Utah / Department of Health

Agency file

Department of Health

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

The Department of Health oversees public health and medical services — disease prevention, clinics and hospitals, and health licensing and regulation.

In 2019, this agency had 1,493 employees with median total compensation of $63,678; the highest distinct record was $391,365.

Year: 2019
Total payroll: $96.3M
Employees: 1,493
Median total: $63,678
Highest record: $391,365

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$9$169,989+

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

How 2019 total compensation is spread across the 1,493 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($63,678) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $39,541 (61%)
Overtime — $98 (0%)
Other — $1,225 (2%)
Benefits — $23,657 (37%)

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

$4,303

$23,142

$63,678

$93,690

$119,817

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $119,817 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $4,303. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Health Program Specialist III

137 · $80,779

Health Program Specialist II

82 · $66,779

Health Program Manager II

66 · $115,328

Senior Registered Nurse

62 · $95,064

Health Program Specialist I

48 · $53,047

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	$81.4M —	1,340 —	$58,652 —
2018	$90.9M ▲ 11.6%	1,456 ▲ 8.7%	$63,108 ▲ 7.6%
2019	$96.3M ▲ 6.0%	1,493 ▲ 2.5%	$63,678 ▲ 0.9%

Record list

Employees

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Samira Gostevcic

Claims Technician/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$31,223

Sub-department: DOH Medicaid & Health Financing
Base pay: $19,604
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $11,618
Total compensation: $31,223

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Samira Gostevcic is a Claims Technician at Department of Health within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. 2017 total compensation came to $31,223.

Michelle Rawlinson

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$31,126

Sub-department: DOH Family Health & Preparedness
Base pay: $18,367
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $12,760
Total compensation: $31,126

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Michelle Rawlinson works as a Registered Nurse III for Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. Michelle earned $31,126 in 2017.

Nicole Minardi

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$31,121

Sub-department: DOH Family Health & Preparedness
Base pay: $18,243
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $12,878
Total compensation: $31,121

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Nicole Minardi holds the role of Registered Nurse III at Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. In 2017, their total compensation was $31,121.

Kimberly Hadley

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$31,115

Sub-department: DOH Family Health & Preparedness
Base pay: $19,464
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $11,651
Total compensation: $31,115

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Kimberly Hadley holds the role of Registered Nurse III at Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. In 2017, their total compensation was $31,115.

Robin Reed

Child Care Licensing Specialist/Department of Health

2018 total comp

$31,019

Sub-department: DOH Family Health & Preparedness
Base pay: $22,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $97
Benefits: $8,031
Total compensation: $31,019

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Robin Reed is a Child Care Licensing Specialist at Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. 2018 total compensation came to $31,019.

Lainey Davis

Health Program Specialist III/Department of Health

2018 total comp

$30,987

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $16,366
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $14,621
Total compensation: $30,987

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Lainey Davis is a Health Program Specialist III at Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. 2018 total compensation came to $30,987.

Nancy Mikkelsen

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$30,970

Sub-department: DOH Family Health & Preparedness
Base pay: $19,224
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $11,746
Total compensation: $30,970

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Nancy Mikkelsen works as a Registered Nurse III for Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. Nancy earned $30,970 in 2017.

Casey Preece

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$30,895

Sub-department: DOH Family Health & Preparedness
Base pay: $19,224
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $11,671
Total compensation: $30,895

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Casey Preece works as a Registered Nurse III for Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. Casey earned $30,895 in 2017.

Dayna Nichols

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$30,881

Sub-department: DOH Family Health & Preparedness
Base pay: $18,367
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $12,515
Total compensation: $30,881

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Dayna Nichols holds the role of Registered Nurse III at Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. In 2017, their total compensation was $30,881.

Tavish Paulsen

Health Program Specialist III/Department of Health

2019 total comp

$30,842

Sub-department: DOH Medicaid & Health Financing
Base pay: $17,565
Overtime: $227
Other pay: $151
Benefits: $12,899
Total compensation: $30,842

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Tavish Paulsen is a Health Program Specialist III at Department of Health within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. 2019 total compensation came to $30,842.

Amanda Downs

Office Specialist II/Department of Health

2018 total comp

$30,801

Sub-department: DOH Family Health & Preparedness
Base pay: $16,249
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $299
Benefits: $14,253
Total compensation: $30,801

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At Department of Health, Amanda Downs serves as a Office Specialist II within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. Their 2018 pay totaled $30,801.

