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Utah state payroll

Utah’s state payroll paid $1.8 billion in pay in FY2025, according to Transparent Utah, Office of the State Auditor.

The State Auditor publishes every line of what the State paid its employees in each fiscal year, July to June. 30,909 people were paid through 41 departments in FY2025, with a median of $55,399 over the 30,850 paid more than zero.

Source: Utah Office of the State Auditor, Transparent Utah, licensed under CC BY 4.0. The figures are the State’s compensation lines as published, summed by fiscal year and department. CC BY 4.0 · Transparent Utah

Utah’s state payroll, FY2025

$1.8 billion
Paid in total: $1,804,814,981; Wages and other taxable earnings in FY2025.; $55,399
Median pay: Over the 30,850 people paid more than zero.; 30,909
People: A printed name within a department: the same name in two is two entries.; $953.1 million
Benefits: $953,076,482; Paid on behalf of employees, beside pay and not in it.

Every fiscal year the State Auditor publishes

Utah paid its state employees $1.8 billion in FY2025, against $983.2 million in FY2015, in each year's dollars

Wages and other taxable earnings the State Auditor publishes for each fiscal year, July to June, summed over the people counted. Benefits and trust and agency disbursements are not in it.

Not adjusted for inflation: a dollar in the first year bought more than a dollar in the last, and this chart does not say how much more.

Source: Transparent Utah, Office of the State Auditor

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Utah paid its state employees $1.8 billion in FY2025, against $983.2 million in FY2015, in each year's dollars. Wages and other taxable earnings the State Auditor publishes for each fiscal year, July to June, summed over the people counted. Benefits and trust and agency disbursements are not in it.
Fiscal year	Pay
FY2015	$983.2 million
FY2016	$1.0 billion
FY2017	$1.1 billion
FY2018	$1.1 billion
FY2019	$1.1 billion
FY2020	$1.2 billion
FY2021	$1.2 billion
FY2022	$1.3 billion
FY2023	$1.5 billion
FY2024	$1.7 billion
FY2025	$1.8 billion

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What Utah's state payroll paid in each fiscal year, July to June
Fiscal year	Pay	People	Median pay	Benefits	Trust and agency
FY2025	$1.8 billion	30,909	$55,399	$953.1 million	$21.5 million
FY2024	$1.7 billion	30,706	$52,276	$893.7 million	$16.3 million
FY2023	$1.5 billion	30,403	$45,489	$791.6 million	$17.5 million
FY2022	$1.3 billion	29,381	$42,095	$728.2 million	$20.2 million
FY2021	$1.2 billion	29,123	$39,617	$692.3 million	$20.7 million
FY2020	$1.2 billion	28,913	$39,321	$679.4 million	$18.7 million
FY2019	$1.1 billion	28,567	$38,140	$707.5 million	$11.0 million
FY2018	$1.1 billion	28,183	$37,376	$692.4 million	$0
FY2017	$1.1 billion	28,588	$35,731	$665.1 million	$0
FY2016	$1.0 billion	27,880	$36,010	$641.3 million	$0
FY2015	$983.2 million	27,251	$35,339	$613.6 million	$0

Trust and agency disbursements, leave paid out and the like, appear in the file from FY2019. Not adjusted for inflation.

Counted apart from every figure here, in FY2025: 392 lines under a name the State protects ("Redacted"), $11.5 million of it pay; and 3,668 lines booked to its termination pool under a name paid in more than one department or in none, $22.2 million in all.

