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

Cezar Panait

Engineer Administrative/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$143,143

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $143,143
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $143,143
Hire date: 1997-10-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 15
Union / bargaining unit: MN Govt Engineers Council
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: 212
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Cezar Panait holds the role of Engineer Administrative at Public Utilities Community within Supervisors & IT. They have served since 1997 (about 28 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $143,143. Their bargaining unit is MN Govt Engineers Council.

Michelle Rosier

Pub Util Regulation Unit Manager/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$138,844

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $138,844
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,844
Hire date: 2017-01-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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

Michelle Rosier is a Pub Util Regulation Unit Manager at Public Utilities Community within Supervisors & IT. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $138,844. Union affiliation: Manager.