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

Nicole Blanchard

Accounting Supervisor Senior/Office of Higher Education

2025 total comp

$57,975

Sub-department: Financial Services
Base pay: $55,795
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,180
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,975
Hire date: 2006-06-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 15
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
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: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Office of Higher Education, Nicole Blanchard serves as a Accounting Supervisor Senior within Financial Services. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 19 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $57,975. Their bargaining unit is Middle Management Association.

Kimberley Montgomery

Accounting Officer Coordinator/Office of Higher Education

2025 total comp

$56,615

Sub-department: Accounting & Payroll
Base pay: $56,615
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,615
Hire date: 1985-04-10
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 17
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
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

Kimberley Montgomery is a Accounting Officer Coordinator at Office of Higher Education within Accounting & Payroll. They have served since 1985 (about 40 years), working intermittent, 0.5 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $56,615. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Catherine Roe

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior/Office of Higher Education

2025 total comp

$56,256

Sub-department: Self Loan Division
Base pay: $53,670
Overtime: $2,586
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,256
Hire date: 2024-02-28
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, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E60
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Catherine Roe holds the role of Office & Administrative Specialist Senior at Office of Higher Education within Self Loan Division. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $56,256. They are represented by Clerical.

Jennifer Skluzacek

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Office of Higher Education

2025 total comp

$56,178

Sub-department: Sg Ws Cc So
Base pay: $56,178
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,178
Hire date: 2023-08-03
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

At Office of Higher Education, Jennifer Skluzacek serves as a Office & Administrative Specialist Int within Sg Ws Cc So. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $56,178. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.