Minnesota / Education Department / Education Consultant 3

Job-title file

Education Consultant 3

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

212 employees hold this title in Education Department. Median total compensation for the role is $108,670, above the department median of $100,985.

Employees: 212
Total payroll: $20.5M
Role median: $108,670
Agency median: $100,985
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$2,101$122,349+

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

How total compensation varies among the 212 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.

Compared with the local labor market

Education Consultant 3 pay vs. Minnesota

Across all employers in Minnesota, the median wage for Instructional Coordinators — about 3,130 people — is $80,550. Education Department pays a median base salary of $108,511 for this role, 35% above that figure — about the 82nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Education Department sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$59,730

$65,080

$80,550

$98,940

$118,330

Education Department median · $108,511

The bar is the range of annual wages for Instructional Coordinators across every employer in Minnesota, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Education Department’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Instructional Coordinators — about 227,760 people — is $77,440. Education Department’s median base salary is 40% above that national figure, about the 81st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

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25th

Median

75th

90th

$47,980

$60,780

$77,440

$98,820

$121,670

Education Department median · $108,511

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Minnesota range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 211 of 226 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Education Department is $106,128, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across Minnesota

Education Consultant 3 is held in 10 Minnesota departments. In Education Department, the median of $108,670 ranks #5 of 10.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Professional Educator Licensing Std Bd

$115,546 · 3

Veterans Affairs Department

$109,899 · 3

Children Youth & Families Department

$109,615 · 15

Perpich Center for Arts Education

$108,842 · 5

Agriculture Department

$107,564 · 2

Minnesota Zoological Garden

$105,885 · 1

MN St Colleges & Universities

$80,712 · 1

Office of Higher Education

$53,481 · 2

Natural Resources Department

$46,880 · 1

Median total compensation for the Education Consultant 3 role in other Minnesotadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Education Consultant beyond Minnesota

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In Minnesota, the median of $104,957 ranks #1 of 2. See Education Consultant across all of Minnesota →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Vermont

$75,535 · 6

Median total compensation for comparable Education Consultantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Linda Campbell-Laman

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2025 total comp

$114,180

Sub-department: Spec Ed Monitoring &Assistance
Base pay: $114,180
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,180
Hire date: 2013-04-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Linda Campbell-Laman is a Education Consultant 3 at Education Department within Specialist Education Monitoring &Assistance. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 12 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $114,180. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Venessa Moe

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2025 total comp

$114,026

Sub-department: EDI Cultural Responsiveness
Base pay: $114,026
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,026
Hire date: 2019-04-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Venessa Moe is a Education Consultant 3 at Education Department within Edi Cultural Responsiveness. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $114,026. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

James Wood

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2025 total comp

$114,026

Sub-department: Specialty & Tech Innovations
Base pay: $114,026
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,026
Hire date: 2007-04-26
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

James Wood works as a Education Consultant 3 for Education Department within Specialty & Technician Innovations. Hired in 2007, they have about 18 years of service as a full-time employee. James earned $114,026 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Ellen Nacik

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2025 total comp

$113,874

Sub-department: Sp Ed Rsch Pract&Implemntation
Base pay: $113,874
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,874
Hire date: 2009-01-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Education Department, Ellen Nacik serves as a Education Consultant 3 within Sp Education Rsch Pract&Implemntation. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 16 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $113,874. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Lucy Arias

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2025 total comp

$113,874

Sub-department: Early Education
Base pay: $113,874
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,874
Hire date: 1989-07-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Education Department, Lucy Arias serves as a Education Consultant 3 within Early Education. They have served since 1989 (about 36 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $113,874. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Christopher Mrnak

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2025 total comp

$113,722

Sub-department: Program Management
Base pay: $113,722
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,722
Hire date: 2018-05-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Christopher Mrnak is a Education Consultant 3 at Education Department within Program Management. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $113,722. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Paul Dols Iii

