Minnesota · 2025 pay
How much do Minnesota State Academies employees make?
$46,488typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$24,923 – $70,261what 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: Special Education Program AssistantHuman Services TechnicianSpecial Teacher: Ma/Ms/5yr+lic
✓ Official data from Minnesota Management and BudgetMatches the agency's latest releasemn.gov ↗
How is pay spread across workers?
A year of pay for a lower-paid, typical and higher-paid worker (counting everyone paid), and the top earner, split into regular pay, overtime and extra pay.
$23,622
$46,161
$71,258
$174,195
Lower-paid workerearns more than 1 in 4 coworkers
Typical workerright in the middle
Higher-paid workerearns more than 3 in 4 coworkers
Highest paidone person
Regular payOvertimeExtra pay
Is pay going up?
Yes. Typical pay went from $31,826 in 2016 to $46,488 in 2025 (+46%).
What changed since 2024
- +5.9%Typical pay went up from $43,882 to $46,488.
- +7.6%Typical raise for the 211 people paid in both 2024 and 2025. About 39% got a raise of 10% or more.
- 41 new41 people were paid for the first time in 2025, and 34 people paid in 2024 were no longer on the payroll.
- +46%Since 2016, typical pay has gone from $31,826 to $46,488, while the number of people paid went down from 284 to 252.
The next update is expected after the fiscal year closes (usually by August).
Pay slip · 2025
A typical worker's year
Minnesota State Academies
official data
2016–2025
| Regular pay | $43,661 |
|---|---|
| Overtime | $271 |
| Extra pay | $2,229 |
| Total for the year | $46,161 |
Average of the 13 workers in the middle of the pay range. Does not include benefits.
Matches the agency's latest release
Pay by job
Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.
| Job | People | Typical pay | Most earn | Since 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Education Program Assistant | 73 | $39,642 | $19k – $49k | ▲ 6.1% |
| Human Services Technician | 36 | $30,719 | $6k – $41k | ▼ 0.8% |
| Special Teacher: Ma/Ms/5yr+lic | 21 | $83,409 | $77k – $87k | ▲ 13.3% |
| Special Teacher:ma/Ms+lic+30gr | 14 | $98,915 | $93k – $104k | ▲ 10.8% |
| General Maintenance Worker | 9 | $44,134 | $35k – $52k | ▼ 7.2% |
| Special Teacher:ba/Bs+lic+10 | 9 | $18,879 | $10k – $42k | ▲ 23.8% |
| Registered Nurse | 7 | $15,697 | $7k – $48k | new |
| Special Teacher:ma/Ms+lic+10gr | 6 | $82,299 | $73k – $84k | ▲ 5.5% |
| Licensed Practical Nurse | 6 | $16,100 | $8k – $25k | new |
| Sign Language Interpreter Specialist | 5 | $74,354 | $69k – $77k | ▲ 11.5% |
How many people earn what
- Under $10k36
- $10k – $30k36
- $30k – $50k72
- $50k – $70k44
- $70k – $90k37
- $90k – $110k17
- $110k – $150k8
- $150k or more2
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Pay by department
| Department | People | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|
| Msad Sepas | 33 | $42,667 |
| Msab Special Ed Prog Asst | 29 | $41,039 |
| Msa Maintenance | 24 | $50,613 |
| Msad Teachers | 23 | $83,347 |
| Msa Administration | 21 | $80,293 |
| Msab Teachers | 19 | $78,984 |
| Student Support Services | 15 | $84,066 |
| Msad Th Residential | 15 | $41,829 |
| Msab Residential | 13 | $38,081 |
| Health Services | 13 | $16,071 |
| Msab Intermittent Staff | 11 | $8,838 |
Highest paid at Minnesota State Academies in 2025
- 1Terrence T WildingMn Academies Administrator$174,195▲ $8,553 vs 2024
- 2Kimberly C ViskocilRegistered Nurse Supervisor$152,599▲ $18,892 vs 2024
- 3Karlene M BleningerRegistered Nurse$142,542▲ $18,008 vs 2024
- 4Brittany Renae ThomfordeMn Academies Director$139,196▲ $7,616 vs 2024
- 5John C DavisMn Academies Director$139,196▲ $6,040 vs 2024
- 6Jody L OlsonInstitution Educational Supervisor$123,750▲ $5,988 vs 2024
- 7Ryan David JohnsonInstitution Educational Supervisor$120,895▲ $5,402 vs 2024
- 8Daniel A HaugenPhysical Plant Director$115,297▲ $6,858 vs 2024
- 9Jamie L JindraSpecial Teacher:ma/Ms+lic+30gr$111,015▲ $11,156 vs 2024
- 10Charles D LechtenbergSpecial Teacher:ma/Ms+lic+30gr$110,592▲ $10,912 vs 2024
Common questions
How much does a Minnesota State Academies employee make?
The typical employee was paid $46,488 in 2025: half of the 252 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $24,923 and $70,261.
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. 36 people (14.3%) 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 (95.7% of all pay), overtime (0.7%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (3.6%).
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