Minnesota / Perpich Center for Arts Education

Agency file

Perpich Center for Arts Education

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

The Perpich Center for Arts Education administers public education — funding, academic standards, and the operation of schools.

In 2025, this agency had 81 employees with median total compensation of $70,174; the highest distinct record was $144,709.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $5.2M
Employees: 81
Median total: $70,174
Highest record: $144,709

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$51$116,306+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 81 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($70,174) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $60,372 (94%)
Overtime — $417 (1%)
Other — $3,627 (6%)
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

$13,493

$37,552

$70,174

$89,942

$107,504

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $107,504 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $13,493. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Arts Education Teacher 6

15 · $79,340

Arts School Residence Coordinator

9 · $37,552

Education Consultant 3

5 · $108,842

Arts Education Teacher 9

4 · $91,582

General Maintenance Worker

4 · $32,218

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	$4.9M —	72 —	$73,470 —
2025	$5.2M ▲ 6.3%	81 ▲ 12.5%	$70,174 ▼ 4.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Suzanne Bursh

Customer Services Specialist/Perpich Center for Arts Education

2025 total comp

$4,255

Sub-department: Student Services
Base pay: $4,255
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,255
Hire date: 2000-07-10
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: E25
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Perpich Center for Arts Education, Suzanne Bursh serves as a Customer Services Specialist within Student Services. Hired in 2000, they have about 25 years of service, working part-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $4,255. They are represented by Clerical.

Shannon Hannigan

Arts Education Teacher 5/Perpich Center for Arts Education

2025 total comp

$3,482

Sub-department: Arts High School Staff
Base pay: $3,482
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,482
Hire date: 1991-04-24
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 5
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.25
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E25
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Perpich Center for Arts Education, Shannon Hannigan serves as a Arts Education Teacher 5 within Arts High School Staff. Their tenure dates to 1991, about 34 years, working intermittent, 0.25 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $3,482. Their bargaining unit is Insufficient Work Time.

Scott Toop

Security Guard/Perpich Center for Arts Education

2025 total comp

$2,405

Sub-department: Security
Base pay: $2,405
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,405
Hire date: 2025-06-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E25
Bargaining Unit Number: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Scott Toop works as a Security Guard for Perpich Center for Arts Education within Security. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year as a full-time employee. Scott earned $2,405 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Service.

Elizabeth Mwende

Special Education Program Assistant/Perpich Center for Arts Education

2024 total comp

$2,209

Sub-department: Student Services
Base pay: $2,209
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,209
Hire date: 2023-08-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 63
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care Non Professional
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: E25
Bargaining Unit Number: 204
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Elizabeth Mwende works as a Special Education Program Assistant for Perpich Center for Arts Education within Student Services. Hired in 2023, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. Elizabeth earned $2,209 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Health Care Non Professional.