Minnesota / Education Department

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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

Najla Omar

State Program Administrative Intermediate/Education Department

2025 total comp

$40,501

Sub-department: Community Nutrition Business
Base pay: $40,501
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,501
Hire date: 2024-10-23
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, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Najla Omar works as a State Program Administrative Intermediate for Education Department within Community Nutrition Business. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. Najla earned $40,501 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Anita Tayson

Grants Specialist Coordinator/Education Department

2025 total comp

$37,810

Sub-department: Agency Finance & Operations
Base pay: $37,810
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,810
Hire date: 1982-04-27
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 15
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Education Department, Anita Tayson serves as a Grants Specialist Coordinator within Agency Finance & Operations. Their tenure dates to 1982, about 43 years, working part-time, 0.5 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,810. Union affiliation: Insufficient Work Time.

Deborah Hewitt

Education Supervisor 2/Education Department

2024 total comp

$37,212

Sub-department: Early Education
Base pay: $6,138
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $31,074
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,212
Hire date: 2007-03-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 25
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
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: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Education Department, Deborah Hewitt serves as a Education Supervisor 2 within Early Education. Hired in 2007, they have about 17 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $37,212. Their bargaining unit is Middle Management Association.

Paul Randall

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Education Department

2025 total comp

$37,139

Sub-department: Sp Ed Rsch Pract&Implemntation
Base pay: $37,139
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,139
Hire date: 2024-08-21
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

At Education Department, Paul Randall serves as a Office & Administrative Specialist Int within Sp Education Rsch Pract&Implemntation. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,139. They are represented by Clerical.

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.

Kelsey Horner

State Program Administrative/Education Department

2025 total comp

$36,960

Sub-department: Special Investigations Unit
Base pay: $36,960
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,960
Hire date: 2018-12-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 5
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

Kelsey Horner works as a State Program Administrative for Education Department within Special Investigations Unit. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years) as a full-time employee. Kelsey earned $36,960 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Shalom Dosunmu

Executive 2/Education Department

2025 total comp

$36,915

Sub-department: Commissioners Office Support
Base pay: $36,915
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,915
Hire date: 2024-12-04
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: Yes
Agency Number: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 217
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Shalom Dosunmu works as a Executive 2 for Education Department within Commissioners Office Support. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. Shalom earned $36,915 in 2025. Union affiliation: Confidential.

Liane Jensen

Office & Administrative Specialist/Education Department

2024 total comp

$35,836

Sub-department: Agency Services
Base pay: $22,529
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $13,307
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,836
Hire date: 1979-01-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 58
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
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: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Liane Jensen works as a Office & Administrative Specialist for Education Department within Agency Services. They have served since 1979 (about 45 years) as a full-time employee. Liane earned $35,836 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.