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
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+

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.

Record list

Employees

Highest-paid first / page 3

Jennifer Forside

Human Resources Specialist 1/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$66,116

Sub-department: Business Office Support
Base pay: $65,825
Overtime: $291
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,116
Hire date: 2022-03-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
Union / bargaining unit: Confidential
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: 217
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jennifer Forside holds the role of Human Resources Specialist 1 at Public Utilities Community within Business Office Support. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $66,116. Union affiliation: Confidential.

Mitchell Garlie

Consumer Complaint Mediat 2/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$62,220

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $61,220
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,220
Hire date: 2023-05-24
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

Mitchell Garlie is a Consumer Complaint Mediat 2 at Public Utilities Community within Supervisors & IT. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $62,220. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Leesa Norton

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$61,590

Sub-department: Administrative Services
Base pay: $61,590
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,590
Hire date: 2017-07-26
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
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: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Leesa Norton is a Office & Administrative Specialist Senior at Public Utilities Community within Administrative Services. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $61,590. Union affiliation: Clerical.

Audrey Partridge

Commissioner-Public Utilities/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$59,542

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $59,542
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,542
Hire date: 2025-02-10
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: Yes
Agency Number: B82
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Audrey Partridge holds the role of Commissioner-Public Utilities 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 $59,542. Union affiliation: Manager.

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.

Yunpei Zhang

Pub Util Rates Analyst 2/Public Utilities Community

2024 total comp

$47,056

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $46,056
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,056
Hire date: 2023-09-11
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, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: B82
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Yunpei Zhang holds the role of Pub Util Rates Analyst 2 at Public Utilities Community within Supervisors & IT. They have served since 2023 (about a year) as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $47,056. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Michael Kaluzniak

Planning Director State/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$40,958

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $15,574
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $25,384
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,958
Hire date: 2002-01-30
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

Michael Kaluzniak works as a Planning Director State for Public Utilities Community within Supervisors & IT. They have served since 2002 (about 23 years) as a full-time employee. Michael earned $40,958 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Elizabeth Ballor

Research Analysis Specialist/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$39,786

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $39,786
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,786
Hire date: 2024-10-28
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

At Public Utilities Community, Elizabeth Ballor serves as a Research Analysis Specialist within Supervisors & IT. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $39,786. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Mai Xiong

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$24,397

Sub-department: Administrative Services
Base pay: $23,583
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $814
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,397
Hire date: 2023-05-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 61
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, Mai Xiong serves as a Office & Administrative Specialist Int within Administrative Services. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $24,397. They are represented by Clerical.

Essance Negron

Student Worker Clerical/Public Utilities Community

2025 total comp

$9,269

Sub-department: Supervisors & IT
Base pay: $9,269
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,269
Hire date: 2024-06-20
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: No
Agency Number: B82
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Essance Negron works as a Student Worker Clerical for Public Utilities Community within Supervisors & IT. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. Essance earned $9,269 in 2025. Union affiliation: Insufficient Work Time.

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.