Utah / Department of Health / Senior Registered Nurse
Job-title file
Provide direct patient care — assess conditions, administer treatment and medication, and coordinate with physicians.
76 employees hold this title in Department of Health. Median total compensation for the role is $91,796, above the department median of $63,678.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 76 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Utah, the median wage for Registered Nurses — about 27,420 people — is $84,600. Department of Health pays a median base salary of $58,053 for this role, 31% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Registered Nurses across every employer in Utah, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Health’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Registered Nurses — about 3,379,720 people — is $97,550. Department of Health’s median base salary is 40% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Utah range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 64 of 90 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Health is $87,400, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Senior Registered Nurse is held in 4 Utah departments. In Department of Health, the median of $91,796 ranks #3 of 4.
Median total compensation for the Senior Registered Nurse role in other Utahdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In Utah, the median of $91,217 ranks #1 of 2. See Senior Registered Nurse across all of Utah →
Median total compensation for comparable Senior Registered Nurseroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Jennifer Jacobsen works as a Senior Registered Nurse for Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. Jennifer earned $99,027 in 2019.
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Heather Santacruz holds the role of Senior Registered Nurse at Department of Health within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. In 2019, their total compensation was $98,926.
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At Department of Health, Rosanna Alba serves as a Senior Registered Nurse within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. Their 2019 pay totaled $98,867.
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Katie Shields holds the role of Senior Registered Nurse at Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. In 2019, their total compensation was $98,669.
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At Department of Health, Cami Buchmiller serves as a Senior Registered Nurse within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. Their 2019 pay totaled $98,592.
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Kirk Poulsen is a Senior Registered Nurse at Department of Health within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. 2019 total compensation came to $98,288.
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Frances Barben is a Senior Registered Nurse at Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. 2019 total compensation came to $97,868.
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Jade Smith is a Senior Registered Nurse at Department of Health within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. 2019 total compensation came to $96,949.
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At Department of Health, Jacob Tanner serves as a Senior Registered Nurse within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. Their 2019 pay totaled $96,940.
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Lori Lovett works as a Senior Registered Nurse for Department of Health within Doh Medicaid Services. Lori earned $96,584 in 2019.
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Heather Carlson works as a Senior Registered Nurse for Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. Heather earned $96,516 in 2019.
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Deiadra Schrenk is a Senior Registered Nurse at Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. 2019 total compensation came to $96,462.
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Cynthia Birrell holds the role of Senior Registered Nurse at Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. In 2019, their total compensation was $96,257.
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Tyrell Braegger holds the role of Senior Registered Nurse at Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $96,229.
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Karissa Dozhier holds the role of Senior Registered Nurse at Department of Health within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. In 2019, their total compensation was $95,882.
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Adam Steele holds the role of Senior Registered Nurse at Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. In 2019, their total compensation was $95,821.
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At Department of Health, Kristi Brown serves as a Senior Registered Nurse within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. Their 2019 pay totaled $95,286.
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Kirsty Gallagher is a Senior Registered Nurse at Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. 2019 total compensation came to $95,240.
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At Department of Health, Nicole Minardi serves as a Senior Registered Nurse within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. Their 2019 pay totaled $94,888.
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At Department of Health, Michelle Rawlinson serves as a Senior Registered Nurse within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. Their 2019 pay totaled $94,813.
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Randall Costanza holds the role of Senior Registered Nurse at Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. In 2019, their total compensation was $94,807.
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Crisanta Swensen holds the role of Senior Registered Nurse at Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. In 2019, their total compensation was $94,780.