Minnesota · 2025 pay · 77 people
How much does a special education program assistant make in Minnesota?
$39,642typical pay for a special education program assistant in 2025
$19,319 – $48,572what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 8.1% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Minnesota Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · mn.gov ↗
Where special education program assistants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid special education program assistants, 2025
- 1Ann M SullivanSpecial Education Program Assistant · Direct Care and Treatment Dept$63,226
- 2Sarah L LemieuxSpecial Education Program Assistant · Minnesota State Academies$60,173
- 3Jessica G RademacherSpecial Education Program Assistant · Minnesota State Academies$56,304
- 4Steven R HubmerSpecial Education Program Assistant · Minnesota State Academies$55,889
- 5Amanda S MelchertSpecial Education Program Assistant · Minnesota State Academies$53,323
Common questions
How much does a special education program assistant make in Minnesota?
The typical special education program assistant was paid $39,642 in 2025; most earned between $19,319 and $48,572. This counts all 77 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 1.1% of all pay for special education program assistants in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Special Education Program Assistant, at any level (for example "Special Education Program Assistant"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this