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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

Randall Hardy

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

2025 total comp

$76,969

Sub-department: MSAB Teacher Ints
Base pay: $76,969
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,969
Hire date: 1977-01-03
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 3
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.01
Work county: Rice

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E44
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Randall Hardy holds the role of Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic+10 at MN State Academies within Msab Teacher Ints. Their tenure dates to 1977, about 48 years as a intermittent, 0.01 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $76,969. Union affiliation: Insufficient Work Time.

Joyce Ongjoco

Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic+30/MN State Academies

2025 total comp

$76,928

Sub-department: MSAB Teachers
Base pay: $76,928
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,928
Hire date: 2005-07-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 5
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: No
Agency Number: E44
Bargaining Unit Number: 215
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At MN State Academies, Joyce Ongjoco serves as a Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic+30 within Msab Teachers. Hired in 2005, they have about 20 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $76,928. Union affiliation: Residential Schools Education.

Meghan Lewis

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

2025 total comp

$76,704

Sub-department: MSAD Teachers
Base pay: $73,054
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,704
Hire date: 2014-12-15
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

At MN State Academies, Meghan Lewis serves as a Special Teacher: Ma/Ms/5Yr+Lic within Msad Teachers. They have served since 2014 (about 11 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $76,704. Their bargaining unit is Residential Schools Education.

Kerry Vigesaa-David

Human Resources Specialist 1/MN State Academies

2025 total comp

$76,256

Sub-department: MSA Human Resources
Base pay: $76,256
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,256
Hire date: 2001-06-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
Union / bargaining unit: Confidential
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: 217
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kerry Vigesaa-David works as a Human Resources Specialist 1 for MN State Academies within Msa Human Resources. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 24 years as a full-time employee. Kerry earned $76,256 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Confidential.

Colleen Johnson

State Program Administrative Intermediate/MN State Academies

2025 total comp

$76,256

Sub-department: Curriculum Education Program
Base pay: $76,256
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,256
Hire date: 2022-04-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
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

Colleen Johnson holds the role of State Program Administrative Intermediate at MN State Academies within Curriculum Education Program. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $76,256. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Ariane Smolen Schaefer

Sign Language Interpreter Specialist/MN State Academies

2025 total comp

$74,354

Sub-department: MSA Administration
Base pay: $72,054
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,354
Hire date: 2010-08-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 8
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

Ariane Smolen Schaefer is a Sign Language Interpreter Specialist at MN State Academies within Msa Administration. Hired in 2010, they have about 15 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $74,354. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Crystal Underdahl

Special Teacher:Ma/Ms+Lic+10Gr/MN State Academies

2025 total comp

$73,200

Sub-department: MSAB Teachers
Base pay: $71,400
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,200
Hire date: 2012-08-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
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

Crystal Underdahl is a Special Teacher:Ma/Ms+Lic+10Gr at MN State Academies within Msab Teachers. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 13 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $73,200. They are represented by Residential Schools Education.

Zachary Schaefer

Human Services Technician/MN State Academies

2025 total comp

$73,140

Sub-department: MSAD Tate Hall Intermittents
Base pay: $69,094
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,046
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,140
Hire date: 2011-01-12
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 26
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

At MN State Academies, Zachary Schaefer serves as a Human Services Technician within Msad Tate Hall Intermittents. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 14 years, working part-time, 0.1 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $73,140. Union affiliation: Insufficient Work Time.

Kerry Vigesaa

Human Resources Specialist 1/MN State Academies

2024 total comp

$72,690

Sub-department: MSA Human Resources
Base pay: $72,690
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,690
Hire date: 2001-06-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
Union / bargaining unit: Confidential
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Rice

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: E44
Bargaining Unit Number: 217
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kerry Vigesaa works as a Human Resources Specialist 1 for MN State Academies within Msa Human Resources. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 23 years as a full-time employee. Kerry earned $72,690 in 2024. They are represented by Confidential.