Utah / Department of Corrections

Agency file

Department of Corrections

Source file: Transparent Utah — State Government Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Department of Corrections runs the corrections system — operating prisons and jails, supervising people in custody, and managing parole or probation.

In 2019, this agency had 2,541 employees with median total compensation of $87,386; the highest distinct record was $339,176.

Year: 2019
Total payroll: $212.5M
Employees: 2,541
Median total: $87,386
Highest record: $339,176

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$1$164,934+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2019 total compensation is spread across the 2,541 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($87,386) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $43,318 (52%)
Overtime — $3,681 (4%)
Other — $1,796 (2%)
Benefits — $34,833 (42%)

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

$20,297

$60,424

$87,386

$107,244

$129,248

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $129,248 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $20,297. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Correctional Officer, Post

735 · $85,292

Correctional Adult Probation/Parole Officer, Post

254 · $100,914

Correctional Sergeant, Post

246 · $110,538

Office Specialist II

85 · $55,376

Correctional Officer, Post

79 · $31,790

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.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2017	$196M —	2,675 —	$76,636 —
2018	$211.9M ▲ 8.1%	2,836 ▲ 6.0%	$80,989 ▲ 5.7%
2019	$212.5M ▲ 0.3%	2,541 ▼ 10.4%	$87,386 ▲ 7.9%

Record list

Employees

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Blake Quayle

Correctional Officer, Post/Department of Corrections

2019 total comp

$83,190

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $39,611
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,049
Benefits: $36,531
Total compensation: $83,190

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Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Corrections, Blake Quayle serves as a Correctional Officer, Post within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $83,190.

Ryan Mcarthur

Correctional Officer, Post/Department of Corrections

2019 total comp

$83,189

Sub-department: DOC Programs & Operations
Base pay: $43,784
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $782
Benefits: $38,624
Total compensation: $83,189

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Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Corrections, Ryan Mcarthur serves as a Correctional Officer, Post within Doc Programs & Operations. Their 2019 pay totaled $83,189.

Matthew Rigby

Correctional Adult Probation/Parole Officer, Post/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$83,106

Sub-department: DOC Programs & Operations
Base pay: $40,975
Overtime: $3,918
Other pay: $1,458
Benefits: $36,755
Total compensation: $83,106

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Matthew Rigby works as a Correctional Adult Probation/Parole Officer, Post for Department of Corrections within Doc Programs & Operations. Matthew earned $83,106 in 2018.

Chad Nichol

Correctional Officer, Post/Department of Corrections

2019 total comp

$83,097

Sub-department: DOC Programs & Operations
Base pay: $42,515
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,590
Benefits: $37,992
Total compensation: $83,097

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Chad Nichol works as a Correctional Officer, Post for Department of Corrections within Doc Programs & Operations. Chad earned $83,097 in 2019.

Nicholas Dehaas

Correctional Adult Probation/Parole Associate, Post/Department of Corrections

2019 total comp

$83,057

Sub-department: DOC Programs & Operations
Base pay: $46,742
Overtime: $6,422
Other pay: $1,027
Benefits: $28,866
Total compensation: $83,057

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Nicholas Dehaas holds the role of Correctional Adult Probation/Parole Associate, Post at Department of Corrections within Doc Programs & Operations. In 2019, their total compensation was $83,057.

Brad Payne

Correctional Officer, Post/Department of Corrections

2019 total comp

$83,049

Sub-department: DOC Programs & Operations
Base pay: $36,386
Overtime: $15,903
Other pay: $1,233
Benefits: $29,528
Total compensation: $83,049

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Brad Payne holds the role of Correctional Officer, Post at Department of Corrections within Doc Programs & Operations. In 2019, their total compensation was $83,049.

Zachery Hannon

Correctional Officer, Post/Department of Corrections

2019 total comp

$82,962

Sub-department: DOC Programs & Operations
Base pay: $41,267
Overtime: $3,715
Other pay: $1,052
Benefits: $36,928
Total compensation: $82,962

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Corrections, Zachery Hannon serves as a Correctional Officer, Post within Doc Programs & Operations. Their 2019 pay totaled $82,962.

