Minnesota / Office of Higher Education / Staff Attorney 2

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Staff Attorney 2

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

1 employees hold this title in Office of Higher Education. Median total compensation for the role is $105,737, above the department median of $86,650.

Employees: 1
Total payroll: $105.7K
Role median: $105,737
Agency median: $86,650
Comparison: Above

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This role across Minnesota

Staff Attorney 2 is held in 21 Minnesota departments. In Office of Higher Education, the median of $105,737 ranks #10 of 21.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Veterans Affairs Department

$148,080 · 1

MN Management & Budget

$131,456 · 1

Children Youth & Families Department

$117,369 · 5

Health Department

$115,551 · 1

Education Department

$114,634 · 11

Mnsure

$112,927 · 1

Human Services Department

$112,275 · 38

Human Rights Department

$108,199 · 3

Public Safety Department

$107,532 · 7

Commerce Department

$104,961 · 2

Employ & Econ Development Department

$104,455 · 3

Transportation Department

$104,174 · 13

Median total compensation for the Staff Attorney 2 role in other Minnesotadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Staff Attorney beyond Minnesota

This role is reported in 7 jurisdictions. In Minnesota, the median of $106,634 ranks #3 of 7. See Staff Attorney across all of Minnesota →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$174,677 · 11

$111,519 · 196

$57,177 · 16

$24,226 · 66

$19,743 · 20

$10,084 · 10

Median total compensation for comparable Staff Attorneyroles 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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Paul Overbee

Staff Attorney 2/Office of Higher Education

2025 total comp

$105,737

Sub-department: Self Loan Legal
Base pay: $105,737
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,737
Hire date: 2016-05-10
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: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E60
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Paul Overbee works as a Staff Attorney 2 for Office of Higher Education within Self Loan Legal. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years) as a full-time employee. Paul earned $105,737 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.