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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Margaret Pillar

Office & Administrative Specialist Principal/Veterans Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$65,035

Sub-department: Legal Affairs Operations
Base pay: $65,035
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,035
Hire date: 2019-10-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 67
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: H75
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Margaret Pillar holds the role of Office & Administrative Specialist Principal at Veterans Affairs Department within Legal Affairs Operations. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $65,035. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.

Kalli Mostad

Licensed Practical Nurse/Veterans Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$65,002

Sub-department: MVH-Bemidji Nursing
Base pay: $57,358
Overtime: $5,971
Other pay: $1,673
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,002
Hire date: 2013-11-20
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 70
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care Non Professional
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Work county: Beltrami

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

Kalli Mostad holds the role of Licensed Practical Nurse at Veterans Affairs Department within Mvh-Bemidji Nursing. They have served since 2013 (about 12 years) as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $65,002. They are represented by Health Care Non Professional.

Jenny Qualley

State Program Administrative Intermediate/Veterans Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$64,970

Sub-department: Legal Affairs Staff
Base pay: $63,970
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,970
Hire date: 2016-02-16
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: H75
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jenny Qualley holds the role of State Program Administrative Intermediate at Veterans Affairs Department within Legal Affairs Staff. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $64,970. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Joterrica Cross

State Program Administrative Senior/Veterans Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$64,964

Sub-department: Veteran Homeless Initiative
Base pay: $64,964
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,964
Hire date: 2022-10-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
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: H75
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Joterrica Cross is a State Program Administrative Senior at Veterans Affairs Department within Veteran Homeless Initiative. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $64,964. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Angela Boyenga

Registered Nurse Senior/Veterans Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$64,839

Sub-department: MVH-Luverne Direct Care
Base pay: $57,647
Overtime: $4,151
Other pay: $3,042
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,839
Hire date: 1995-05-26
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 58
Union / bargaining unit: MN Nurses Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.6
Work county: Rock

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, Angela Boyenga serves as a Registered Nurse Senior within Mvh-Luverne Direct Care. They have served since 1995 (about 30 years), working part-time, 0.6 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $64,839. They are represented by MN Nurses Association.

Dan Lubahn

Human Services Technician/Veterans Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$64,824

Sub-department: MVH-Silver Bay Direct Care
Base pay: $46,081
Overtime: $16,727
Other pay: $2,016
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,824
Hire date: 2022-05-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 26
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care Non Professional
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Lake

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

Dan Lubahn holds the role of Human Services Technician at Veterans Affairs Department within Mvh-Silver Bay Direct Care. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $64,824. Their bargaining unit is Health Care Non Professional.

Wayne Jones

General Repair Worker/Veterans Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$64,817

Sub-department: Mpls Maintenance Staff
Base pay: $63,044
Overtime: $772
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,817
Hire date: 1984-06-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 87
Union / bargaining unit: Craft, Maintenance, Labor
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: 202
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Wayne Jones holds the role of General Repair Worker at Veterans Affairs Department within Mpls Maintenance Staff. Their tenure dates to 1984, about 41 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $64,817. Their bargaining unit is Craft, Maintenance, Labor.

Laura Hollaren

Human Services Technician/Veterans Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$64,646

Sub-department: MVH-Luverne Direct Care
Base pay: $47,960
Overtime: $12,895
Other pay: $3,791
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,646
Hire date: 2016-12-21
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

Laura Hollaren is a Human Services Technician at Veterans Affairs Department within Mvh-Luverne Direct Care. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years, working part-time, 0.8 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $64,646. They are represented by Health Care Non Professional.

Connie Barry

Human Services Technician/Veterans Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$64,603

Sub-department: MVH Fergus Falls Direct Care
Base pay: $58,204
Overtime: $3,972
Other pay: $2,427
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,603
Hire date: 2003-04-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 26
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care Non Professional
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Otter Tail

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, Connie Barry serves as a Human Services Technician within Mvh Fergus Falls Direct Care. They have served since 2003 (about 22 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $64,603. Union affiliation: Health Care Non Professional.

Simeon Cooper

Human Services Technician/Veterans Affairs Department

2025 total comp

$64,590

Sub-department: Mpls 22 Nurse Staff E
Base pay: $57,684
Overtime: $3,498
Other pay: $3,407
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,590
Hire date: 2016-03-21
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

Simeon Cooper is a Human Services Technician at Veterans Affairs Department within Mpls 22 Nurse Staff E. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $64,590. Their bargaining unit is Health Care Non Professional.