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

Stephen Rogness

Ohe Manager/Office of Higher Education

2025 total comp

$94,481

Sub-department: Research and Policy
Base pay: $92,481
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,481
Hire date: 2018-11-05
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

Stephen Rogness works as a Ohe Manager for Office of Higher Education within Research and Policy. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years) as a full-time employee. Stephen earned $94,481 in 2025. Union affiliation: Manager.

Jessica Yang

Ohe Manager/Office of Higher Education

2024 total comp

$94,338

Sub-department: Get Ready Operations
Base pay: $94,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,338
Hire date: 2019-09-23
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, 2024: 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 is a Ohe Manager at Office of Higher Education within Get Ready Operations. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 5 years, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $94,338. Their bargaining unit is Manager.

Nicole Strowbridge

State Program Administrative Principal/Office of Higher Education

2025 total comp

$92,873

Sub-department: Sg Ws Cc So
Base pay: $92,873
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,873
Hire date: 2014-07-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 14
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

Nicole Strowbridge holds the role of State Program Administrative Principal at Office of Higher Education within Sg Ws Cc So. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 11 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $92,873. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Erin Wayne

Auditor Principal/Office of Higher Education

2025 total comp

$91,685

Sub-department: Auditing
Base pay: $91,685
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,685
Hire date: 2016-05-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 15
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

Erin Wayne holds the role of Auditor Principal at Office of Higher Education within Auditing. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $91,685. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Elizabeth Fahrenkamp

Communications Specialist 3/Office of Higher Education

2025 total comp

$88,888

Sub-department: Communications-A
Base pay: $87,888
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,888
Hire date: 2015-07-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 14
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

Elizabeth Fahrenkamp works as a Communications Specialist 3 for Office of Higher Education within Communications-A. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years) as a full-time employee. Elizabeth earned $88,888 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.