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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Marie Kirchhamer

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior/Military Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$61,590

Sub-department: AGO Admin 5 Staff
Base pay: $61,590
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,590
Hire date: 1987-12-14
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, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: P01
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Marie Kirchhamer holds the role of Office & Administrative Specialist Senior at Military Affairs Department within Ago Administrative 5 Staff. Hired in 1987, they have about 38 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $61,590. They are represented by Clerical.

Nancy Miller

Account Clerk Senior/Military Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$61,590

Sub-department: FMO Admin Staff 2
Base pay: $61,590
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,590
Hire date: 2015-05-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
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: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Nancy Miller works as a Account Clerk Senior for Military Affairs Department within Fmo Administrative Staff 2. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years as a full-time employee. Nancy earned $61,590 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.

Timothy Plante

General Repair Worker/Military Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$61,215

Sub-department: FMO Maint Roads Staff
Base pay: $59,698
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,518
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,215
Hire date: 2024-03-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 87
Union / bargaining unit: Craft, Maintenance, Labor
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: 202
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Timothy Plante works as a General Repair Worker for Military Affairs Department within Fmo Maintenance Roads Staff. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. Timothy earned $61,215 in 2025. Union affiliation: Craft, Maintenance, Labor.

Sara Seelen

Buyer 2/Military Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$61,021

Sub-department: FMO Buyers Staff
Base pay: $61,021
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,021
Hire date: 2014-10-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 8
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

Sara Seelen holds the role of Buyer 2 at Military Affairs Department within Fmo Buyers Staff. They have served since 2014 (about 11 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $61,021. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Sarah Posterick

Buyer 2/Military Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$61,018

Sub-department: FMO Buyers Staff
Base pay: $61,018
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,018
Hire date: 2019-02-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 8
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

Sarah Posterick works as a Buyer 2 for Military Affairs Department within Fmo Buyers Staff. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years) as a full-time employee. Sarah earned $61,018 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Nicholas Erdrich

Building Services Supervisor 1/Military Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$61,005

Sub-department: CR Billet Supervisor
Base pay: $61,005
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,005
Hire date: 2017-04-19
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
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

Nicholas Erdrich works as a Building Services Supervisor 1 for Military Affairs Department within Cr Billet Supervisor. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years) as a full-time employee. Nicholas earned $61,005 in 2025. They are represented by Middle Management Association.