94,108.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
4 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Secretary of State System Development | Information Technology Spec 4 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $31.55 /hr | — | $4,887 |
| 2014 | Secretary of State System Development | Information Technology Spec 4 Full-time | Ramsey | $30.63 /hr | — | $60,991 |
| 2014 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Lk Sup Duluth MAPE | Information Technology Spec 3 Full-time · left during year | St Louis | $27.61 /hr | — | — |
| 2013 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Lk Sup Duluth MAPE | Information Technology Spec 3 Full-time | St Louis | $26.81 /hr | — | $27,630 |
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
- Cross, Robert$111,749Systems Supervisor
- Auger, Daniel C$107,915Systems Architect
- Selstad, Christian H$106,046Systems Supervisor
- McCollough, Matt$105,294Systems Supervisor
- Hjelm, Kathleen M$101,607State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Poser, Gary$101,519Deputy Secretary of State Elec
- Flom, Theresa J$97,804Information Technology Spec 5
- Schultz, Ryan$95,685Information Technology Spec 5
Highest paid as Information Technology Spec 4
FY 2015, amount paid
- Bollu, Nagamalleswara Rao$187,019Office of MN.IT Services
- Chunduri, Sharmila$170,939Office of MN.IT Services
- Deeb, Raymond E$136,574Office of MN.IT Services
- Hanegraaf, Peter$136,269Office of MN.IT Services
- Patterson, David B$135,261Office of MN.IT Services
- Antosh, Michael James$122,990Office of MN.IT Services
- Kane, Thomas A$121,010Office of MN.IT Services
- Grosland, Gary D$120,378Office of MN.IT Services