Every department, FY2025

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Utah's state departments by the people they paid in FY2025
Department	People	Pay	Median pay
Dept of Health and Human Services	7,120	$372.0 million	$49,733
Dept of Natural Resources	3,180	$128.8 million	$19,280
Dept of Corrections	2,822	$211.9 million	$78,912
Dept of Workforce Services	2,462	$125.3 million	$50,939
Dept of Transportation	1,976	$153.7 million	$77,788
Dept of Public Safety	1,957	$137.0 million	$67,024
Dept of Government Operations	1,645	$136.0 million	$81,856
Judicial Branch	1,490	$104.7 million	$58,415
Utah State Board of Education	1,275	$75.0 million	$55,259
Dept of Alcoholic Beverage Services	1,167	$28.0 million	$13,811
Tax Commission	762	$40.3 million	$50,349
Utah National Guard	753	$20.8 million	$10,000
Attorney General	637	$61.9 million	$97,782
Dept of Agriculture & Food	530	$21.0 million	$46,732
Dept of Commerce	526	$23.6 million	$45,190
Dept of Environmental Quality	465	$37.5 million	$89,214
Dept of Cultural and Community Engagement	409	$14.6 million	$18,569
Governor's Office	260	$19.5 million	$65,805
House of Representatives	160	$3.9 million	$17,937
Legislative Services	158	$5.0 million	$4,100
Labor Commission	154	$8.7 million	$53,615
Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity	144	$10.0 million	$70,981
Dept of Insurance	106	$8.4 million	$75,302
Legislative Research & General Counsel	93	$10.3 million	$106,522
School & Institutional Trust Lands Admin	89	$7.7 million	$90,056
Senate	78	$2.5 million	$20,074
Utah State Auditor	70	$5.0 million	$59,958
Dept of Financial Institutions	68	$6.2 million	$93,205
Legislative Auditor General	53	$5.3 million	$93,473
Dept of Veterans & Military Affairs	51	$3.3 million	$56,875
Board of Pardons & Parole	44	$2.8 million	$69,416
State Treasurer	43	$3.1 million	$54,406
Navajo Trust Administration	38	$995,554	$23,597
Legislative Fiscal Analyst	28	$3.8 million	$111,227
Capitol Preservation Board	23	$922,251	$41,791
Inland Port Authority	19	$1.1 million	$52,410
Public Service Commission	19	$1.9 million	$95,592
School & Institutional Trust Fund Office	18	$1.6 million	$59,786
Dept of Human Services	11	$1,216	$120
Point of Mtn St Land Authority	4	$511,819	$150,656
Career Service Review Office	2	$179,371	$89,685

Departments are named as the State prints them, abbreviations included.

