Villarreal, Christopher R.
State Prog Admin ManagerPublic 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 2015 to FY 2017, pay went up 996% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 969% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2017 | $82,222 | −9.2% | +1.8% | −10.8% |
| FY 2016 | $90,548 | +1,106.8% | +0.7% | +1,098.8% |
| FY 2015 | $7,503 | — | — | — |
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 2017 · State Prog Admin Manager
Paid more than 26% of the 149 people with this job title that year. The median was $91,999.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
3 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Public Utilities Comm Supervisors & IT | State Prog Admin Manager Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $43.70 /hr | — | $82,222 |
| 2016 | Public Utilities Comm Supervisors & IT | State Prog Admin Manager Full-time | Ramsey | $43.70 /hr | — | $90,548 |
| 2015 | Public Utilities Comm Supervisors & IT | State Prog Admin Manager Full-time | Ramsey | $42.63 /hr | — | $7,503 |
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 2017, amount paid
- Fournier, Marc A$174,519Pub Util Rates Analyst 4
- Lipschultz, Dan M$142,817Commissioner-Public Utilities
- Lange, Nancy M.$139,464Commissioner-Public Utilities
- Schuerger, Matthew J$139,464Commissioner-Public Utilities
- Tuma, John A$139,464Commissioner-Public Utilities
- Heydinger, Beverly Jones$129,185Commissioner-Public Utilities
- Wolf, Daniel P$121,491Exec Sec Pub Utilities Comm
- Bailey, Thomas Erik$116,001State Prog Admin Manager Prin
Highest paid as State Prog Admin Manager
FY 2017, amount paid
- Setter, Wade Ronald$103,995Public Safety Dept
- Kontio, Lawrence A$99,787Human Services Dept
- McCormack, David R$99,611Natural Resources Dept
- Babine, Kimberly J$99,475Employ & Econ Development Dept
- Johnson, Robert$97,838Teachers Retirement Assoc
- Kennedy, Jane A$97,838Human Services Dept
- Anderson, Scott$97,787Mn Management & Budget
- Bausman, Brian L$97,787Transportation Dept