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

Saarah Maxon

Planner Principal State/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$6,461

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $6,461
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,461
Hire date: 2025-05-19
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: Yes
Agency Number: B82
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Saarah Maxon holds the role of Planner Principal State at Public Utilities Community within Supervisors & IT. They have served since 2025 (under a year) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $6,461. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Gaonou Yang

Student Worker Clerical/Public Utilities Community

2024 total comp

$6,270

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $6,270
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,270
Hire date: 2023-06-20
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 54
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: B82
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Public Utilities Community, Gaonou Yang serves as a Student Worker Clerical within Supervisors & IT. They have served since 2023 (about a year), working part-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $6,270. They are represented by Clerical.

Molly Leisen

Attorney 2/Public Utilities Community

2024 total comp

$5,388

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $4,708
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $680
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,388
Hire date: 2015-01-05
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, 2024: No
Agency Number: B82
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Molly Leisen holds the role of Attorney 2 at Public Utilities Community within Supervisors & IT. They have served since 2015 (about 9 years) as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $5,388. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Desiree Morningstar

Pub Util Regulation Unit Manager/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$3,216

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $3,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,216
Hire date: 2025-06-10
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

Desiree Morningstar is a Pub Util Regulation Unit Manager at Public Utilities Community within Supervisors & IT. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $3,216. They are represented by Manager.

Ganesh Krishnan

Pub Util Rates Analyst 4/Public Utilities Community

2024 total comp

$1,935

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,935
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,935
Hire date: 1990-08-01
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 17
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: B82
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Ganesh Krishnan holds the role of Pub Util Rates Analyst 4 at Public Utilities Community within Supervisors & IT. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 34 years as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $1,935. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Mui Da

Student Worker Clerical/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$1,467

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $1,467
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,467
Hire date: 2025-06-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
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: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Mui Da holds the role of Student Worker Clerical at Public Utilities Community within Supervisors & IT. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $1,467. Union affiliation: Insufficient Work Time.