The highest paid, FY2025

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The 100 people Utah's state payroll paid the most in FY2025
Rank	Name	Title	Department	Pay
1	Whitehead, Paul	Clinical Director	Dept of Health and Human Services	$523,801
2	Whitehead, Mack	Psychiatrist	Dept of Health and Human Services	$423,799
3	Rayner, Thomas	Psychiatrist	Dept of Health and Human Services	$420,053
4	Thomas, Katherine	Psychiatrist	Dept of Health and Human Services	$415,682
5	Vitko, Cynthia	Psychiatrist	Dept of Health and Human Services	$410,696
6	Allen, Brian	Engineer Manager III - Admin, UDOT	Dept of Transportation	$410,399
7	Roundy, Kent	Medical Administrator	Dept of Health and Human Services	$398,674
8	Rolen, Randall	Psychiatrist	Dept of Health and Human Services	$392,808
9	Amaro, Deirdre	Chief Medical Examiner	Dept of Health and Human Services	$391,928
10	Holmes, Kevin	Psychiatrist	Dept of Health and Human Services	$390,787
11	Madsen, David	Director, School & Institutional Trust Fund Office	School & Institutional Trust Fund Office	$377,213
12	Wells, Brady	Psychiatrist	Dept of Health and Human Services	$361,890
13	Anderson, Jess	Commissioner - Public Safety	Dept of Public Safety	$357,696
14	Bench, John	Psychiatrist	Dept of Health and Human Services	$347,730
15	Herrmann, Keri	Medical Administrator	Dept of Health and Human Services	$347,576
16	Pierpont, Jon	Chief Of Staff To The Governor	Governor's Office	$345,156
17	Monson, Steven	Clinical Director	Dept of Health and Human Services	$342,745
18	Deesing, Michole	Psychiatrist	Dept of Health and Human Services	$336,537
19	Kelly, Edward	Psychiatrist	Dept of Health and Human Services	$336,025
20	Thomas, Mark	Chief Of Staff, Senate	Senate	$331,667
21	Benson, Michael	Psychiatrist	Dept of Health and Human Services	$330,469
22	Spencer, Richard	Medical Administrator	Dept of Health and Human Services	$324,348
23	Davis, John	Assistant Medical Examiner	Dept of Health and Human Services	$322,617
24	Osborne, Abby	Chief Of Staff, House Of Representatives	House of Representatives	$317,405
25	Strohecker, Jennifer	State Medicaid Director, Clinician	Dept of Health and Human Services	$315,620
26	Guajardo, Andrew	Deputy Chief Medical Examiner	Dept of Health and Human Services	$314,375
27	Hillam, David	Medical Doctor	Dept of Health and Human Services	$310,099
28	Ashby, Victoria	Legislative General Counsel	Legislative Research & General Counsel	$306,392
29	Power, Gabriel	Medical Administrator	Dept of Health and Human Services	$304,762
30	Krehbiel, Kacy	Assistant Medical Examiner	Dept of Health and Human Services	$301,716
31	Ball, Jonathan	Legislative Fiscal Analyst	Legislative Fiscal Analyst	$301,188
32	Dicaro, Sophia	Exec Director, Office Of Planning And Budget	Governor's Office	$301,050
33	Dickson, Sydnee	State Supt, Public Instruction	Utah State Board of Education	$299,417
34	Cannon Iii, John	Director, Legislative Research and General Counsel	Legislative Research & General Counsel	$297,381
35	Minchey, Kade	Legislative Auditor General	Legislative Auditor General	$296,953
36	Wisner, Marcus	Clinical Director	Dept of Health and Human Services	$291,940
37	Haycocks, Neil	Deputy Chief Medical Examiner	Dept of Health and Human Services	$291,425
38	Nowicki, Edmund	Medical Doctor	Dept of Health and Human Services	$289,233
39	Ferry, Joel	Executive Director, DNR	Dept of Natural Resources	$284,366
40	Cameron, Casey	Executive Director, Workforce Services	Dept of Workforce Services	$280,993
41	Jones, Scott	Deputy State Superintendent, Public Instruction	Utah State Board of Education	$279,837
42	Murie, Ben	Assistant Medical Examiner	Dept of Health and Human Services	$279,142
43	Braceras, Carlos	Executive Director, UDOT	Dept of Transportation	$277,897
44	Gilbert, Christine	Legislative Deputy General Counsel	Legislative Research & General Counsel	$276,523
45	Barrand, John	Division Director, Human Resource Management	Dept of Government Operations	$275,820
46	Wilko, Andrea	Legislative Chief Economist	Legislative Fiscal Analyst	$275,337
47	Knight, Elizabeth	Juvenile Court Judge	Judicial Branch	$274,743
48	Peterson, Aundrea	Deputy Chief of Staff	Senate	$273,215
49	Dean, Brian	Legislative Deputy Auditor General	Legislative Auditor General	$272,842
50	Allred, Steven	Legislative Deputy Fiscal Analyst	Legislative Fiscal Analyst	$272,337
