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

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Stacey Castillo

Military Personnel/Military Affairs Department

2024 total comp

$78

Sub-department: Armory Workers-Trng & CommCtrs
Base pay: $78
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78
Hire date: 2017-05-03
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 3
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.3
Work county: Goodhue

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: 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, Stacey Castillo serves as a Military Personnel within Armory Workers-Trng & Commctrs. They have served since 2017 (about 7 years), working intermittent, 0.3 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $78. They are represented by Excluded All Others.

Mark Hoiland

Military Personnel/Military Affairs Department

2024 total comp

$78

Sub-department: Armory Workers-Trng & CommCtrs
Base pay: $78
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78
Hire date: 2017-06-30
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 3
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.3
Work county: Polk

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: P01
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Mark Hoiland works as a Military Personnel for Military Affairs Department within Armory Workers-Trng & Commctrs. They have served since 2017 (about 7 years) as a intermittent, 0.3 FTE employee. Mark earned $78 in 2024. Union affiliation: Excluded All Others.

Mahsima Alkamooneh

Military Personnel/Military Affairs Department

2024 total comp

$78

Sub-department: Armory Workers-Trng & CommCtrs
Base pay: $78
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78
Hire date: 2017-04-19
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 3
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.3
Work county: Washington

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: P01
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Mahsima Alkamooneh works as a Military Personnel for Military Affairs Department within Armory Workers-Trng & Commctrs. Hired in 2017, they have about 7 years of service as a intermittent, 0.3 FTE employee. Mahsima earned $78 in 2024. Union affiliation: Excluded All Others.

Brennon Soucek

Military Personnel/Military Affairs Department

2024 total comp

$78

Sub-department: Armory Workers-Trng & CommCtrs
Base pay: $78
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78
Hire date: 2023-09-19
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 3
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.3
Work county: St Louis

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: P01
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Brennon Soucek is a Military Personnel at Military Affairs Department within Armory Workers-Trng & Commctrs. They have served since 2023 (about a year), working intermittent, 0.3 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $78. Their bargaining unit is Excluded All Others.

Fayth Yecoshenko

Military Personnel/Military Affairs Department

2024 total comp

$78

Sub-department: Armory Workers-Trng & CommCtrs
Base pay: $78
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78
Hire date: 2023-01-13
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 3
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.3
Work county: St Louis

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: P01
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Fayth Yecoshenko is a Military Personnel at Military Affairs Department within Armory Workers-Trng & Commctrs. Their tenure dates to 2023, about a year, working intermittent, 0.3 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $78. Their bargaining unit is Excluded All Others.

Derek Blankenhagen

Military Personnel/Military Affairs Department

2024 total comp

$78

Sub-department: Armory Workers-Trng & CommCtrs
Base pay: $78
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78
Hire date: 2019-03-06
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 3
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.3
Work county: Swift

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
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, Derek Blankenhagen serves as a Military Personnel within Armory Workers-Trng & Commctrs. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 5 years, working intermittent, 0.3 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $78. They are represented by Excluded All Others.