Seamon, Kimberly D
Educ Program SpecialistOffice of Higher EducationRamsey CountyFull-time
Licensure & ConsumerProtection. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2015 to FY 2017, pay went down 52% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 53% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2017 | $29,999 | −53.7% | +1.8% | −54.6% |
| FY 2016 | $64,820 | +3.0% | +0.7% | +2.4% |
| FY 2015 | $62,905 | — | — | — |
Each change compares a year with the one before. Large swings usually come from a partial year, extra hours or a change of job rather than a raise. Prices: Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, U.S. city average) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, averaged July to June; FY 2026 uses 11 months because October 2025 was not published.
Compared with the same job title
FY 2017 · Educ Program Specialist
Paid more than 50% of the 6 people with this job title that year. The median was $28,669.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
3 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Office of Higher Education Licensure & ConsumerProtection | Educ Program Specialist Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $33.42 /hr | — | $29,999 |
| 2016 | Office of Higher Education Licensure & ConsumerProtection | Educ Program Specialist Full-time | Ramsey | $32.60 /hr | — | $64,820 |
| 2015 | Office of Higher Education Auditing | State Prog Admin Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $30.68 /hr | — | $62,905 |
The state reports one pay total per person per year, covering all of their positions, so it appears on one of that year’s lines and the others show no separate pay.
Highest paid in Office of Higher Education
FY 2017, amount paid
- Jerry, Danette M$150,728Accounting Manager
- Pogemiller, Lawrence J$147,907Commissioner-MN Off Higher Edu
- Geraghty, Timothy M$121,561OHE L-1 Executive
- Connolly, Sandra J$119,333OHE L-1 Executive
- O'Connor, Diane C$118,717OHE L-1 Executive
- Walters, Nancy B$96,015OHE Manager 1 (L-2)
- Kosir, Marilyn$96,013OHE Manager 1 (L-2)
- Fergus, Meredith A$94,878OHE Manager Executive (L-1)
Highest paid as Educ Program Specialist
FY 2017, amount paid
- Krile, Jeanne M$62,887Education Department
- Donnell, Patrick D$59,520Education Department
- Seibert, Ellen M$27,340Education Department
- McCartan, Catherine Ann$23,356Office of Higher Education
- Centinario, Rachel A$1,740Education Department