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

Robert Ferdinandt

Communications Specialist 4/Office of Higher Education

2025 total comp

$50,926

Sub-department: Communications-A
Base pay: $50,926
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,926
Hire date: 2024-12-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
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

At Office of Higher Education, Robert Ferdinandt serves as a Communications Specialist 4 within Communications-A. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $50,926. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Morgan Barrett

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior/Office of Higher Education

2024 total comp

$50,221

Sub-department: Get Ready Operations
Base pay: $49,736
Overtime: $485
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,221
Hire date: 2018-06-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: E60
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Office of Higher Education, Morgan Barrett serves as a Office & Administrative Specialist Senior within Get Ready Operations. They have served since 2018 (about 6 years), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $50,221. They are represented by Clerical.

Patricia Ellis

Office Specialist/Office of Higher Education

2025 total comp

$49,356

Sub-department: Accounting & Payroll
Base pay: $49,356
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,356
Hire date: 1974-09-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
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: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Patricia Ellis is a Office Specialist at Office of Higher Education within Accounting & Payroll. Their tenure dates to 1974, about 51 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $49,356. Union affiliation: Clerical.

Jacey Amick

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Office of Higher Education

2025 total comp

$46,160

Sub-department: OHE Operations-Temp
Base pay: $45,485
Overtime: $675
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,160
Hire date: 2018-12-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 61
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
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: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jacey Amick is a Office & Administrative Specialist Int at Office of Higher Education within Ohe Operations-Temp. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $46,160. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.