Minnesota / Veterans Affairs Department

Agency file

Veterans Affairs Department

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

The Veterans Affairs Department serves military veterans — benefits, healthcare, and support programs.

In 2025, this agency had 2,034 employees with median total compensation of $55,734; the highest distinct record was $290,477.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $117.6M
Employees: 2,034
Median total: $55,734
Highest record: $290,477

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$227$154,458+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 2,034 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($55,734) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $50,860 (88%)
Overtime — $4,794 (8%)
Other — $2,187 (4%)
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

$7,698

$27,451

$55,734

$78,097

$111,221

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $111,221 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $7,698. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Human Services Technician

533 · $46,265

Food Service Worker

191 · $33,759

Registered Nurse

188 · $79,366

General Maintenance Worker

132 · $44,582

Licensed Practical Nurse

130 · $61,338

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	$96.6M —	1,648 —	$55,238 —
2025	$117.6M ▲ 21.8%	2,034 ▲ 23.4%	$55,734 ▲ 0.9%

Record list

Employees

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Lisa Benson

Human Services Technician/Veterans Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$26,654

Sub-department: MVH-Preston Nursing
Base pay: $17,375
Overtime: $6,790
Other pay: $2,489
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,654
Hire date: 2025-01-29
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 26
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care Non Professional
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.6
Work county: Fillmore

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: H75
Bargaining Unit Number: 204
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Veterans Affairs Department, Lisa Benson serves as a Human Services Technician within Mvh-Preston Nursing. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service, working part-time, 0.6 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $26,654. Union affiliation: Health Care Non Professional.

Christina Wilson

Registered Nurse/Veterans Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$26,486

Sub-department: MVH-Preston Nursing
Base pay: $18,281
Overtime: $5,684
Other pay: $2,520
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,486
Hire date: 2005-06-02
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: MN Nurses Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Work county: Fillmore

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: H75
Bargaining Unit Number: 205
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Christina Wilson holds the role of Registered Nurse at Veterans Affairs Department within Mvh-Preston Nursing. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 20 years as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $26,486. Their bargaining unit is MN Nurses Association.

Amanda Mctigue

General Maintenance Worker/Veterans Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$26,466

Sub-department: MVH-Luverne Indirect Care
Base pay: $25,658
Overtime: $809
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,466
Hire date: 2020-09-16
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.72
Work county: Rock

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: H75
Bargaining Unit Number: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Veterans Affairs Department, Amanda Mctigue serves as a General Maintenance Worker within Mvh-Luverne Indirect Care. Hired in 2020, they have about 5 years of service, working part-time, 0.72 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $26,466. They are represented by Service.

Sabin Smith

General Repair Worker/Veterans Affairs Department

2024 total comp

$26,397

Sub-department: MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Base pay: $25,983
Overtime: $414
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,397
Hire date: 2023-06-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 87
Union / bargaining unit: Craft, Maintenance, Labor
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Lake

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: H75
Bargaining Unit Number: 202
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Veterans Affairs Department, Sabin Smith serves as a General Repair Worker within Mvh-Silver Bay Indirect Care. They have served since 2023 (about a year), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $26,397. They are represented by Craft, Maintenance, Labor.

Juliana Ngwa

Human Services Technician/Veterans Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$26,380

Sub-department: Mpls 19 Nurse Staff A
Base pay: $24,335
Overtime: $1,051
Other pay: $994
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,380
Hire date: 2024-12-11
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 26
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care Non Professional
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: H75
Bargaining Unit Number: 204
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Juliana Ngwa is a Human Services Technician at Veterans Affairs Department within Mpls 19 Nurse Staff A. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working part-time, 0.8 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $26,380. They are represented by Health Care Non Professional.

Carina Kaulu

Registered Nurse/Veterans Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$26,345

Sub-department: Mpls 19 Nurse Staff A
Base pay: $25,983
Overtime: $349
Other pay: $13
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,345
Hire date: 2025-03-19
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: MN Nurses Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: H75
Bargaining Unit Number: 205
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Veterans Affairs Department, Carina Kaulu serves as a Registered Nurse within Mpls 19 Nurse Staff A. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service, working part-time, 0.8 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $26,345. Union affiliation: MN Nurses Association.

Sharon Lane

Human Services Technician/Veterans Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$26,293

Sub-department: Mpls 19 Nurse Staff B
Base pay: $24,433
Overtime: $1,849
Other pay: $10
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,293
Hire date: 2024-09-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 26
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care Non Professional
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: H75
Bargaining Unit Number: 204
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Sharon Lane holds the role of Human Services Technician at Veterans Affairs Department within Mpls 19 Nurse Staff B. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $26,293. They are represented by Health Care Non Professional.

Lisa Johnson

Resident Assistant/Veterans Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$26,270

Sub-department: MVH Fergus Falls Direct Care
Base pay: $25,556
Overtime: $710
Other pay: $4
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,270
Hire date: 2021-12-15
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Otter Tail

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: H75
Bargaining Unit Number: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Lisa Johnson works as a Resident Assistant for Veterans Affairs Department within Mvh Fergus Falls Direct Care. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. Lisa earned $26,270 in 2025. They are represented by Service.

Eric Ortiz

Veterans Claims Representative/Veterans Affairs Department

2024 total comp

$26,207

Sub-department: Veteran SOAR
Base pay: $22,771
Overtime: $2,093
Other pay: $1,343
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,207
Hire date: 2022-10-12
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, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: H75
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Eric Ortiz works as a Veterans Claims Representative for Veterans Affairs Department within Veteran Soar. Hired in 2022, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. Eric earned $26,207 in 2024. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.