Minnesota / Public Utilities Community

Agency file

Public Utilities Community

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

The Public Utilities Community operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.

In 2025, this agency had 85 employees with median total compensation of $95,388; the highest distinct record was $173,745.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $7.9M
Employees: 85
Median total: $95,388
Highest record: $173,745

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$1,467$172,317+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 85 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($95,388) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $91,060 (98%)
Overtime — $3 (0%)
Other — $1,639 (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

$52,436

$74,000

$95,388

$108,945

$132,761

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $132,761 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $52,436. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Pub Util Financial Analyst 3

7 · $96,727

Planning Director State

7 · $95,579

Commissioner-Public Utilities

5 · $168,272

Pub Util Rates Evaluation Supervisor

5 · $132,761

Pub Util Rates Analyst 3

5 · $77,231

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	$6.9M —	75 —	$89,349 —
2025	$7.9M ▲ 14.8%	85 ▲ 13.3%	$95,388 ▲ 6.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Lanna Patterson

Staff Attorney 2/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$100,592

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $100,592
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,592
Hire date: 2022-09-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: B82
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Lanna Patterson holds the role of Staff Attorney 2 at Public Utilities Community within Supervisors & IT. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $100,592. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Mary Swoboda

Executive 2/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$99,789

Sub-department: Administrative Services
Base pay: $97,444
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,346
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,789
Hire date: 1992-04-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 70
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: B82
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Public Utilities Community, Mary Swoboda serves as a Executive 2 within Administrative Services. They have served since 1992 (about 33 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $99,789. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.

Paula Hoena

Administrative Officer/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$99,605

Sub-department: Business Office Support
Base pay: $95,605
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,605
Hire date: 2005-03-31
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 11
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: B82
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Paula Hoena holds the role of Administrative Officer at Public Utilities Community within Business Office Support. They have served since 2005 (about 20 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $99,605. Their bargaining unit is Manager.

Charles Bruce

Planning Director State/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$97,795

Sub-department: Executive Secretary
Base pay: $93,619
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,177
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,795
Hire date: 2018-01-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 18
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: No
Agency Number: B82
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Charles Bruce is a Planning Director State at Public Utilities Community within Executive Secretary. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $97,795. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Nikki Brown-Huss

Pub Util Rates Analyst 4/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$97,486

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $97,486
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,486
Hire date: 2023-07-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
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: B82
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Public Utilities Community, Nikki Brown-Huss serves as a Pub Util Rates Analyst 4 within Supervisors & IT. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $97,486. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Sally Mcshane

Pub Util Rates Analyst 3/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$96,727

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $96,727
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,727
Hire date: 2013-01-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 15
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: B82
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Sally Mcshane holds the role of Pub Util Rates Analyst 3 at Public Utilities Community within Supervisors & IT. They have served since 2013 (about 12 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $96,727. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Joshua Davis

Staff Attorney 2/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$96,727

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $96,727
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,727
Hire date: 2022-07-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: B82
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Joshua Davis works as a Staff Attorney 2 for Public Utilities Community within Supervisors & IT. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service as a full-time employee. Joshua earned $96,727 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Eric Willette

Pub Util Financial Analyst 3/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$96,727

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $96,727
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,727
Hire date: 2021-10-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 15
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: B82
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Eric Willette is a Pub Util Financial Analyst 3 at Public Utilities Community within Supervisors & IT. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $96,727. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Craig Janezich

Planning Director State/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$95,579

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $94,579
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,579
Hire date: 2007-12-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 18
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: B82
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Craig Janezich works as a Planning Director State for Public Utilities Community within Supervisors & IT. Hired in 2007, they have about 18 years of service as a full-time employee. Craig earned $95,579 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Valerie Means

Commissioner-Public Utilities/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$95,388

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $93,197
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,191
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,388
Hire date: 2005-11-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 2
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: B82
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Valerie Means is a Commissioner-Public Utilities at Public Utilities Community within Supervisors & IT. Hired in 2005, they have about 20 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $95,388. Union affiliation: Manager.

Samuel Lobby

Planning Director State/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$95,325

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $94,325
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,325
Hire date: 2010-03-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 18
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: B82
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Samuel Lobby is a Planning Director State at Public Utilities Community within Supervisors & IT. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 15 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $95,325. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Christopher Gomez

Pub Util Rates Analyst 3/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$94,579

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $94,579
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,579
Hire date: 2024-06-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 15
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: B82
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Christopher Gomez is a Pub Util Rates Analyst 3 at Public Utilities Community within Supervisors & IT. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $94,579. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Chad Graham

Staff Attorney 2/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$94,533

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $93,533
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,533
Hire date: 2019-04-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: B82
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Chad Graham works as a Staff Attorney 2 for Public Utilities Community within Supervisors & IT. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service as a full-time employee. Chad earned $94,533 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Mary Swoboda

Executive Aide/Public Utilities Community

2024 total comp

$94,243

Sub-department: Executive Secretary
Base pay: $92,164
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,079
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,243
Hire date: 1992-04-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 9
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: B82
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Public Utilities Community, Mary Swoboda serves as a Executive Aide within Executive Secretary. Hired in 1992, they have about 32 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $94,243. Union affiliation: Manager.