Minnesota / Military Affairs Department

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Military Affairs Department

Source file: Minnesota — State Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Military Affairs Department is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 511 employees with median total compensation of $61,018; the highest distinct record was $249,807.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $27.8M
Employees: 511
Median total: $61,018
Highest record: $249,807

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$57$132,924+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 511 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($61,018) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $52,397 (96%)
Overtime — $935 (2%)
Other — $1,003 (2%)
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

$545

$23,354

$61,018

$78,079

$94,117

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $94,117 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $545. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Military Personnel

123 · $822

Military Security Guard

43 · $53,379

General Maintenance Worker

32 · $45,240

Airfield Fire Fighter

31 · $73,287

General Repair Worker

15 · $63,278

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	$25.3M —	523 —	$55,102 —
2025	$27.8M ▲ 9.8%	511 ▼ 2.3%	$61,018 ▲ 10.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Joshua Rucinski

Architect 2/Military Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$115,476

Sub-department: FMO Engineers Staff
Base pay: $115,394
Overtime: $82
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,476
Hire date: 2017-11-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 21
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Morrison

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: P01
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Joshua Rucinski holds the role of Architect 2 at Military Affairs Department within Fmo Engineers Staff. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $115,476. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Luke Sanda

Airfield Fire Fighter Senior/Military Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$114,479

Sub-department: Duluth Fire Fighters C Shift
Base pay: $82,765
Overtime: $23,349
Other pay: $8,366
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,479
Hire date: 2006-07-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 65
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.33
Work county: St Louis

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: P01
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Luke Sanda works as a Airfield Fire Fighter Senior for Military Affairs Department within Duluth Fire Fighters C Shift. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 19 years as a full-time, 1.33 FTE employee. Luke earned $114,479 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Technical.

Grant Gimpel

Airfield Fire Fighter Senior/Military Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$114,004

Sub-department: Duluth Fire Fighters A Shift
Base pay: $86,562
Overtime: $18,235
Other pay: $9,206
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,004
Hire date: 2001-05-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 65
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.33
Work county: St Louis

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: P01
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Military Affairs Department, Grant Gimpel serves as a Airfield Fire Fighter Senior within Duluth Fire Fighters a Shift. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 24 years, working full-time, 1.33 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $114,004. They are represented by Technical.