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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

Page 1

Kawsar Abdirashid

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2025 total comp

$27,300

Sub-department: EDI Cultural Responsiveness
Base pay: $26,218
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,082
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,300
Hire date: 2024-03-13
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, Kawsar Abdirashid serves as a Education Consultant 3 within Edi Cultural Responsiveness. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $27,300. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Madeline Blaser

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2024 total comp

$26,561

Sub-department: American Indian Education
Base pay: $26,561
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,561
Hire date: 2024-02-21
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, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Madeline Blaser holds the role of Education Consultant 3 at Education Department within American Indian Education. Their tenure dates to 2024, under a year as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $26,561. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Catheryn Kightlinger

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Education Department

2025 total comp

$26,293

Sub-department: Data Governance and EdFi
Base pay: $26,293
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,293
Hire date: 2024-05-22
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 58
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Catheryn Kightlinger works as a Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior for Education Department within Data Governance and Edfi. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. Catheryn earned $26,293 in 2025. They are represented by Technical.

Emily Freidel

Student Worker Clerical/Education Department

2024 total comp

$25,294

Sub-department: Special Projects & Initiatives
Base pay: $25,292
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,294
Hire date: 2023-03-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 54
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Emily Freidel holds the role of Student Worker Clerical at Education Department within Special Projects & Initiatives. Hired in 2023, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $25,294. Union affiliation: Clerical.

Katie Dullum

Staff Attorney 2/Education Department

2025 total comp

$25,214

Sub-department: Due Process
Base pay: $25,214
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,214
Hire date: 2025-03-26
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

Katie Dullum works as a Staff Attorney 2 for Education Department within Due Process. They have served since 2025 (under a year) as a full-time employee. Katie earned $25,214 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Kayla Haas

Information Officer 2/Education Department

2024 total comp

$24,545

Sub-department: Communications
Base pay: $23,159
Overtime: $193
Other pay: $1,193
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,545
Hire date: 2022-08-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
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, 2024: No
Agency Number: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kayla Haas holds the role of Information Officer 2 at Education Department within Communications. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 2 years as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $24,545. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Dennis Campoverde-Lema

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Education Department

2025 total comp

$23,396

Sub-department: Data Analytics
Base pay: $23,396
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,396
Hire date: 2024-12-04
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 58
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Dennis Campoverde-Lema holds the role of Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior at Education Department within Data Analytics. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $23,396. Union affiliation: Technical.

Nichol Sutton

Executive 2/Education Department

2025 total comp

$23,261

Sub-department: Commissioners Office Support
Base pay: $13,923
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,339
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,261
Hire date: 2021-06-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 70
Union / bargaining unit: Confidential
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: 217
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Nichol Sutton works as a Executive 2 for Education Department within Commissioners Office Support. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years) as a full-time employee. Nichol earned $23,261 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Confidential.

Tina Tanchin

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Education Department

2025 total comp

$23,106

Sub-department: Career TechEd/CommuEd/Svc Lrng
Base pay: $23,106
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,106
Hire date: 2025-01-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 61
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
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: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Tina Tanchin holds the role of Office & Administrative Specialist Int at Education Department within Career Teched/Commued/Svc Lrng. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $23,106. They are represented by Clerical.

Janet Pladson

Office & Administrative Specialist/Education Department

2025 total comp

$22,307

Sub-department: Board of School Administrators
Base pay: $22,307
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,307
Hire date: 2022-05-02
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.25
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Janet Pladson holds the role of Office & Administrative Specialist at Education Department within Board of School Administrators. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years as a part-time, 0.25 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $22,307. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.

Elijahjuan Dotts

State Program Administrative Manager/Education Department

2025 total comp

$22,220

Sub-department: Commissioner of Education
Base pay: $22,220
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,220
Hire date: 2021-07-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 15
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
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: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Elijahjuan Dotts is a State Program Administrative Manager at Education Department within Commissioner of Education. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $22,220. They are represented by Manager.

Kerwin Bell

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2025 total comp

$21,840

Sub-department: EDI Cultural Responsiveness
Base pay: $21,840
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,840
Hire date: 2025-04-09
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

Kerwin Bell holds the role of Education Consultant 3 at Education Department within Edi Cultural Responsiveness. They have served since 2025 (under a year) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $21,840. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Kristin Oien

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2024 total comp

$21,126

Sub-department: Workforce & Low Incidence
Base pay: $10,674
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,452
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,126
Hire date: 2010-06-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
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, 2024: 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, Kristin Oien serves as a Education Consultant 3 within Workforce & Low Incidence. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 14 years, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $21,126. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.