Alison Jensen

Child Nutrition Specialist/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$30,744

Sub-department: DOH Family Health & Preparedness
Base pay: $18,334
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $378
Benefits: $12,033
Total compensation: $30,744

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At Department of Health, Alison Jensen serves as a Child Nutrition Specialist within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. Their 2017 pay totaled $30,744.

Alexandria Leffler

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$30,724

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $20,099
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $479
Benefits: $10,145
Total compensation: $30,724

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Alexandria Leffler holds the role of Registered Nurse III at Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2017, their total compensation was $30,724.

Joe Moran

Dental Assistant I/Department of Health

2018 total comp

$30,649

Sub-department: DOH Medicaid Services
Base pay: $16,157
Overtime: $6
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $14,486
Total compensation: $30,649

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Joe Moran is a Dental Assistant I at Department of Health within Doh Medicaid Services. 2018 total compensation came to $30,649.

Karla Matheson

Office Specialist II/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$30,569

Sub-department: DOH Disease Control & Prevention
Base pay: $22,190
Overtime: $35
Other pay: $207
Benefits: $8,137
Total compensation: $30,569

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Karla Matheson holds the role of Office Specialist II at Department of Health within Doh Disease Control & Prevention. In 2017, their total compensation was $30,569.

Kenneth Newman

Health Program Manager II/Department of Health

2019 total comp

$30,465

Sub-department: DOH Medicaid & Health Financing
Base pay: $19,131
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $347
Benefits: $10,987
Total compensation: $30,465

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Kenneth Newman holds the role of Health Program Manager II at Department of Health within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. In 2019, their total compensation was $30,465.

Crisanta Swensen

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$30,387

Sub-department: DOH Family Health & Preparedness
Base pay: $17,719
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $12,668
Total compensation: $30,387

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Crisanta Swensen is a Registered Nurse III at Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. 2017 total compensation came to $30,387.

Danielle Livingston

Legal Secretary/Department of Health

2019 total comp

$30,041

Sub-department: DOH Medicaid & Health Financing
Base pay: $22,277
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $7,764
Total compensation: $30,041

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Danielle Livingston is a Legal Secretary at Department of Health within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. 2019 total compensation came to $30,041.

Candace Bleazard

Office Specialist II/Department of Health

2019 total comp

$29,998

Sub-department: DOH Family Health & Preparedness
Base pay: $9,763
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,104
Benefits: $9,131
Total compensation: $29,998

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Candace Bleazard works as a Office Specialist II for Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. Candace earned $29,998 in 2019.

Megan Schlappi

Health Program Manager I/Department of Health

2019 total comp

$29,983

Sub-department: DOH Medicaid & Health Financing
Base pay: $20,106
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $126
Benefits: $9,751
Total compensation: $29,983

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Megan Schlappi works as a Health Program Manager I for Department of Health within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. Megan earned $29,983 in 2019.

Cody Wylie

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$29,980

Sub-department: DOH Family Health & Preparedness
Base pay: $18,193
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $11,787
Total compensation: $29,980

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At Department of Health, Cody Wylie serves as a Registered Nurse III within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. Their 2017 pay totaled $29,980.

Annalyn Boden

Health Program Specialist II/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$29,971

Sub-department: DOH Family Health & Preparedness
Base pay: $16,677
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $13,295
Total compensation: $29,971

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Annalyn Boden works as a Health Program Specialist II for Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. Annalyn earned $29,971 in 2017.

Lori Sorensen

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$29,960

Sub-department: DOH Disease Control & Prevention
Base pay: $20,544
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $9,416
Total compensation: $29,960

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Lori Sorensen holds the role of Registered Nurse III at Department of Health within Doh Disease Control & Prevention. In 2017, their total compensation was $29,960.

Lisa Dupray

Financial Analyst I/Department of Health

2019 total comp

$29,950

Sub-department: DOH Disease Control & Prevention
Base pay: $13,837
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,053
Benefits: $8,060
Total compensation: $29,950

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At Department of Health, Lisa Dupray serves as a Financial Analyst I within Doh Disease Control & Prevention. Their 2019 pay totaled $29,950.

Dana Foxx

Health Program Specialist I/Department of Health

2018 total comp

$29,939

Sub-department: DOH Medicaid Services
Base pay: $15,581
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $14,358
Total compensation: $29,939

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Dana Foxx holds the role of Health Program Specialist I at Department of Health within Doh Medicaid Services. In 2018, their total compensation was $29,939.

Louis Praus

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$29,893

Sub-department: DOH Medicaid & Health Financing
Base pay: $19,969
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $9,923
Total compensation: $29,893

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Louis Praus works as a Registered Nurse III for Department of Health within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. Louis earned $29,893 in 2017.

