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

Christina Krieger

Human Resources Specialist 1/Perpich Center for Arts Education

2025 total comp

$77,256

Sub-department: Operations Support Staff
Base pay: $76,256
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,256
Hire date: 2015-09-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
Union / bargaining unit: Confidential
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: 217
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Perpich Center for Arts Education, Christina Krieger serves as a Human Resources Specialist 1 within Operations Support Staff. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $77,256. Union affiliation: Confidential.

Angela Pederson

Food Service Supervisor/Perpich Center for Arts Education

2025 total comp

$77,089

Sub-department: Student Services
Base pay: $77,089
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,089
Hire date: 2014-09-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 16
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
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: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Angela Pederson works as a Food Service Supervisor for Perpich Center for Arts Education within Student Services. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 11 years as a full-time employee. Angela earned $77,089 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Middle Management Association.

Kevin Hohlstein

Arts Education Teacher 2/Perpich Center for Arts Education

2025 total comp

$77,004

Sub-department: Arts High School Staff
Base pay: $68,414
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,590
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,004
Hire date: 2019-08-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 2
Union / bargaining unit: Residential Schools Education
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: 215
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kevin Hohlstein works as a Arts Education Teacher 2 for Perpich Center for Arts Education within Arts High School Staff. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service as a full-time employee. Kevin earned $77,004 in 2025. They are represented by Residential Schools Education.

Troy Ochsendorf

Building Maintenance Supervisor 1/Perpich Center for Arts Education

2024 total comp

$76,869

Sub-department: Administration
Base pay: $76,847
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $23
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,869
Hire date: 2015-11-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 22
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: E25
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Troy Ochsendorf is a Building Maintenance Supervisor 1 at Perpich Center for Arts Education within Administration. They have served since 2015 (about 9 years), working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $76,869. They are represented by Middle Management Association.

Aaron Culey

Building Maintenance Supervisor 1/Perpich Center for Arts Education

2025 total comp

$76,452

Sub-department: Administration
Base pay: $73,735
Overtime: $2,717
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,452
Hire date: 2022-07-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 22
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
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: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Perpich Center for Arts Education, Aaron Culey serves as a Building Maintenance Supervisor 1 within Administration. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $76,452. Their bargaining unit is Middle Management Association.

Brian Pickerell

Arts Education Teacher 4/Perpich Center for Arts Education

2025 total comp

$75,972

Sub-department: Arts High School Staff
Base pay: $75,852
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,972
Hire date: 2009-08-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 4
Union / bargaining unit: Residential Schools Education
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: 215
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Brian Pickerell is a Arts Education Teacher 4 at Perpich Center for Arts Education within Arts High School Staff. Hired in 2009, they have about 16 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $75,972. Their bargaining unit is Residential Schools Education.

Quanwanza Rivera

Registered Nurse/Perpich Center for Arts Education

2025 total comp

$75,521

Sub-department: Student Services
Base pay: $71,312
Overtime: $1,734
Other pay: $2,474
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,521
Hire date: 2024-09-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: MN Nurses Association
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: 205
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Quanwanza Rivera holds the role of Registered Nurse at Perpich Center for Arts Education within Student Services. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $75,521. Their bargaining unit is MN Nurses Association.

Kristi Johnson

Education Consultant 3/Perpich Center for Arts Education

2025 total comp

$74,891

Sub-department: PDRG Support Staff
Base pay: $74,891
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,891
Hire date: 2018-09-25
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 19
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E25
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kristi Johnson works as a Education Consultant 3 for Perpich Center for Arts Education within Pdrg Support Staff. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. Kristi earned $74,891 in 2025. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Jody Gentz

Student Records Coordinator/Perpich Center for Arts Education

2025 total comp

$74,350

Sub-department: Student Services
Base pay: $71,000
Overtime: $2,666
Other pay: $684
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,350
Hire date: 1997-06-02
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: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E25
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jody Gentz holds the role of Student Records Coordinator at Perpich Center for Arts Education within Student Services. Hired in 1997, they have about 28 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $74,350. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

David Bowman

Arts Education Teacher 6/Perpich Center for Arts Education

2024 total comp

$74,101

Sub-department: Arts High School Staff
Base pay: $66,522
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,580
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,101
Hire date: 2019-08-22
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 6
Union / bargaining unit: Residential Schools Education
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: E25
Bargaining Unit Number: 215
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

David Bowman holds the role of Arts Education Teacher 6 at Perpich Center for Arts Education within Arts High School Staff. They have served since 2019 (about 5 years) as a part-time, 0.75 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $74,101. Union affiliation: Residential Schools Education.