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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Vivian Sampson

Human Services Technician/Veterans Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$45,411

Sub-department: Mpls 21 Nurse Staff B
Base pay: $33,813
Overtime: $7,771
Other pay: $3,826
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,411
Hire date: 2024-08-07
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 26
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care Non Professional
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.9
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

At Veterans Affairs Department, Vivian Sampson serves as a Human Services Technician within Mpls 21 Nurse Staff B. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working part-time, 0.9 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $45,411. They are represented by Health Care Non Professional.

Rosa Medina Almendarez

Human Services Technician/Veterans Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$45,333

Sub-department: MVH-Montevideo Nursing
Base pay: $31,777
Overtime: $8,506
Other pay: $5,050
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,333
Hire date: 2024-05-08
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: Chippewa

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

Rosa Medina Almendarez holds the role of Human Services Technician at Veterans Affairs Department within Mvh-Montevideo Nursing. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a part-time, 0.6 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $45,333. They are represented by Health Care Non Professional.

Joshua Stidham

General Maintenance Worker/Veterans Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$45,329

Sub-department: Mpls Housekeeping Staff A
Base pay: $43,584
Overtime: $1,745
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,329
Hire date: 2020-06-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Hennepin

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

At Veterans Affairs Department, Joshua Stidham serves as a General Maintenance Worker within Mpls Housekeeping Staff A. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 5 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $45,329. Union affiliation: Service.

Kwita Ballah

Human Services Technician/Veterans Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$45,319

Sub-department: Mpls 19 Nurse Staff B
Base pay: $39,095
Overtime: $4,842
Other pay: $1,382
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,319
Hire date: 2024-10-16
Employment type: Full-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

Kwita Ballah 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, 0.8 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $45,319. Their bargaining unit is Health Care Non Professional.

Marybeth Morris

Human Services Technician/Veterans Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$45,309

Sub-department: MVH-Luverne Direct Care
Base pay: $36,907
Overtime: $4,275
Other pay: $4,127
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,309
Hire date: 2023-12-06
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: Rock

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

Marybeth Morris is a Human Services Technician at Veterans Affairs Department within Mvh-Luverne Direct Care. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years, working part-time, 0.8 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $45,309. Union affiliation: Health Care Non Professional.

Grace Lamo

Human Services Technician/Veterans Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$45,261

Sub-department: Mpls 19 Nurse Staff E
Base pay: $42,386
Overtime: $1,606
Other pay: $1,269
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,261
Hire date: 2022-10-05
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: Yes
Agency Number: H75
Bargaining Unit Number: 204
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Grace Lamo works as a Human Services Technician for Veterans Affairs Department within Mpls 19 Nurse Staff E. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years as a full-time employee. Grace earned $45,261 in 2025. They are represented by Health Care Non Professional.

Mackenzie Conzelman

Food Service Worker/Veterans Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$45,249

Sub-department: MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care
Base pay: $39,808
Overtime: $3,170
Other pay: $2,270
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,249
Hire date: 2013-04-10
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Work county: Lake

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

Mackenzie Conzelman holds the role of Food Service Worker at Veterans Affairs Department within Mvh-Silver Bay Indirect Care. They have served since 2013 (about 12 years) as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $45,249. Their bargaining unit is Service.

Warren Ellis

General Maintenance Worker/Veterans Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$45,243

Sub-department: Mpls Housekeeping Staff A
Base pay: $43,100
Overtime: $2,143
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,243
Hire date: 2018-04-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Hennepin

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

Warren Ellis holds the role of General Maintenance Worker at Veterans Affairs Department within Mpls Housekeeping Staff A. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $45,243. They are represented by Service.

Abbie Peters

Licensed Practical Nurse/Veterans Affairs Department

2024 total comp

$45,223

Sub-department: MVH-Luverne Direct Care
Base pay: $37,095
Overtime: $1,551
Other pay: $6,578
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,223
Hire date: 2019-03-22
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 70
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care Non Professional
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.6
Work county: Rock

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: H75
Bargaining Unit Number: 204
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Abbie Peters is a Licensed Practical Nurse at Veterans Affairs Department within Mvh-Luverne Direct Care. They have served since 2019 (about 5 years), working part-time, 0.6 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $45,223. Union affiliation: Health Care Non Professional.

Yangchen Lhamo

Human Services Technician/Veterans Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$45,215

Sub-department: Mpls 21 Nurse Staff E
Base pay: $42,921
Overtime: $2,294
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,215
Hire date: 2021-08-11
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

Yangchen Lhamo holds the role of Human Services Technician at Veterans Affairs Department within Mpls 21 Nurse Staff E. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $45,215. Union affiliation: Health Care Non Professional.