Minnesota / MN St Colleges & Universities / Office Specialist

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Office Specialist

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

66 employees hold this title in MN St Colleges & Universities. Median total compensation for the role is $3,485, below the department median of $62,587.

Employees: 66
Total payroll: $392.8K
Role median: $3,485
Agency median: $62,587
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$176$26,412+

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How total compensation varies among the 66 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Minnesota

Office Specialist is held in 19 Minnesota departments. In MN St Colleges & Universities, the median of $3,485 ranks #17 of 19.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Administration Department

$49,356 · 1

Office of Higher Education

$49,356 · 1

Employ & Econ Development Department

$32,100 · 2

Health Department

$31,120 · 1

Human Services Department

$26,242 · 8

Veterans Affairs Department

$25,720 · 5

Revenue Department

$15,768 · 45

Pollution Control Agency

$15,358 · 3

Agriculture Department

$14,304 · 1

Transportation Department

$13,517 · 2

Pharmacy Board

$9,403 · 1

Campaign Finance & Public Discl Bd

$8,679 · 1

Median total compensation for the Office Specialist role in other Minnesotadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Office Specialist beyond Minnesota

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In Minnesota, the median of $5,685 ranks #5 of 5. See Office Specialist across all of Minnesota →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$90,155 · 33

$53,100 · 378

$44,042 · 370

$31,605 · 1,432

Median total compensation for comparable Office Specialistroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Colleen Fritz

Office Specialist/MN St Colleges & Universities

2025 total comp

$20,961

Sub-department: MnSCU MAN Classified O-Z
Base pay: $20,961
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,961
Hire date: 2024-03-11
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Blue Earth

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E26
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Colleen Fritz is a Office Specialist at MN St Colleges & Universities within Mnscu Man Classified O-Z. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year, working part-time, 0.5 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $20,961. Union affiliation: Clerical.