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Utah / Department of Financial Institutions

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Department of Financial Institutions

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

The Department of Financial Institutions is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2019, this agency had 71 employees with median total compensation of $82,446; the highest distinct record was $201,720.

Year
2019
Total payroll
$5.9M
Employees
71
Median total
$82,446
Highest record
$201,720

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2019 total compensation is spread across the 71 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($82,446) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$50,667 (60%)
  • Overtime$64 (0%)
  • Other$3,563 (4%)
  • Benefits$29,471 (35%)

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
$19,795
$28,762
$82,446
$124,316
$143,566

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $143,566 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $19,795. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2017
$5.9M
70
$97,948
2018
$5.3M
11.3%
56
20.0%
$108,557
10.8%
2019
$5.9M
12.9%
71
26.8%
$82,446
24.1%

Record list

Employees

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Josef Sharp

Financial Institutions Examiner I/Department of Financial Institutions

2019 total comp
$78,455
Sub-department
Financial Institutions
Base pay
$50,401
Overtime
$1,020
Other pay
$216
Benefits
$26,817
Total compensation
$78,455

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Josef Sharp is a Financial Institutions Examiner I at Department of Financial Institutions within Financial Institutions. 2019 total compensation came to $78,455.

Emily Stanton

Executive Assistant, Appointed/Department of Financial Institutions

2019 total comp
$77,028
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$45,208
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,561
Benefits
$30,259
Total compensation
$77,028

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Pay Components
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Emily Stanton holds the role of Executive Assistant, Appointed at Department of Financial Institutions within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $77,028.

Michael Godfrey

Financial Institutions Examiner II/Department of Financial Institutions

2019 total comp
$75,526
Sub-department
Financial Institutions
Base pay
$45,114
Overtime
$1,013
Other pay
$100
Benefits
$29,300
Total compensation
$75,526

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Michael Godfrey works as a Financial Institutions Examiner II for Department of Financial Institutions within Financial Institutions. Michael earned $75,526 in 2019.

Luellen Brown

Financial Institutions Examiner II/Department of Financial Institutions

2019 total comp
$74,162
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$44,787
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$265
Benefits
$29,110
Total compensation
$74,162

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Luellen Brown is a Financial Institutions Examiner II at Department of Financial Institutions within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $74,162.

Peggy Christensen

Financial Institutions Examiner III/Department of Financial Institutions

2019 total comp
$73,814
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$47,650
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$521
Benefits
$25,643
Total compensation
$73,814

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Peggy Christensen works as a Financial Institutions Examiner III for Department of Financial Institutions within Comp & Excess Pool. Peggy earned $73,814 in 2019.

Braden Bentson

Financial Institutions Examiner I/Department of Financial Institutions

2019 total comp
$72,748
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$47,571
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,042
Benefits
$24,135
Total compensation
$72,748

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Department of Financial Institutions, Braden Bentson serves as a Financial Institutions Examiner I within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $72,748.