Minnesota · 2025 pay
How much do Capitol Area Architect (Minnesota) employees make?
$31,993typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$22,552 – $98,072what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year and seasonal workers. The source doesn't show who worked the full year.
Minnesota Management and Budget publishes pay by position without employee names, so there is no name search here.
Common jobs:
✓ Official data from Minnesota Management and BudgetMatches the agency's latest releasemn.gov ↗
Is pay going up?
No. Typical pay went from $49,626 in 2016 to $31,993 in 2025 (−36%).
What changed since 2024
- −39.0%Typical pay went down from $52,483 to $31,993.
- +10.0%Typical raise for the 2 people paid in both 2024 and 2025. About 50% got a raise of 10% or more.
- 3 new3 people were paid for the first time in 2025, and 2 people paid in 2024 were no longer on the payroll.
- +148%Since 2017, typical pay has gone from $12,897 to $31,993, while the number of people paid went down from 6 to 5.
The next update is expected after the fiscal year closes (usually by August).
Pay by job
Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.
| Job | People | Typical pay | Most earn |
|---|
How many people earn what
- Under $10k1
- $10k – $30k1
- $30k – $50k1
- $50k – $70k0
- $70k – $90k0
- $90k – $110k1
- $110k – $150k1
- $150k or more0
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Pay by department
| Department | People | Typical pay |
|---|
Highest paid at Capitol Area Architect in 2025
- 1Erik M DahlExecutive Sec Cap Area Arch and Plng$121,122▲ $15,801 vs 2024
- 2Peter John MustyPlanner Principal State$98,072▲ $4,581 vs 2024
- 3Jessica Marie HughesOffice and Admin Specialist Int$31,993
- 4Tina Grace ChimuzuPlanner$22,552
- 5Cindy KueOffice and Admin Specialist Int$4,460
Common questions
How much does a Capitol Area Architect (Minnesota) employee make?
The typical employee was paid $31,993 in 2025: half of the 5 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $22,552 and $98,072.
Why do so many people earn very little?
The list includes everyone who got a paycheck during the year: part-time, seasonal and short-term workers, and people who joined or left partway through. 1 people (20.0%) were paid under $10,000.
Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?
No. It is the pay people received: regular salary or wages (99.6% of all pay), overtime (0.0%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (0.4%).
Where does this data come from, and when is it updated?
From Minnesota Management and Budget (mn.gov). Our figures match the agency's latest release; the next update is expected after the fiscal year closes (usually by August).
"Typical pay" is the median: half earn more, half earn less. "Most earn" is the middle half of workers. Figures are calculated by PublicPayData from the official dataset; 0 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals