Minnesota / Office of Higher Education

Agency file

Office of Higher Education

Source file: Minnesota — State Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Office of Higher Education operates a public higher-education institution — instruction, research, and student services.

In 2025, this agency had 96 employees with median total compensation of $86,650; the highest distinct record was $178,451.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $8.4M
Employees: 96
Median total: $86,650
Highest record: $178,451

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$9,428$155,540+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 96 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($86,650) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $85,574 (98%)
Overtime — $409 (0%)
Other — $1,207 (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

$49,356

$67,161

$86,650

$106,598

$127,141

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $127,141 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $49,356. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

State Program Administrative Principal

13 · $87,892

12 · $66,604

10 · $118,174

8 · $98,900

6 · $130,842

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	$7.3M —	98 —	$75,795 —
2025	$8.4M ▲ 14.7%	96 ▼ 2.0%	$86,650 ▲ 14.3%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Lanesha Bryant

Human Resources Supervisor 4/Office of Higher Education

2025 total comp

$106,751

Sub-department: Agency Operations
Base pay: $106,751
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,751
Hire date: 2013-10-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 20
Union / bargaining unit: Confidential
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: 217
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Lanesha Bryant holds the role of Human Resources Supervisor 4 at Office of Higher Education within Agency Operations. Hired in 2013, they have about 12 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $106,751. Their bargaining unit is Confidential.

Jessica Yang

Ohe Senior Manager/Office of Higher Education

2025 total comp

$106,598

Sub-department: Get Ready Operations
Base pay: $106,598
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,598
Hire date: 2019-09-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 5
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
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: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jessica Yang holds the role of Ohe Senior Manager at Office of Higher Education within Get Ready Operations. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $106,598. Union affiliation: Manager.

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.

Rafael Eubanks

State Program Administrative Coordinator/Office of Higher Education

2025 total comp

$105,296

Sub-department: MN Office of Higher Education
Base pay: $105,296
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,296
Hire date: 2024-05-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 18
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

Rafael Eubanks holds the role of State Program Administrative Coordinator at Office of Higher Education within MN Office of Higher Education. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $105,296. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Jacquelynn Mol Sletten

Ohe Manager/Office of Higher Education

2025 total comp

$104,433

Sub-department: GWI Management
Base pay: $102,433
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,433
Hire date: 2016-09-19
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 4
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
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: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Office of Higher Education, Jacquelynn Mol Sletten serves as a Ohe Manager within Gwi Management. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $104,433. Union affiliation: Manager.

Amanda Twite

Ohe Manager/Office of Higher Education

2025 total comp

$102,429

Sub-department: Get Ready Operations
Base pay: $102,429
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,429
Hire date: 2009-08-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 4
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
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: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Office of Higher Education, Amanda Twite serves as a Ohe Manager within Get Ready Operations. Hired in 2009, they have about 16 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $102,429. Their bargaining unit is Manager.

Lauren Erdman

Ohe Manager/Office of Higher Education

2025 total comp

$102,010

Sub-department: Self Loan Management
Base pay: $100,010
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,010
Hire date: 2013-08-26
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 4
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
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: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Lauren Erdman holds the role of Ohe Manager at Office of Higher Education within Self Loan Management. Hired in 2013, they have about 12 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $102,010. They are represented by Manager.