51	Gruber, Tracy	Executive Director, Department Of Health and Human Services	Dept of Health and Human Services	$270,850
52	Abercrombie, Neil	Advisor To The Governor	Governor's Office	$270,318
53	Dodge, Marvin	Executive Director, Dept Of Government Operations	Dept of Government Operations	$268,589
54	Underwood, Darin	Legislative Deputy Auditor General	Legislative Auditor General	$268,023
55	Lohmann, Justin	Assistant Medical Examiner	Dept of Health and Human Services	$266,648
56	Fuller, Alan	Chief Information Officer	Dept of Government Operations	$260,053
57	Slaugh, Kirt	Chief Deputy State Treasurer	State Treasurer	$254,208
58	Clason, Tiffany	Director, Alcoholic Beverage Services Commission	Dept of Alcoholic Beverage Services	$254,169
59	O'bannon, Daniel	General Counsel & Legislative Director	Governor's Office	$250,958
60	Marsden, Lily	Deputy Chief Medical Examiner	Dept of Health and Human Services	$250,957
61	Donnelly, Jacob	Assistant Medical Examiner	Dept of Health and Human Services	$250,249
62	Farr, Douglas	Legislative Deputy IT Administrator	Legislative Services	$250,186
63	Curtis, Michael	Legislative Managing Associate General Counsel	Legislative Research & General Counsel	$250,031
64	Allen, Jason	Director, State Auditor	Utah State Auditor	$249,904
65	Starks, Ryan	Director, Governors Office Of Economic Opportunity	Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity	$249,595
66	Sweet, Adam	Legislative LRGC Deputy Director	Legislative Research & General Counsel	$248,731
67	Evans, James	Managing Director, Career Service Exempt	Governor's Office	$248,731
68	Richins, Marilee	Deputy Director, Dept Of Government Operations	Dept of Government Operations	$248,681
69	Vaughn, Thomas	Legislative Managing Associate General Counsel	Legislative Research & General Counsel	$248,343
70	Wilson, Lisa	Deputy Director - UDOT	Dept of Transportation	$247,366
71	Huot, Benjamin	Deputy Director - UDOT	Dept of Transportation	$247,173
72	Nolen, Leisha	State Epidemiologist - Medical Doctor	Dept of Health and Human Services	$245,613
73	Garcia, Jared	Deputy Director, Corrections	Dept of Corrections	$243,988
74	Waldrip, Andrew	Advisor To The Governor	Governor's Office	$242,413
75	Busse, Margaret	Executive Director, Commerce	Dept of Commerce	$240,937
76	Foxxe, Robbi	Budget Director & Chief Economist, Career Service Exempt	Governor's Office	$240,491
77	Larsen, Gordon	Advisor To The Governor	Governor's Office	$239,750
78	Pike, Jonathan	Commissioner, Insurance	Dept of Insurance	$239,032
79	Evans, Michael	Engineering Technician IV	Dept of Transportation	$238,489
80	Smith, Chad	Legislative Deputy IT Administrator	Legislative Services	$238,274
81	Durrant, Matthew	Supreme Court Justice	Judicial Branch	$237,527
82	Pearce, John	Supreme Court Justice	Judicial Branch	$236,527
83	Christensen, Van	Division Director, Dept Of Government Operations	Dept of Government Operations	$235,903
84	Hagen, Diana	Supreme Court Justice	Judicial Branch	$235,527
84	Petersen, Paige	Supreme Court Justice	Judicial Branch	$235,527
84	Pohlman, Jill	Supreme Court Justice	Judicial Branch	$235,527
87	Peterson, Dustin	Correctional Sergeant	Dept of Corrections	$235,474
88	Purser, Stanford	Deputy Attorney General, Solicitor General	Attorney General	$235,385
89	Boyack, Daniel	Adjutant General	Utah National Guard	$235,182
90	Anderson, Kevin	Finance Director	Dept of Health and Human Services	$235,112
91	Gasser, Kurt	Legislative Managing Associate General Counsel	Legislative Research & General Counsel	$234,698
92	Arthur, Andrea	Legislative Managing Associate General Counsel	Legislative Research & General Counsel	$232,921
92	Killian, Lee	Legislative Managing Staff Attorney	Legislative Research & General Counsel	$232,921
94	Lui, Kwai-Ying	Director, State Auditor	Utah State Auditor	$232,756
95	Haas, Amy	Executive Director, Colorado River Authority	Governor's Office	$231,630
96	Swanwick, Carmen	Engineering Mgr IV, UDOT	Dept of Transportation	$231,370
97	Jones, Dana	Executive Director, Capitol Preservation	Capitol Preservation Board	$231,271
98	Litvack, David	Deputy Director, Department Of Health and Human Services	Dept of Health and Human Services	$230,346
99	Brown, Rebecca	Deputy Director, Corrections Non-POST	Dept of Corrections	$230,318
100	Martinson, Jesse	Legislative Audit Manager	Legislative Auditor General	$230,075

