Special Teacher: Ma/Ms/5Yr+Lic

Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.

22 employees hold this title in Corrections Department. Median total compensation for the role is $88,859, above the department median of $73,261.

Employees: 22
Total payroll: $1.7M
Role median: $88,859
Agency median: $73,261
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$2,952$126,527+

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How total compensation varies among the 22 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Minnesota

Special Teacher: Ma/Ms/5Yr+Lic is held in 4 Minnesota departments. In Corrections Department, the median of $88,859 ranks #3 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Direct Care and Treatment Department

$103,842 · 1

Human Services Department

$89,392 · 2

MN State Academies

$82,449 · 24

Median total compensation for the Special Teacher: Ma/Ms/5Yr+Lic role in other Minnesotadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Brian Lokken

Special Teacher: Ma/Ms/5Yr+Lic/Corrections Department

2025 total comp

$82,456

Sub-department: ML Education Director's Staff
Base pay: $81,846
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $610
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,456
Hire date: 2012-01-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 6
Union / bargaining unit: Residential Schools Education
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Carlton

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: P78
Bargaining Unit Number: 215
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Corrections Department, Brian Lokken serves as a Special Teacher: Ma/Ms/5Yr+Lic within Ml Education Director's Staff. Hired in 2012, they have about 13 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $82,456. Union affiliation: Residential Schools Education.

Chelsey Tulgren

Special Teacher: Ma/Ms/5Yr+Lic/Corrections Department

2025 total comp

$79,921

Sub-department: STW Education Director's Staff
Base pay: $79,921
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,921
Hire date: 2016-10-19
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 6
Union / bargaining unit: Residential Schools Education
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Washington

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: P78
Bargaining Unit Number: 215
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Chelsey Tulgren holds the role of Special Teacher: Ma/Ms/5Yr+Lic at Corrections Department within Stw Education Director's Staff. Hired in 2016, they have about 9 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $79,921. They are represented by Residential Schools Education.