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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

Lori Hoppa

Office & Administrative Specialist/Education Department

2025 total comp

$47,621

Sub-department: Special Projects & Initiatives
Base pay: $47,621
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,621
Hire date: 2023-11-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 60
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, Lori Hoppa serves as a Office & Administrative Specialist within Special Projects & Initiatives. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $47,621. Union affiliation: Clerical.

Arneshia Williams

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2024 total comp

$47,609

Sub-department: EDI Safe & Supportive Schools
Base pay: $46,497
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,112
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,609
Hire date: 2022-10-19
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: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Arneshia Williams works as a Education Consultant 3 for Education Department within Edi Safe & Supportive Schools. Hired in 2022, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. Arneshia earned $47,609 in 2024. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Callan Sleper

State Program Administrative Technician Specialist/Education Department

2025 total comp

$47,251

Sub-department: Special Projects & Initiatives
Base pay: $47,164
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $88
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,251
Hire date: 2022-04-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 65
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
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: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Callan Sleper holds the role of State Program Administrative Technician Specialist at Education Department within Special Projects & Initiatives. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $47,251. Union affiliation: Technical.

Mary Barrie

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2025 total comp

$46,963

Sub-department: Hg Sch/DualCred/Alt/OnlineLrng
Base pay: $32,273
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,690
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,963
Hire date: 2012-09-24
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: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Mary Barrie works as a Education Consultant 3 for Education Department within Hg Sch/Dualcred/Alt/Onlinelrng. Hired in 2012, they have about 13 years of service as a full-time employee. Mary earned $46,963 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Holly Ponto

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior/Education Department

2025 total comp

$46,927

Sub-department: Data Practices and Analytics
Base pay: $46,927
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,927
Hire date: 2023-05-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
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

Holly Ponto is a Office & Administrative Specialist Senior at Education Department within Data Practices and Analytics. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $46,927. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.

Sarah Fenske

State Program Administrative Intermediate/Education Department

2024 total comp

$46,849

Sub-department: Workforce & Low Incidence
Base pay: $44,060
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,789
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,849
Hire date: 2023-08-30
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

Sarah Fenske works as a State Program Administrative Intermediate for Education Department within Workforce & Low Incidence. Their tenure dates to 2023, about a year as a full-time employee. Sarah earned $46,849 in 2024. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Cheryl Kopp

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Education Department

2024 total comp

$46,445

Sub-department: Sp Ed Interagency Partnerships
Base pay: $39,623
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,822
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,445
Hire date: 1995-01-03
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, 2024: No
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, Cheryl Kopp serves as a Office & Administrative Specialist Int within Sp Education Interagency Partnerships. They have served since 1995 (about 29 years), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $46,445. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.

Emily Johannes

Library Technician/Education Department

2025 total comp

$45,213

Sub-department: Braille & Talking Book Library
Base pay: $45,213
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,213
Hire date: 2024-03-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 61
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Rice

Source-specific fields

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

Emily Johannes works as a Library Technician for Education Department within Braille & Talking Book Library. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a full-time employee. Emily earned $45,213 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Technical.

Francis Kalenberg

State Program Administrative Intermediate/Education Department

2025 total comp

$44,866

Sub-department: Sp Ed Interagency Partnerships
Base pay: $44,866
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,866
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

Francis Kalenberg works as a State Program Administrative Intermediate for Education Department within Sp Education Interagency Partnerships. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. Francis earned $44,866 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Marco Berriodi

Research Analysis Specialist/Education Department

2025 total comp

$43,543

Sub-department: Data Analytics
Base pay: $43,543
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,543
Hire date: 2024-04-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
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

Marco Berriodi is a Research Analysis Specialist at Education Department within Data Analytics. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $43,543. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Tami Mielke

Nutrition Program Consultant/Education Department

2025 total comp

$43,106

Sub-department: Community Nutrition Programs
Base pay: $43,106
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,106
Hire date: 2024-12-16
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

Tami Mielke is a Nutrition Program Consultant at Education Department within Community Nutrition Programs. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $43,106. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Jacob Sass

Nutrition Program Consultant/Education Department

2025 total comp

$42,516

Sub-department: School Nutrition Programs
Base pay: $42,516
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,516
Hire date: 2024-11-20
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

Jacob Sass works as a Nutrition Program Consultant for Education Department within School Nutrition Programs. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a full-time employee. Jacob earned $42,516 in 2025. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Mylou Moua

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2024 total comp

$41,556

Sub-department: Data Analytics
Base pay: $37,233
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,323
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,556
Hire date: 2023-04-26
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, Mylou Moua serves as a Education Consultant 3 within Data Analytics. Their tenure dates to 2023, about a year, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $41,556. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Keng Vang

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior/Education Department

2024 total comp

$41,124

Sub-department: Data Practices and Analytics
Base pay: $35,175
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,949
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,124
Hire date: 2018-10-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
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

Keng Vang is a Office & Administrative Specialist Senior at Education Department within Data Practices and Analytics. They have served since 2018 (about 6 years), working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $41,124. Union affiliation: Clerical.