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Education Department

Source file: Minnesota — State Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Education Department administers public education — funding, academic standards, and the operation of schools.

In 2025, this agency had 526 employees with median total compensation of $100,985; the highest distinct record was $188,878.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $48.4M
Employees: 526
Median total: $100,985
Highest record: $188,878

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$1,170$160,488+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 526 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($100,985) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $91,141 (99%)
Overtime — $110 (0%)
Other — $806 (1%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$33,536

$68,909

$100,985

$116,154

$133,817

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $133,817 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $33,536. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Education Consultant 3

177 · $113,570

Education Supervisor 2

35 · $132,868

Education Finance Consultant 3

27 · $114,482

Nutrition Program Consultant

17 · $83,617

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior

15 · $58,063

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$43M —	507 —	$94,365 —
2025	$48.4M ▲ 12.5%	526 ▲ 3.7%	$100,985 ▲ 7.0%

Record list

Employees

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Kari Kennedy

Nutrition Program Consultant/Education Department

2025 total comp

$94,452

Sub-department: Community Nutrition Programs
Base pay: $94,452
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,452
Hire date: 2013-10-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 13
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

Kari Kennedy holds the role of Nutrition Program Consultant at Education Department within Community Nutrition Programs. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 12 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $94,452. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Bryan Mccall

Auditor Principal/Education Department

2025 total comp

$94,410

Sub-department: Audit
Base pay: $94,410
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,410
Hire date: 2012-10-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 15
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

Bryan Mccall is a Auditor Principal at Education Department within Audit. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 13 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $94,410. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Cynthia Jackson

State Program Administrative Coordinator/Education Department

2025 total comp

$94,357

Sub-department: Public Engagement
Base pay: $80,658
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $13,699
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,357
Hire date: 1979-11-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 18
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

Cynthia Jackson is a State Program Administrative Coordinator at Education Department within Public Engagement. Hired in 1979, they have about 46 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $94,357. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Anna Kurth

Communications Specialist 3/Education Department

2025 total comp

$94,193

Sub-department: Communications
Base pay: $94,193
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,193
Hire date: 2014-06-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 14
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

Anna Kurth works as a Communications Specialist 3 for Education Department within Communications. They have served since 2014 (about 11 years) as a full-time employee. Anna earned $94,193 in 2025. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Shelby Hicks

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2025 total comp

$94,154

Sub-department: Literacy Team
Base pay: $94,154
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,154
Hire date: 2020-03-04
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: Yes
Agency Number: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Shelby Hicks works as a Education Consultant 3 for Education Department within Literacy Team. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years) as a full-time employee. Shelby earned $94,154 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Timothy Larson

Grants Specialist Supervisor/Education Department

2025 total comp

$94,129

Sub-department: Contracts/Grants
Base pay: $91,867
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,262
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,129
Hire date: 2014-05-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 20
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
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: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Timothy Larson is a Grants Specialist Supervisor at Education Department within Contracts/Grants. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $94,129. Union affiliation: Middle Management Association.