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

Pa Stelzner

State Program Administrative Senior/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$84,793

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $84,793
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,793
Hire date: 2007-01-10
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

Pa Stelzner works as a State Program Administrative Senior for Public Utilities Community within Supervisors & IT. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 18 years as a full-time employee. Pa earned $84,793 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Paula Hoena

Executive Aide/Public Utilities Community

2024 total comp

$84,729

Sub-department: Executive Secretary
Base pay: $84,729
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,729
Hire date: 2005-03-31
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: No
Agency Number: B82
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Paula Hoena holds the role of Executive Aide at Public Utilities Community within Executive Secretary. They have served since 2005 (about 19 years) as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $84,729. They are represented by Manager.

Justin Andringa

Pub Util Financial Analyst 3/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$83,495

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $83,495
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,495
Hire date: 2023-11-22
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

Justin Andringa holds the role of Pub Util Financial Analyst 3 at Public Utilities Community within Supervisors & IT. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $83,495. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Janet Gonzalez

Pub Util Regulation Unit Manager/Public Utilities Community

2024 total comp

$83,390

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $66,676
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $16,715
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,390
Hire date: 1978-08-09
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, 2024: No
Agency Number: B82
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Janet Gonzalez is a Pub Util Regulation Unit Manager at Public Utilities Community within Supervisors & IT. Hired in 1978, they have about 46 years of service, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $83,390. They are represented by Manager.

Hirsi Mohamed

Pub Util Financial Analyst 3/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$81,837

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $81,837
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,837
Hire date: 2024-06-05
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

At Public Utilities Community, Hirsi Mohamed serves as a Pub Util Financial Analyst 3 within Supervisors & IT. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $81,837. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Isabel Ricker

Pub Util Rates Analyst 4/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$80,637

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $80,637
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,637
Hire date: 2024-09-03
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

Isabel Ricker is a Pub Util Rates Analyst 4 at Public Utilities Community within Supervisors & IT. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $80,637. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Leahkim Gannett

Management Analyst 4/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$80,329

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $79,329
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,329
Hire date: 2019-09-11
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

Leahkim Gannett holds the role of Management Analyst 4 at Public Utilities Community within Supervisors & IT. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,329. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Nathaniel Perry Iv

Communications Specialist 3/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$80,199

Sub-department: Executive Secretary
Base pay: $80,199
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,199
Hire date: 2024-01-02
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

Nathaniel Perry Iv holds the role of Communications Specialist 3 at Public Utilities Community within Executive Secretary. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,199. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Karen Kranz

Accounting Officer Senior/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$80,186

Sub-department: Business Office Support
Base pay: $78,186
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,186
Hire date: 2017-03-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 11
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

Karen Kranz holds the role of Accounting Officer Senior at Public Utilities Community within Business Office Support. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,186. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.