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

Ka Yang

Ohe Coordinator/Office of Higher Education

2025 total comp

$63,751

Sub-department: Gr Curr Implementation
Base pay: $63,751
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,751
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: Yes
Agency Number: E60
Bargaining Unit Number: 219
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Ka Yang works as a Ohe Coordinator for Office of Higher Education within Gr Curr Implementation. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years as a full-time employee. Ka earned $63,751 in 2025. They are represented by Severed.

Heidi Paulson

Ohe Coordinator/Office of Higher Education

2025 total comp

$62,028

Sub-department: Get Ready Communications
Base pay: $62,028
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,028
Hire date: 2022-03-16
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: Yes
Agency Number: E60
Bargaining Unit Number: 219
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Office of Higher Education, Heidi Paulson serves as a Ohe Coordinator within Get Ready Communications. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $62,028. Union affiliation: Severed.

Brian Geraghty

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior/Office of Higher Education

2025 total comp

$61,581

Sub-department: Licensure &Consumer Protection
Base pay: $61,581
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,581
Hire date: 1997-01-16
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

Brian Geraghty is a Office & Administrative Specialist Senior at Office of Higher Education within Licensure &Consumer Protection. Hired in 1997, they have about 28 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $61,581. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.

Andrea Garvey

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior/Office of Higher Education

2025 total comp

$60,725

Sub-department: Self Loan Division
Base pay: $53,209
Overtime: $5,516
Other pay: $2,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,725
Hire date: 2018-12-03
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

Andrea Garvey holds the role of Office & Administrative Specialist Senior at Office of Higher Education within Self Loan Division. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $60,725. They are represented by Clerical.

Lisa Nelson

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Office of Higher Education

2025 total comp

$59,883

Sub-department: Self Loan Division
Base pay: $55,297
Overtime: $4,587
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,883
Hire date: 2024-06-26
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, Lisa Nelson serves as a Office & Administrative Specialist Int within Self Loan Division. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $59,883. They are represented by Clerical.

Elizabeth Talbot

Ohe Senior Manager/Office of Higher Education

2025 total comp

$58,436

Sub-department: Self Loan Legal
Base pay: $54,159
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,277
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,436
Hire date: 2014-03-12
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: No
Agency Number: E60
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Elizabeth Talbot works as a Ohe Senior Manager for Office of Higher Education within Self Loan Legal. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service as a full-time employee. Elizabeth earned $58,436 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Manager.