Venkatesan, Abirami
Systems ArchitectMN.IT Services OfficeRamsey CountyFull-time
DHS MN.IT ASD AS Middleware1. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2014 to FY 2017, pay went down 86% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 86% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2017 | $14,379 | −91.3% | +1.8% | −91.5% |
| FY 2016 | $165,487 | −12.3% | +0.7% | −12.9% |
| FY 2015 | $188,717 | +89.4% | +0.7% | +88.1% |
| FY 2014 | $99,626 | — | — | — |
Each change compares a year with the one before. Large swings usually come from a partial year, extra hours or a change of job rather than a raise. Prices: Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, U.S. city average) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, averaged July to June; FY 2026 uses 11 months because October 2025 was not published.
Compared with the same job title
FY 2017 · Systems Architect
Paid more than 2% of the 63 people with this job title that year. The median was $117,824.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
4 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | MN.IT Services Office DHS MN.IT ASD AS Middleware1 | Systems Architect Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $56.71 /hr | $1,300 | $14,379 |
| 2016 | MN.IT Services Office DHS MN.IT ASD AS Middleware1 | Systems Architect Full-time | Ramsey | $55.33 /hr | $40,489 | $165,487 |
| 2015 | Office of MN.IT Services MMIS App Integration | Systems Architect Full-time | Ramsey | $52.18 /hr | $61,289 | $188,717 |
| 2014 | Office of MN.IT Services MMIS App Integration | Systems Architect Full-time | Ramsey | $48.88 /hr | $22,426 | $99,626 |
The state reports one pay total per person per year, covering all of their positions, so it appears on one of that year’s lines and the others show no separate pay.
Highest paid in MN.IT Services Office
FY 2017, amount paid
- Kharengra, Ajmer$204,099Information Technology Spec 5
- Kiemen, John J$201,715Systems Architect
- Hamdan, Nazek Said$174,769Information Technology Spec 5
- Chunduri, Sharmila$170,731Information Technology Spec 4
- Rademacher, Donald P$166,612Systems Architect
- Capra, Vincent L$162,964Systems Architect
- Bollu, Nagamalleswara Rao$156,407Information Technology Spec 4
- Johnson, Howard S$156,202Systems Architect
Highest paid as Systems Architect
FY 2017, amount paid
- Kiemen, John J$201,715MN.IT Services Office
- Rademacher, Donald P$166,612MN.IT Services Office
- Capra, Vincent L$162,964MN.IT Services Office
- Johnson, Howard S$156,202MN.IT Services Office
- Hemani, Sulaiman$150,199MN.IT Services Office
- Sorenson, Scott$134,267MN.IT Services Office
- Barott, Bruce D$132,255MN.IT Services Office
- Kilber, Teresa L$131,808MN.IT Services Office