Capitol Area Architect

Source file: Minnesota — State Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Capitol Area Architect is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 5 employees with median total compensation of $31,993; the highest distinct record was $121,122.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $278.2K
Employees: 5
Median total: $31,993
Highest record: $121,122

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$4,460$121,122+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 5 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($31,993) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $55,411 (100%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $229 (0%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$4,460

$22,552

$31,993

$98,072

$121,122

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $121,122 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $4,460. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Office & Administrative Specialist Int

2 · $18,226

Executive Secretary Cap Area Arch & Plng

1 · $121,122

Planner Principal State

1 · $98,072

Planner

1 · $22,552

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$218.4K —	4 —	$52,483 —
2025	$278.2K ▲ 27.4%	5 ▲ 25.0%	$31,993 ▼ 39.0%

Record list

Employees

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Laura Dotson

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Capitol Area Architect

2024 total comp

$8,163

Sub-department: Capitol Area Arch & Plg Board
Base pay: $7,618
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $545
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,163
Hire date: 2021-11-04
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 61
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.7
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: G9X
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Laura Dotson works as a Office & Administrative Specialist Int for Capitol Area Architect within Capitol Area Arch & Plg Board. They have served since 2021 (about 3 years) as a part-time, 0.7 FTE employee. Laura earned $8,163 in 2024. They are represented by Clerical.