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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 figureabout 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.

10th
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

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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Andrea Wilson Vazquez

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2025 total comp
$68,123
Sub-department
AcadStndrs&InstrnlEffectivness
Base pay
$65,212
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,911
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,123
Hire date
2023-10-04
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
No
Agency Number
E37
Bargaining Unit Number
214
Branch
Executive
Branch Code
Executive
Classified Code
Classified
Classified Status
Classified
Compensation Frequency Code
Hourly

Andrea Wilson Vazquez works as a Education Consultant 3 for Education Department within Acadstndrs&Instrnleffectivness. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years as a full-time employee. Andrea earned $68,123 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Mary Thissen-Milder

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2025 total comp
$66,000
Sub-department
AcadStndrs&InstrnlEffectivII
Base pay
$52,266
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$13,735
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,000
Hire date
1996-03-04
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
No
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, Mary Thissen-Milder serves as a Education Consultant 3 within Acadstndrs&Instrnleffectivii. They have served since 1996 (about 29 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $66,000. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Seyma Birinci

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2025 total comp
$63,988
Sub-department
Data Practices and Analytics
Base pay
$63,988
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,988
Hire date
2024-10-23
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

At Education Department, Seyma Birinci serves as a Education Consultant 3 within Data Practices and Analytics. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $63,988. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.