Gustafson, Benjamin David
Pub Util Rates Analyst 3Public 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 2022 to FY 2023, pay went down 63% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 65% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2023 | $22,298 | −63.1% | +6.3% | −65.3% |
| FY 2022 | $60,481 | — | — | — |
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 2023 · Pub Util Rates Analyst 3
Paid more than 0% of the 10 people with this job title that year. The median was $80,445.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Public Utilities Comm Supervisors & IT | Pub Util Rates Analyst 3 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $39.74 /hr | — | $22,298 |
| 2022 | Public Utilities Comm Supervisors & IT | Pub Util Rates Analyst 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $38.77 /hr | — | $60,481 |
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 2023, amount paid
- Fournier, Marc A$229,574Pub Util Rates Analyst 4
- Sieben, Katherine J$149,826Commissioner-Public Utilities
- Seuffert, William James$148,208Exec Sec Pub Utilities Comm
- Tuma, John A$148,181Commissioner-Public Utilities
- Barlow, Ryan P$146,060General Counsel 2
- Schuerger, Matthew J$144,828Commissioner-Public Utilities
- Sullivan, Joseph$144,828Commissioner-Public Utilities
- Means, Valerie Michelle$144,694Commissioner-Public Utilities
Highest paid as Pub Util Rates Analyst 3
FY 2023, amount paid
- Dietz, Diane J$95,714Commerce Dept
- Hirasuna, Donald P$95,714Commerce Dept
- Gonzalez, Lisa Mary$87,176Commerce Dept
- McShane, Sally A$82,869Public Utilities Comm
- Straiton, Kyle S$81,146Commerce Dept
- Watkins, Christopher$79,744Commerce Dept
- Dornfeld, Tera Corinne$78,185Public Utilities Comm
- Tiamiyu, Arielle Delores$75,687Commerce Dept