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

Pachao Vang

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Office of Higher Education

2024 total comp

$15,157

Sub-department: Gr Evaluation
Base pay: $14,356
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $801
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,157
Hire date: 2023-03-15
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: E60
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Pachao Vang holds the role of Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior at Office of Higher Education within Gr Evaluation. They have served since 2023 (about a year) as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $15,157. Their bargaining unit is Technical.

Jodi Rouland

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Office of Higher Education

2024 total comp

$12,880

Sub-department: Sg Ws Cc So
Base pay: $11,063
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,817
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,880
Hire date: 1980-07-14
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 61
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: E60
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jodi Rouland holds the role of Office & Administrative Specialist Int at Office of Higher Education within Sg Ws Cc So. They have served since 1980 (about 44 years) as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $12,880. They are represented by Clerical.

Kezia Burrows

Ohe Coordinator/Office of Higher Education

2025 total comp

$12,431

Sub-department: Get Ready Communications
Base pay: $9,521
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,910
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,431
Hire date: 2023-08-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 2
Union / bargaining unit: Severed
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: E60
Bargaining Unit Number: 219
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kezia Burrows works as a Ohe Coordinator for Office of Higher Education within Get Ready Communications. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years as a full-time employee. Kezia earned $12,431 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Severed.

Monica Devers

Education Consultant 3/Office of Higher Education

2025 total comp

$9,428

Sub-department: Licensure &Consumer Protection
Base pay: $9,428
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,428
Hire date: 1998-08-19
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: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

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

Monica Devers is a Education Consultant 3 at Office of Higher Education within Licensure &Consumer Protection. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 27 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $9,428. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.