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

Jay Brezinka

Administrative Planning Director St/Military Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$120,895

Sub-department: FMO Planners/SPA Supervisor
Base pay: $120,895
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,895
Hire date: 1985-08-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 23
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
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: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Military Affairs Department, Jay Brezinka serves as a Administrative Planning Director St within Fmo Planners/Spa Supervisor. They have served since 1985 (about 40 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $120,895. Their bargaining unit is Middle Management Association.

Patrick Tiemann

Military Personnel/Military Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$120,706

Sub-department: FMO Maintenance Supervisor
Base pay: $120,706
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,706
Hire date: 1996-05-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 3
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
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: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Patrick Tiemann holds the role of Military Personnel at Military Affairs Department within Fmo Maintenance Supervisor. They have served since 1996 (about 29 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $120,706. Union affiliation: Excluded All Others.

Dean Berckes

Physical Plant Director/Military Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$119,675

Sub-department: FMO Maint 2 Supervisor
Base pay: $116,533
Overtime: $337
Other pay: $2,805
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,675
Hire date: 2013-01-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 22
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
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: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Dean Berckes is a Physical Plant Director at Military Affairs Department within Fmo Maintenance 2 Supervisor. Hired in 2013, they have about 12 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $119,675. Their bargaining unit is Middle Management Association.

Pat Boone

State Program Administrative Director/Military Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$118,899

Sub-department: Camp Ripley FF Supervisor
Base pay: $112,400
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,499
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $118,899
Hire date: 2006-12-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 21
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
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: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Pat Boone holds the role of State Program Administrative Director at Military Affairs Department within Camp Ripley Ff Supervisor. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 19 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $118,899. Union affiliation: Middle Management Association.

Nicholas Slade

Military Personnel/Military Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$118,235

Sub-department: AGO Finance 2
Base pay: $118,235
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $118,235
Hire date: 2014-05-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 3
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: P01
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Nicholas Slade works as a Military Personnel for Military Affairs Department within Ago Finance 2. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 11 years as a full-time employee. Nicholas earned $118,235 in 2025. They are represented by Excluded All Others.

Andrew Bachman

Military Personnel/Military Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$117,734

Sub-department: Finance/Personnel Section
Base pay: $117,734
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $117,734
Hire date: 2007-04-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 3
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: P01
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Military Affairs Department, Andrew Bachman serves as a Military Personnel within Finance/Personnel Section. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 18 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $117,734. Their bargaining unit is Excluded All Others.

Nicholas Downs

Airfield Fire Fighter Assistant Chief/Military Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$116,789

Sub-department: Duluth Fire Fighter Asst Chief
Base pay: $94,423
Overtime: $20,716
Other pay: $1,651
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,789
Hire date: 2003-07-19
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
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: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Nicholas Downs works as a Airfield Fire Fighter Assistant Chief for Military Affairs Department within Duluth Fire Fighter Assistant Chief. Hired in 2003, they have about 22 years of service as a full-time, 1.33 FTE employee. Nicholas earned $116,789 in 2025. They are represented by Middle Management Association.

Jeffrey Turner

Physical Plant Director/Military Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$116,533

Sub-department: FMO State Prog Admin Director
Base pay: $116,533
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,533
Hire date: 2020-10-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 22
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
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: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jeffrey Turner is a Physical Plant Director at Military Affairs Department within Fmo State Program Administrative Director. Hired in 2020, they have about 5 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $116,533. Union affiliation: Middle Management Association.