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

Trevor Culbertson

Planner Principal State/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$55,273

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $52,158
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,114
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,273
Hire date: 2023-08-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 14
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

Trevor Culbertson works as a Planner Principal State for Public Utilities Community within Supervisors & IT. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years as a full-time employee. Trevor earned $55,273 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Theresa Staples

State Program Administrative Senior/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$54,193

Sub-department: Business Office Support
Base pay: $31,812
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $22,381
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,193
Hire date: 1981-02-17
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: No
Agency Number: B82
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Theresa Staples holds the role of State Program Administrative Senior at Public Utilities Community within Business Office Support. Hired in 1981, they have about 44 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $54,193. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Tracie Bangert

Consumer Complaint Mediat 2/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$53,947

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $52,947
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,947
Hire date: 2022-04-19
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 7
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
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

Tracie Bangert holds the role of Consumer Complaint Mediat 2 at Public Utilities Community within Supervisors & IT. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $53,947. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Erin Speltz

Consumer Complaint Mediat 2/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$52,436

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $52,436
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,436
Hire date: 2024-10-02
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: B82
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Erin Speltz is a Consumer Complaint Mediat 2 at Public Utilities Community within Supervisors & IT. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $52,436. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Andrew Olson

State Program Administrative Senior/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$52,244

Sub-department: Business Office Support
Base pay: $52,244
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,244
Hire date: 2024-10-21
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: B82
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Andrew Olson holds the role of State Program Administrative Senior at Public Utilities Community within Business Office Support. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $52,244. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.