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

Robert Brown

Information Officer 2/Military Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$32,305

Sub-department: Information Officer
Base pay: $32,305
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,305
Hire date: 2014-10-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
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: P01
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Military Affairs Department, Robert Brown serves as a Information Officer 2 within Information Officer. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $32,305. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Zachary Kurowski

General Maintenance Worker/Military Affairs Department

2024 total comp

$31,985

Sub-department: Camp Ripley Training Site
Base pay: $31,765
Overtime: $220
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,985
Hire date: 2022-03-16
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 56
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Work county: Morrison

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: P01
Bargaining Unit Number: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Zachary Kurowski is a General Maintenance Worker at Military Affairs Department within Camp Ripley Training Site. They have served since 2022 (about 2 years), working part-time, 0.75 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $31,985. Their bargaining unit is Service.

Daniel Swanson

State Program Administrative Technician Specialist/Military Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$31,805

Sub-department: AGO IT Support 2
Base pay: $19,321
Overtime: $6,501
Other pay: $5,982
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,805
Hire date: 2016-06-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 65
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: P01
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Daniel Swanson holds the role of State Program Administrative Technician Specialist at Military Affairs Department within Ago IT Support 2. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $31,805. They are represented by Technical.

Gina Sowada

General Maintenance Worker/Military Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$31,773

Sub-department: CR Billet Staff
Base pay: $31,773
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,773
Hire date: 2019-06-26
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Work county: Morrison

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: P01
Bargaining Unit Number: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Military Affairs Department, Gina Sowada serves as a General Maintenance Worker within Cr Billet Staff. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years, working part-time, 0.75 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $31,773. Their bargaining unit is Service.

Mckenzie Humphrey

Account Clerk Senior/Military Affairs Department

2024 total comp

$31,439

Sub-department: Education Services Staff
Base pay: $31,363
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $76
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,439
Hire date: 2022-11-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: P01
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Military Affairs Department, Mckenzie Humphrey serves as a Account Clerk Senior within Education Services Staff. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 2 years, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $31,439. They are represented by Clerical.

Doreen Moe

General Maintenance Worker/Military Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$30,735

Sub-department: Camp Ripley Training Site
Base pay: $30,735
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,735
Hire date: 2020-10-14
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Work county: Morrison

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: P01
Bargaining Unit Number: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Doreen Moe is a General Maintenance Worker at Military Affairs Department within Camp Ripley Training Site. Hired in 2020, they have about 5 years of service, working part-time, 0.75 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $30,735. Their bargaining unit is Service.

Timothy Skarin

Military Personnel/Military Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$30,569

Sub-department: CR ATS Staff
Base pay: $30,569
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,569
Hire date: 2022-04-13
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

At Military Affairs Department, Timothy Skarin serves as a Military Personnel within Cr Ats Staff. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $30,569. They are represented by Excluded All Others.

Robert Nehring

Safety Administrator/Military Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$30,512

Sub-department: Finance/Personnel Section
Base pay: $14,425
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $16,087
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,512
Hire date: 1999-05-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 16
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: No
Agency Number: P01
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Robert Nehring holds the role of Safety Administrator at Military Affairs Department within Finance/Personnel Section. They have served since 1999 (about 26 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $30,512. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Andrew Klejeski

Military Security Guard/Military Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$29,955

Sub-department: Duluth Security Staff
Base pay: $27,240
Overtime: $2,505
Other pay: $211
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,955
Hire date: 2023-10-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 66
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: St Louis

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: P01
Bargaining Unit Number: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Andrew Klejeski works as a Military Security Guard for Military Affairs Department within Duluth Security Staff. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. Andrew earned $29,955 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Service.

Michael Rivera Jr

Military Personnel/Military Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$29,798

Sub-department: AH Holistic
Base pay: $29,798
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,798
Hire date: 2025-03-12
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, Michael Rivera Jr serves as a Military Personnel within Ah Holistic. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $29,798. Union affiliation: Excluded All Others.

Austin Parrott

Airfield Fire Fighter/Military Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$29,722

Sub-department: Duluth Fire Fighters A Shift
Base pay: $28,924
Overtime: $151
Other pay: $647
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,722
Hire date: 2024-01-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 61
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: No
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, Austin Parrott serves as a Airfield Fire Fighter within Duluth Fire Fighters a Shift. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year, working full-time, 1.33 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $29,722. Their bargaining unit is Technical.

Thomas Sobania

Military Refuse Vehic Oper/Military Affairs Department

2024 total comp

$28,671

Sub-department: FMO Maintenance Staff
Base pay: $27,769
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $902
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,671
Hire date: 1986-01-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 82
Union / bargaining unit: Craft, Maintenance, Labor
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Morrison

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: P01
Bargaining Unit Number: 202
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Thomas Sobania holds the role of Military Refuse Vehic Oper at Military Affairs Department within Fmo Maintenance Staff. Their tenure dates to 1986, about 38 years as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $28,671. Their bargaining unit is Craft, Maintenance, Labor.

Matthew Parker

General Maintenance Worker Lead/Military Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$28,437

Sub-department: CR Billet Staff
Base pay: $28,437
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,437
Hire date: 2024-11-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 66
Union / bargaining unit: Service
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: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Matthew Parker is a General Maintenance Worker Lead at Military Affairs Department within Cr Billet Staff. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $28,437. Their bargaining unit is Service.