Jaren Soto

Correctional Officer, Post/Department of Corrections

2019 total comp

$82,948

Sub-department: DOC Programs & Operations
Base pay: $43,763
Overtime: $3,787
Other pay: $1,179
Benefits: $34,220
Total compensation: $82,948

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Corrections, Jaren Soto serves as a Correctional Officer, Post within Doc Programs & Operations. Their 2019 pay totaled $82,948.

Jacob Luera

Correctional Officer, Post/Department of Corrections

2019 total comp

$82,934

Sub-department: DOC Programs & Operations
Base pay: $39,850
Overtime: $4,861
Other pay: $1,696
Benefits: $36,527
Total compensation: $82,934

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Jacob Luera is a Correctional Officer, Post at Department of Corrections within Doc Programs & Operations. 2019 total compensation came to $82,934.

Natalie Thomas

Correctional Officer, Post/Department of Corrections

2019 total comp

$82,879

Sub-department: DOC Programs & Operations
Base pay: $40,082
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,820
Benefits: $36,978
Total compensation: $82,879

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Natalie Thomas works as a Correctional Officer, Post for Department of Corrections within Doc Programs & Operations. Natalie earned $82,879 in 2019.

Ryan Broadhead

Correctional Officer, Post/Department of Corrections

2019 total comp

$82,878

Sub-department: DOC Programs & Operations
Base pay: $40,651
Overtime: $4,411
Other pay: $1,387
Benefits: $36,428
Total compensation: $82,878

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Ryan Broadhead is a Correctional Officer, Post at Department of Corrections within Doc Programs & Operations. 2019 total compensation came to $82,878.

Ralls Jones

Correctional Officer, Post/Department of Corrections

2019 total comp

$82,841

Sub-department: DOC Programs & Operations
Base pay: $41,532
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,412
Benefits: $37,897
Total compensation: $82,841

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Ralls Jones works as a Correctional Officer, Post for Department of Corrections within Doc Programs & Operations. Ralls earned $82,841 in 2019.

Derek Judd

Correctional Officer, Post/Department of Corrections

2019 total comp

$82,825

Sub-department: DOC Programs & Operations
Base pay: $42,870
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,004
Benefits: $36,951
Total compensation: $82,825

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Derek Judd is a Correctional Officer, Post at Department of Corrections within Doc Programs & Operations. 2019 total compensation came to $82,825.

David Pedersen

Correctional Adult Probation/Parole Officer, Post/Department of Corrections

2019 total comp

$82,761

Sub-department: DOC Programs & Operations
Base pay: $46,633
Overtime: $5,978
Other pay: $1,280
Benefits: $28,869
Total compensation: $82,761

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Pay Components: [object Object]

David Pedersen works as a Correctional Adult Probation/Parole Officer, Post for Department of Corrections within Doc Programs & Operations. David earned $82,761 in 2019.

James Quintana

Journey Plumber/Department of Corrections

2019 total comp

$82,740

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $42,835
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,955
Benefits: $34,950
Total compensation: $82,740

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Pay Components: [object Object]

James Quintana holds the role of Journey Plumber at Department of Corrections within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $82,740.

Alex Ipsen

Correctional Officer, Post/Department of Corrections

2019 total comp

$82,716

Sub-department: DOC Programs & Operations
Base pay: $42,515
Overtime: $4,262
Other pay: $1,813
Benefits: $34,126
Total compensation: $82,716

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Alex Ipsen holds the role of Correctional Officer, Post at Department of Corrections within Doc Programs & Operations. In 2019, their total compensation was $82,716.

Gerald Jarrett

Correctional Industries Program Specialist - Non Post/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$82,677

Sub-department: DOC Correctional Industries
Base pay: $28,829
Overtime: $208
Other pay: $7,660
Benefits: $45,981
Total compensation: $82,677

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Gerald Jarrett works as a Correctional Industries Program Specialist - Non Post for Department of Corrections within Doc Correctional Industries. Gerald earned $82,677 in 2018.

