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MN State Academies

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

The MN State Academies operates a public higher-education institution — instruction, research, and student services.

In 2025, this agency had 254 employees with median total compensation of $46,488; the highest distinct record was $174,195.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $12.5M
Employees: 254
Median total: $46,488
Highest record: $174,195

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$211$123,750+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 254 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($46,488) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $47,209 (96%)
Overtime — $334 (1%)
Other — $1,768 (4%)
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

$6,065

$25,155

$46,488

$71,006

$91,247

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $91,247 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $6,065. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Special Education Program Assistant

75 · $39,642

Human Services Technician

37 · $30,511

Special Teacher: Ma/Ms/5Yr+Lic

20 · $83,737

Special Teacher:Ma/Ms+Lic+30Gr

13 · $98,349

Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic+10

11 · $35,255

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	$11.5M —	246 —	$44,064 —
2025	$12.5M ▲ 8.7%	254 ▲ 3.3%	$46,488 ▲ 5.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Robin Johnson

Special Teacher: Ma/Ms/5Yr+Lic/MN State Academies

2025 total comp

$65,502

Sub-department: MSAD Teachers
Base pay: $63,902
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,502
Hire date: 2000-08-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 6
Union / bargaining unit: Residential Schools Education
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Rice

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E44
Bargaining Unit Number: 215
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Robin Johnson works as a Special Teacher: Ma/Ms/5Yr+Lic for MN State Academies within Msad Teachers. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 25 years as a full-time employee. Robin earned $65,502 in 2025. Union affiliation: Residential Schools Education.

Sabrina Hubmer

Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic/MN State Academies

2025 total comp

$65,314

Sub-department: MSAD Teachers
Base pay: $64,076
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,238
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,314
Hire date: 2000-01-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 2
Union / bargaining unit: Residential Schools Education
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Rice

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E44
Bargaining Unit Number: 215
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Sabrina Hubmer holds the role of Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic at MN State Academies within Msad Teachers. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 25 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $65,314. Union affiliation: Residential Schools Education.

Kelley Harrell

Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic+40/MN State Academies

2025 total comp

$65,182

Sub-department: MSAB Teachers
Base pay: $62,322
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,860
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,182
Hire date: 2022-11-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 6
Union / bargaining unit: Residential Schools Education
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Rice

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E44
Bargaining Unit Number: 215
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kelley Harrell holds the role of Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic+40 at MN State Academies within Msab Teachers. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $65,182. Union affiliation: Residential Schools Education.

Bryan Ortiz-Porrata

Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic+10/MN State Academies

2025 total comp

$64,974

Sub-department: MSAD Teachers
Base pay: $57,804
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,170
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,974
Hire date: 2022-11-28
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 3
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.1
Work county: Rice

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: E44
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Bryan Ortiz-Porrata is a Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic+10 at MN State Academies within Msad Teachers. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service, working intermittent, 0.1 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $64,974. Their bargaining unit is Insufficient Work Time.

Sara Vollbrecht

Accounting Officer/MN State Academies

2025 total comp

$64,314

Sub-department: Business Office
Base pay: $64,314
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,314
Hire date: 2010-11-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 5
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Rice

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E44
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Sara Vollbrecht is a Accounting Officer at MN State Academies within Business Office. Hired in 2010, they have about 15 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $64,314. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Donna Hanson

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior/MN State Academies

2025 total comp

$64,257

Sub-department: Curriculum Education Program
Base pay: $61,590
Overtime: $267
Other pay: $2,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,257
Hire date: 1988-04-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Rice

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E44
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Donna Hanson is a Office & Administrative Specialist Senior at MN State Academies within Curriculum Education Program. Their tenure dates to 1988, about 37 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $64,257. They are represented by Clerical.

Lynn Erickson

Cook Coordinator/MN State Academies

2025 total comp

$64,156

Sub-department: Student Nutrition
Base pay: $61,524
Overtime: $2,213
Other pay: $420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,156
Hire date: 1986-03-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Rice

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E44
Bargaining Unit Number: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Lynn Erickson is a Cook Coordinator at MN State Academies within Student Nutrition. They have served since 1986 (about 39 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $64,156. They are represented by Service.

Rosemarie Schahn

Licensed Practical Nurse/MN State Academies

2025 total comp

$62,181

Sub-department: Health Services
Base pay: $59,606
Overtime: $1,795
Other pay: $779
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,181
Hire date: 1998-12-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 70
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care Non Professional
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Rice

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E44
Bargaining Unit Number: 204
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Rosemarie Schahn works as a Licensed Practical Nurse for MN State Academies within Health Services. They have served since 1998 (about 27 years) as a full-time employee. Rosemarie earned $62,181 in 2025. They are represented by Health Care Non Professional.