Dean Weedon

Project/Assistant Bureau Director/Department of Health

2019 total comp

$29,736

Sub-department: DOH Medicaid & Health Financing
Base pay: $16,243
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,660
Benefits: $10,833
Total compensation: $29,736

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At Department of Health, Dean Weedon serves as a Project/Assistant Bureau Director within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. Their 2019 pay totaled $29,736.

Jennifer Buttars

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$29,636

Sub-department: DOH Family Health & Preparedness
Base pay: $17,719
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $11,917
Total compensation: $29,636

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Jennifer Buttars is a Registered Nurse III at Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. 2017 total compensation came to $29,636.

Darilyn Yanez

Support Services Coordinator III/Department of Health

2019 total comp

$29,629

Sub-department: DOH Disease Control & Prevention
Base pay: $2,037
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $25,226
Benefits: $2,366
Total compensation: $29,629

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Darilyn Yanez holds the role of Support Services Coordinator III at Department of Health within Doh Disease Control & Prevention. In 2019, their total compensation was $29,629.

Peggy Montague

Office Specialist II/Department of Health

2019 total comp

$29,603

Sub-department: DOH Disease Control & Prevention
Base pay: $18,757
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $43
Benefits: $10,803
Total compensation: $29,603

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Peggy Montague works as a Office Specialist II for Department of Health within Doh Disease Control & Prevention. Peggy earned $29,603 in 2019.

Edward Harrison

Chief Scientist, State Public Health Laboratory/Department of Health

2018 total comp

$29,603

Sub-department: DOH Disease Control & Prevention
Base pay: $17,282
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,329
Benefits: $8,992
Total compensation: $29,603

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Edward Harrison works as a Chief Scientist, State Public Health Laboratory for Department of Health within Doh Disease Control & Prevention. Edward earned $29,603 in 2018.

Kayleigh Davis

Health Program Specialist I/Department of Health

2019 total comp

$29,587

Sub-department: DOH Disease Control & Prevention
Base pay: $19,340
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $10,247
Total compensation: $29,587

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Kayleigh Davis works as a Health Program Specialist I for Department of Health within Doh Disease Control & Prevention. Kayleigh earned $29,587 in 2019.

David Jones

Health Informaticist/Department of Health

2019 total comp

$29,585

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $18,524
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,291
Benefits: $9,771
Total compensation: $29,585

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David Jones holds the role of Health Informaticist at Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $29,585.

Tersta Gossett

Health Program Specialist I/Department of Health

2019 total comp

$29,330

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $14,910
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $830
Benefits: $13,590
Total compensation: $29,330

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At Department of Health, Tersta Gossett serves as a Health Program Specialist I within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $29,330.

Annette Leonard

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$29,286

Sub-department: DOH Medicaid & Health Financing
Base pay: $19,438
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $9,849
Total compensation: $29,286

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Annette Leonard works as a Registered Nurse III for Department of Health within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. Annette earned $29,286 in 2017.

Stephen Hall

Senior Registered Nurse/Department of Health

2019 total comp

$29,278

Sub-department: DOH Medicaid Services
Base pay: $20,095
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $9,183
Total compensation: $29,278

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At Department of Health, Stephen Hall serves as a Senior Registered Nurse within Doh Medicaid Services. Their 2019 pay totaled $29,278.

Pamela Lomeli

Health Program Specialist III/Department of Health

2018 total comp

$29,259

Sub-department: DOH Family Health & Preparedness
Base pay: $16,845
Overtime: $533
Other pay: $1,105
Benefits: $10,776
Total compensation: $29,259

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Pamela Lomeli is a Health Program Specialist III at Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. 2018 total compensation came to $29,259.

Judy Ruiz

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$29,239

Sub-department: DOH Medicaid & Health Financing
Base pay: $19,504
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $9,734
Total compensation: $29,239

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Judy Ruiz works as a Registered Nurse III for Department of Health within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. Judy earned $29,239 in 2017.

Thomas Jones

Medical Doctor/Department of Health

2018 total comp

$29,163

Sub-department: DOH Medicaid & Health Financing
Base pay: $18,432
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $10,730
Total compensation: $29,163

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Thomas Jones holds the role of Medical Doctor at Department of Health within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. In 2018, their total compensation was $29,163.

Gina Denning

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$29,136

Sub-department: DOH Family Health & Preparedness
Base pay: $19,438
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $9,699
Total compensation: $29,136

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Gina Denning works as a Registered Nurse III for Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. Gina earned $29,136 in 2017.