Special Education Program Assistant

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

95 employees hold this title in MN State Academies. Median total compensation for the role is $38,763, below the department median of $46,488.

Employees: 95
Total payroll: $3.1M
Role median: $38,763
Agency median: $46,488
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$702$56,768+

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How total compensation varies among the 95 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

Special Education Program Assistant is held in 4 Minnesota departments. In MN State Academies, the median of $38,763 ranks #2 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Direct Care and Treatment Department

$63,226 · 1

Human Services Department

$20,459 · 1

Perpich Center for Arts Education

$13,493 · 3

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

Record list

Employees with this title

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Brandon Burnett

Special Education Program Assistant/MN State Academies

2024 total comp

$14,533

Sub-department: MSAD SEPAs
Base pay: $13,830
Overtime: $217
Other pay: $486
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,533
Hire date: 2019-01-18
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 65
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care Non Professional
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.88
Work county: Rice

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: E44
Bargaining Unit Number: 204
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Brandon Burnett holds the role of Special Education Program Assistant at MN State Academies within Msad Sepas. They have served since 2019 (about 5 years) as a part-time, 0.88 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $14,533. Their bargaining unit is Health Care Non Professional.

Skye Jeffries

Special Education Program Assistant/MN State Academies

2025 total comp

$14,375

Sub-department: MSAB Intermittent Staff
Base pay: $14,143
Overtime: $232
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,375
Hire date: 2022-07-06
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 65
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.1
Work county: Rice

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E44
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Skye Jeffries works as a Special Education Program Assistant for MN State Academies within Msab Intermittent Staff. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service as a intermittent, 0.1 FTE employee. Skye earned $14,375 in 2025. Union affiliation: Insufficient Work Time.

Kiefer Anderson

Special Education Program Assistant/MN State Academies

2025 total comp

$13,145

Sub-department: MSAD SEPAs
Base pay: $13,145
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,145
Hire date: 2025-01-21
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 65
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.1
Work county: Rice

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E44
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kiefer Anderson holds the role of Special Education Program Assistant at MN State Academies within Msad Sepas. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year as a intermittent, 0.1 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $13,145. Their bargaining unit is Insufficient Work Time.

Bonnie Fechter

Special Education Program Assistant/MN State Academies

2025 total comp

$12,874

Sub-department: MSAD SEPAs
Base pay: $12,868
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,874
Hire date: 2015-09-15
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 65
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.1
Work county: Rice

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E44
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Bonnie Fechter holds the role of Special Education Program Assistant at MN State Academies within Msad Sepas. Hired in 2015, they have about 10 years of service as a intermittent, 0.1 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $12,874. Union affiliation: Insufficient Work Time.