Each a printed name within a department, ranked among the 30,850 paid more than zero. Pay is wages and other taxable earnings; benefits are not in it.

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Arrests by race, sex and age Crime and justice
Arrests as the FBI’s participating agencies reported them, with what the figures can and cannot support at the top.
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Federal obligations Federal spending
What federal agencies obligated against a place of performance in the state, per resident and by agency.
Registered nonprofits Nonprofits
How many organizations the IRS lists in the state, what they report as revenue, and which kinds of work they do.
Payments to doctors Health
What drug and device companies reported paying doctors with a practice address in the state, and the largest recipients.
Immigration courts Immigration and the border
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Farm program payments Farm subsidies
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Paycheck Protection Program loans PPP loans
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Public schools Schools
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Banks and credit unions Banks and credit unions
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The Utah Factbook entry Across the Factbook
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The immigration link above is EOIR’s courts, which sit in this state. CBP’s encounters are not by state and will not be: its sectors and field offices are areas of responsibility rather than a geography, and assigning them to states would be a claim the data does not make. Immigration and the border.

What this data cannot show

New Jersey's earnings are year to date. Its fourth-quarter releases are its only whole calendar years; its newest release is part of a year, and is never ranked against a whole one.
New Jersey's file covers the State's own agencies. Its authorities, public universities, counties, towns and school districts are published separately and are not here.
New Jersey's pay is what the State paid the employee in the year, across every department that paid them: regular pay, overtime and every other payment, which includes back pay and payouts that fall in the year. It is not a salary rate.
New Jersey's person is the State's own payroll ID, which it keeps from release to release, and the name is the one it prints beside that ID. No page decides that two IDs are one person.
Connecticut: Each figure is the gross pay on the checks the Comptroller published for a calendar year, summed: regular pay, overtime and other pay, as the checks print it. It is not a salary, and not what the State pays for benefits and pensions on top. The file numbers an employment record, not a person: someone who holds two jobs with the State has two records. These pages count records, never people. An agency is the name the Comptroller prints, so an agency the State renamed or merged has a page under each name it was paid under.
Iowa: Pay is the total salary the State paid each employee in a fiscal year, July to June, as the Department of Administrative Services publishes it. It is not a salary rate: someone who worked part of the year was paid part of a year. Travel and subsistence reimbursed is shown beside pay and never added to it. The Salary Book covers state departments, boards, commissions and the Regents universities, and leaves out anyone paid under $1,000 a year, Community Based Corrections officers and State Fair Board members. The file carries no employee number, so a person here is a printed name within a department. The same name in two departments is two entries. Two people who share a name in one department are one.
Minnesota: Every figure is pay in MMB’s fiscal year, July to June: its total wages from FY2016, and its regular, overtime and other wages added before then, which is how MMB defines the total. The file is the State’s own payroll as MMB published it; counties, cities and school districts pay their own staff and are not in it.
Oklahoma: Each figure is the sum of the pay lines OMES published for one of its periods, by report date: calendar years to 2020 and fiscal years, July to June, from FY2021. It is regular pay and every other pay type, not salaries, and not the State’s own share of retirement or FICA taxes. OMES names an employee by surname and two initials and by nothing else, so a name is not a person. These pages count pay lines and dollars, never people. FY2022 is not shown: OMES's monthly files for that year restate earlier months and do not agree; we have asked OMES.
Utah: Pay is what the State paid each employee in a fiscal year, July to June, in wages and other taxable earnings, as the State Auditor publishes it. It is not a salary: the Auditor says the amounts "may only reflect a portion of the reporting period" and are not "the budgeted, contracted, or negotiated wage". Benefits, paid on behalf of an employee rather than to them, and trust and agency disbursements, such as leave paid out, are shown beside pay and never added to it. The file carries no employee number, so a person here is a printed name within a department. The same name in two departments is two entries. Two people who share a name in one department are one.

The full method: How the state payroll figures are made.

Sources

State of Utah — Employee Compensation, Transparent Utah — Utah Office of the State Auditor · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (Utah) · retrieved October 20, 2026

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Data retrieved October 20, 2026