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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

Stacy Akemann

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

2025 total comp

$96,175

Sub-department: MSAB Teachers
Base pay: $85,358
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,817
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,175
Hire date: 2001-08-27
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

Stacy Akemann holds the role of Special Teacher: Ma/Ms/5Yr+Lic at MN State Academies within Msab Teachers. They have served since 2001 (about 24 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $96,175. They are represented by Residential Schools Education.

Chelsea Paulson

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

2025 total comp

$95,477

Sub-department: Curriculum Education Program
Base pay: $93,627
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,850
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,477
Hire date: 2013-06-24
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

At MN State Academies, Chelsea Paulson serves as a Special Teacher: Ma/Ms/5Yr+Lic within Curriculum Education Program. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 12 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $95,477. Their bargaining unit is Residential Schools Education.

Kathryn Letourneau

Special Teacher:Ma/Ms+Lic+30Gr/MN State Academies

2025 total comp

$94,579

Sub-department: Student Support Services
Base pay: $94,579
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,579
Hire date: 2022-08-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 9
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

Kathryn Letourneau holds the role of Special Teacher:Ma/Ms+Lic+30Gr at MN State Academies within Student Support Services. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $94,579. Their bargaining unit is Residential Schools Education.

Shannon Swank

Special Teacher:Ma/Ms+Lic+30Gr/MN State Academies

2025 total comp

$93,787

Sub-department: Student Support Services
Base pay: $92,137
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,787
Hire date: 2016-07-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 9
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

Shannon Swank is a Special Teacher:Ma/Ms+Lic+30Gr at MN State Academies within Student Support Services. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $93,787. They are represented by Residential Schools Education.