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

Rebecca Moser

Communications Specialist 2/Education Department

2025 total comp

$53,864

Sub-department: Creative Services and Support
Base pay: $53,749
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $115
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,864
Hire date: 2024-01-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 11
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

Rebecca Moser works as a Communications Specialist 2 for Education Department within Creative Services and Support. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a full-time employee. Rebecca earned $53,864 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Sandra Mikulsky

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Education Department

2025 total comp

$52,504

Sub-department: Sp Ed Interagency Partnerships
Base pay: $52,504
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,504
Hire date: 2024-07-15
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

At Education Department, Sandra Mikulsky serves as a Office & Administrative Specialist Int within Sp Education Interagency Partnerships. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $52,504. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.

Natalie Lutz

Library Technician/Education Department

2025 total comp

$52,401

Sub-department: Braille & Talking Book Library
Base pay: $52,401
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,401
Hire date: 2023-08-16
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

Natalie Lutz holds the role of Library Technician at Education Department within Braille & Talking Book Library. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $52,401. Union affiliation: Technical.

Pamela Bingaman

Central Services Administrative Specialist Senior/Education Department

2025 total comp

$52,364

Sub-department: Agency Services
Base pay: $52,141
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $223
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,364
Hire date: 2024-01-24
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: No
Agency Number: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Pamela Bingaman is a Central Services Administrative Specialist Senior at Education Department within Agency Services. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $52,364. They are represented by Clerical.

Maggie Bangert

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Education Department

2025 total comp

$52,329

Sub-department: Workforce & Low Incidence
Base pay: $52,329
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,329
Hire date: 2022-03-30
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

Maggie Bangert works as a Office & Administrative Specialist Int for Education Department within Workforce & Low Incidence. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years as a full-time employee. Maggie earned $52,329 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.

Stephanie Burrage

Deputy Commr Education/Education Department

2025 total comp

$51,831

Sub-department: Commissioner of Education
Base pay: $28,879
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $22,952
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,831
Hire date: 2021-06-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 27
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
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: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Stephanie Burrage holds the role of Deputy Commr Education at Education Department within Commissioner of Education. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $51,831. They are represented by Manager.

Shandell Pahlen

Management Analyst 3/Education Department

2025 total comp

$51,653

Sub-department: Data Practices and Analytics
Base pay: $51,653
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,653
Hire date: 2024-10-23
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

Shandell Pahlen is a Management Analyst 3 at Education Department within Data Practices and Analytics. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $51,653. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Emily Freidel

State Program Administrative Intermediate/Education Department

2025 total comp

$51,454

Sub-department: Community Nutrition Business
Base pay: $51,454
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,454
Hire date: 2023-03-22
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

Emily Freidel holds the role of State Program Administrative Intermediate at Education Department within Community Nutrition Business. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $51,454. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Lorie Rasmussen

Account Clerk Senior/Education Department

2025 total comp

$50,872

Sub-department: Payables/Cashier
Base pay: $50,872
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,872
Hire date: 1984-01-18
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

Lorie Rasmussen holds the role of Account Clerk Senior at Education Department within Payables/Cashier. Their tenure dates to 1984, about 41 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $50,872. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.

Allyson Wilms

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior/Education Department

2025 total comp

$50,397

Sub-department: Board of School Administrators
Base pay: $50,397
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,397
Hire date: 2023-08-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
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

Allyson Wilms works as a Office & Administrative Specialist Senior for Education Department within Board of School Administrators. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. Allyson earned $50,397 in 2025. Union affiliation: Clerical.

Jessica Nowlin

Staff Attorney 3/Education Department

2024 total comp

$50,077

Sub-department: General Counsel
Base pay: $50,077
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,077
Hire date: 2010-04-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 22
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

Jessica Nowlin holds the role of Staff Attorney 3 at Education Department within General Counsel. Hired in 2010, they have about 14 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $50,077. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Lashawna Freeman

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Education Department

2025 total comp

$49,356

Sub-department: Data Management
Base pay: $49,356
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,356
Hire date: 2021-09-15
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

Lashawna Freeman is a Office & Administrative Specialist Int at Education Department within Data Management. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $49,356. Union affiliation: Clerical.

Tenzin Waleag

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Education Department

2024 total comp

$48,476

Sub-department: Early Lrng Challenge Activ
Base pay: $48,476
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,476
Hire date: 2020-11-06
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: Yes
Agency Number: E37
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Tenzin Waleag holds the role of Office & Administrative Specialist Int at Education Department within Early Lrng Challenge Activ. Hired in 2020, they have about 4 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $48,476. Union affiliation: Clerical.

Nancy Riestenberg

Education Consultant 3/Education Department

2025 total comp

$47,798

Sub-department: EDI Safe & Supportive Schools
Base pay: $29,115
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $18,683
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,798
Hire date: 1994-09-19
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: 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, Nancy Riestenberg serves as a Education Consultant 3 within Edi Safe & Supportive Schools. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 31 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $47,798. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Renee Schmitt

Human Resources Consultant 1/Education Department

2025 total comp

$47,685

Sub-department: Human Resources & Agency Svcs
Base pay: $47,304
Overtime: $380
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,685
Hire date: 1991-03-12
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 16
Union / bargaining unit: Confidential
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.88
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

Renee Schmitt works as a Human Resources Consultant 1 for Education Department within Human Resources & Agency Services. Hired in 1991, they have about 34 years of service as a part-time, 0.88 FTE employee. Renee earned $47,685 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Confidential.