Joshua Hansen

Correctional Adult Probation/Parole Officer, Post/Department of Corrections

2017 total comp

$82,664

Sub-department: DOC Programs & Operations
Base pay: $43,599
Overtime: $74
Other pay: $198
Benefits: $38,793
Total compensation: $82,664

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Joshua Hansen is a Correctional Adult Probation/Parole Officer, Post at Department of Corrections within Doc Programs & Operations. 2017 total compensation came to $82,664.

Kyle Arnoldson

Correctional Officer, Post/Department of Corrections

2019 total comp

$82,619

Sub-department: DOC Programs & Operations
Base pay: $40,570
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,591
Benefits: $37,458
Total compensation: $82,619

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Kyle Arnoldson holds the role of Correctional Officer, Post at Department of Corrections within Doc Programs & Operations. In 2019, their total compensation was $82,619.

Casey Nowers

Correctional Officer, Post/Department of Corrections

2019 total comp

$82,589

Sub-department: DOC Programs & Operations
Base pay: $41,029
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,878
Benefits: $36,681
Total compensation: $82,589

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Casey Nowers holds the role of Correctional Officer, Post at Department of Corrections within Doc Programs & Operations. In 2019, their total compensation was $82,589.

Byron Stoddard

Correctional Officer, Post/Department of Corrections

2019 total comp

$82,562

Sub-department: DOC Programs & Operations
Base pay: $39,850
Overtime: $5,117
Other pay: $1,845
Benefits: $35,750
Total compensation: $82,562

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Byron Stoddard holds the role of Correctional Officer, Post at Department of Corrections within Doc Programs & Operations. In 2019, their total compensation was $82,562.

Laura Cook Maynes

Program Specialist I/Department of Corrections

2019 total comp

$82,537

Sub-department: DOC Correctional Industries
Base pay: $45,843
Overtime: $298
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $36,346
Total compensation: $82,537

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Corrections, Laura Cook Maynes serves as a Program Specialist I within Doc Correctional Industries. Their 2019 pay totaled $82,537.

Steven Walser

Correctional Officer, Post/Department of Corrections

2019 total comp

$82,527

Sub-department: DOC Programs & Operations
Base pay: $41,532
Overtime: $2,386
Other pay: $1,320
Benefits: $37,289
Total compensation: $82,527

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Steven Walser is a Correctional Officer, Post at Department of Corrections within Doc Programs & Operations. 2019 total compensation came to $82,527.

Nickole Lavery

Program Specialist II/Department of Corrections

2019 total comp

$82,521

Sub-department: DOC Programs & Operations
Base pay: $52,478
Overtime: $1,949
Other pay: $416
Benefits: $27,677
Total compensation: $82,521

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Nickole Lavery works as a Program Specialist II for Department of Corrections within Doc Programs & Operations. Nickole earned $82,521 in 2019.

Taylor Record

Correctional Officer, Post/Department of Corrections

2019 total comp

$82,505

Sub-department: DOC Programs & Operations
Base pay: $41,532
Overtime: $2,371
Other pay: $685
Benefits: $37,918
Total compensation: $82,505

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Taylor Record works as a Correctional Officer, Post for Department of Corrections within Doc Programs & Operations. Taylor earned $82,505 in 2019.

Sade Thompson

Correctional Officer, Post/Department of Corrections

2019 total comp

$82,483

Sub-department: DOC Programs & Operations
Base pay: $41,267
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,701
Benefits: $37,515
Total compensation: $82,483

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Sade Thompson is a Correctional Officer, Post at Department of Corrections within Doc Programs & Operations. 2019 total compensation came to $82,483.

James Haslam

Correctional Officer, Post/Department of Corrections

2019 total comp

$82,476

Sub-department: DOC Programs & Operations
Base pay: $41,267
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,435
Benefits: $36,775
Total compensation: $82,476

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

James Haslam is a Correctional Officer, Post at Department of Corrections within Doc Programs & Operations. 2019 total compensation came to $82,476.