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2025 total comp

$113,722

Sub-department: Workforce & Low Incidence
Base pay: $113,722
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,722
Hire date: 2022-05-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Paul Dols Iii works as a Education Consultant 3 for Education Department within Workforce & Low Incidence. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years) as a full-time employee. Paul earned $113,722 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Erin Farrell

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2025 total comp

$113,570

Sub-department: Workforce & Low Incidence
Base pay: $113,570
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,570
Hire date: 2018-05-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Erin Farrell works as a Education Consultant 3 for Education Department within Workforce & Low Incidence. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years) as a full-time employee. Erin earned $113,570 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Dean Reasoner

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2025 total comp

$113,570

Sub-department: Program Management
Base pay: $113,570
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,570
Hire date: 2022-06-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Dean Reasoner works as a Education Consultant 3 for Education Department within Program Management. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years) as a full-time employee. Dean earned $113,570 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Kara Tempel

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2025 total comp

$113,570

Sub-department: Sp Ed Interagency Partnerships
Base pay: $113,570
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,570
Hire date: 2008-11-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Education Department, Kara Tempel serves as a Education Consultant 3 within Sp Education Interagency Partnerships. Hired in 2008, they have about 17 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $113,570. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Karen Millette

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2025 total comp

$113,570

Sub-department: Data Practices and Analytics
Base pay: $113,570
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,570
Hire date: 2015-06-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Education Department, Karen Millette serves as a Education Consultant 3 within Data Practices and Analytics. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $113,570. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Gregg Campbell

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2025 total comp

$113,562

Sub-department: EDI Cultural Responsiveness
Base pay: $113,562
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,562
Hire date: 2022-06-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Gregg Campbell is a Education Consultant 3 at Education Department within Edi Cultural Responsiveness. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $113,562. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Christopher Bretz

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2025 total comp

$113,292

Sub-department: Literacy Team
Base pay: $111,709
Overtime: $1,584
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,292
Hire date: 2022-03-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Education Department, Christopher Bretz serves as a Education Consultant 3 within Literacy Team. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $113,292. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Christian Kline

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2025 total comp

$113,260

Sub-department: Spec Ed Monitoring &Assistance
Base pay: $113,260
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,260
Hire date: 2014-01-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Education Department, Christian Kline serves as a Education Consultant 3 within Specialist Education Monitoring &Assistance. They have served since 2014 (about 11 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $113,260. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Erin Abbott

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2025 total comp

$112,761

Sub-department: Student Support Programs
Base pay: $112,761
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,761
Hire date: 2022-08-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Erin Abbott works as a Education Consultant 3 for Education Department within Student Support Programs. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years as a full-time employee. Erin earned $112,761 in 2025. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Alyson Gagner

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2025 total comp

$111,933

Sub-department: Youth Develop&Health Promotion
Base pay: $111,933
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,933
Hire date: 2021-10-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Alyson Gagner works as a Education Consultant 3 for Education Department within Youth Develop&Health Promotion. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years as a full-time employee. Alyson earned $111,933 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Diane Dohnalik

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2025 total comp

$111,933

Sub-department: Workforce & Low Incidence
Base pay: $111,933
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,933
Hire date: 2023-10-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Education Department, Diane Dohnalik serves as a Education Consultant 3 within Workforce & Low Incidence. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $111,933. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Jason Bucklin

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2025 total comp

$111,105

Sub-department: Affirmative Action
Base pay: $111,105
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,105
Hire date: 2023-01-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jason Bucklin holds the role of Education Consultant 3 at Education Department within Affirmative Action. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,105. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Andrea Hansen Bishop

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2025 total comp

$110,853

Sub-department: Data Reporting
Base pay: $110,853
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,853
Hire date: 2013-01-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Andrea Hansen Bishop holds the role of Education Consultant 3 at Education Department within Data Reporting. They have served since 2013 (about 12 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $110,853. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Susan Dowds

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2025 total comp

$110,668

Sub-department: Data Analytics
Base pay: $110,668
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,668
Hire date: 2007-08-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Susan Dowds is a Education Consultant 3 at Education Department within Data Analytics. They have served since 2007 (about 18 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $110,668. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.