Minnesota / Education Department / Staff Attorney 2

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Staff Attorney 2

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

11 employees hold this title in Education Department. Median total compensation for the role is $114,634, above the department median of $100,985.

Employees: 11
Total payroll: $914.2K
Role median: $114,634
Agency median: $100,985
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$18,820$117,364+

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How total compensation varies among the 11 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

Staff Attorney 2 is held in 21 Minnesota departments. In Education Department, the median of $114,634 ranks #5 of 21.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Veterans Affairs Department

$148,080 · 1

MN Management & Budget

$131,456 · 1

Children Youth & Families Department

$117,369 · 5

Health Department

$115,551 · 1

Mnsure

$112,927 · 1

Human Services Department

$112,275 · 38

Human Rights Department

$108,199 · 3

Public Safety Department

$107,532 · 7

Office of Higher Education

$105,737 · 1

Commerce Department

$104,961 · 2

Employ & Econ Development Department

$104,455 · 3

Transportation Department

$104,174 · 13

Median total compensation for the Staff Attorney 2 role in other Minnesotadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Staff Attorney beyond Minnesota

This role is reported in 7 jurisdictions. In Minnesota, the median of $106,634 ranks #3 of 7. See Staff Attorney across all of Minnesota →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$174,677 · 11

$111,519 · 196

$57,177 · 16

$24,226 · 66

$19,743 · 20

$10,084 · 10

Median total compensation for comparable Staff Attorneyroles 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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Evan Cass

Staff Attorney 2/Education Department

2025 total comp

$37,128

Sub-department: Deputy General Counsel
Base pay: $37,128
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,128
Hire date: 2025-02-19
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

Evan Cass works as a Staff Attorney 2 for Education Department within Deputy General Counsel. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year as a full-time employee. Evan earned $37,128 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.