Eknes, Bret A
Pub Util Rates Evaluation SupvPublic Utilities CommRamsey CountyFull-time
Supervisors & IT. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 67% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 13% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $131,700 | −0.8% | +3.1% | −3.8% |
| FY 2025 | $132,761 | +5.0% | +2.6% | +2.3% |
| FY 2024 | $126,407 | +3.5% | +3.3% | +0.2% |
| FY 2023 | $122,090 | +4.9% | +6.3% | −1.3% |
| FY 2022 | $116,368 | +4.0% | +7.2% | −3.0% |
| FY 2021 | $111,910 | +0.5% | +2.3% | −1.7% |
| FY 2020 | $111,328 | +2.3% | +1.6% | +0.7% |
| FY 2019 | $108,869 | +4.2% | +2.1% | +2.1% |
| FY 2018 | $104,478 | +2.0% | +2.3% | −0.2% |
| FY 2017 | $102,407 | +2.5% | +1.8% | +0.6% |
| FY 2016 | $99,934 | +2.5% | +0.7% | +1.8% |
| FY 2015 | $97,495 | +3.8% | +0.7% | +3.0% |
| FY 2014 | $93,952 | +7.3% | +1.6% | +5.6% |
| FY 2013 | $87,592 | +10.3% | +1.7% | +8.5% |
| FY 2012 | $79,384 | +0.6% | +2.9% | −2.2% |
| FY 2011 | $78,894 | — | — | — |
Each change compares a year with the one before. Large swings usually come from a partial year, extra hours or a change of job rather than a raise. Prices: Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, U.S. city average) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, averaged July to June; FY 2026 uses 11 months because October 2025 was not published.
Compared with the same job title
FY 2026 · Pub Util Rates Evaluation Supv
Paid more than 78% of the 9 people with this job title that year. The median was $124,991.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
16 records, newest first
The state reports one pay total per person per year, covering all of their positions, so it appears on one of that year’s lines and the others show no separate pay.
Highest paid in Public Utilities Comm
FY 2026, amount paid
- Fournier, Marc A$264,060Pub Util Rates Analyst 4
- Ham, Hwikwon$178,820Commissioner-Public Utilities
- Sieben, Katherine J$178,820Commissioner-Public Utilities
- Tuma, John A$178,817Commissioner-Public Utilities
- Partridge, Audrey Catherine$174,617Commissioner-Public Utilities
- Sullivan, Joseph$174,617Commissioner-Public Utilities
- Bergman, Sasha R$155,506Exec Sec Pub Utilities Comm
- Boman, Jeffrey K$150,790General Counsel 2
Highest paid as Pub Util Rates Evaluation Supv
FY 2026, amount paid
- Campbell, Nancy A$135,071Commerce Dept
- Rebholz, Michelle M$130,411Public Utilities Comm
- Trudeau, Lise B$129,384Public Utilities Comm
- Teigland, Peter Erickson$124,991Commerce Dept
- Bonnett, Jason$122,890Public Utilities Comm
- Marcus, Ashley Eunett$122,889Public Utilities Comm
- Eidbo, Forest Solomon$53,331Commerce Dept
- Alonso, Jorge R$43,412Public Utilities Comm