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Utah / Department of Health

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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

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

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
$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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Shari Watkins

Finance Director/Department of Health

2017 total comp
$50,004
Sub-department
DOH Executive Director
Base pay
$31,752
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,466
Benefits
$16,786
Total compensation
$50,004

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Shari Watkins works as a Finance Director for Department of Health within Doh Executive Director. Shari earned $50,004 in 2017.

Jonathan Reid

Business Analyst Supervisor/Department of Health

2019 total comp
$49,992
Sub-department
DOH Disease Control & Prevention
Base pay
$31,180
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$395
Benefits
$18,417
Total compensation
$49,992

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Jonathan Reid is a Business Analyst Supervisor at Department of Health within Doh Disease Control & Prevention. 2019 total compensation came to $49,992.

Jingran Wen

Health Informaticist/Department of Health

2018 total comp
$49,958
Sub-department
DOH Executive Director
Base pay
$36,031
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,198
Benefits
$11,730
Total compensation
$49,958

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Department of Health, Jingran Wen serves as a Health Informaticist within Doh Executive Director. Their 2018 pay totaled $49,958.

Kelly Oakeson

Research Consultant III/Department of Health

2018 total comp
$49,814
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$31,824
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$245
Benefits
$17,746
Total compensation
$49,814

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Kelly Oakeson works as a Research Consultant III for Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. Kelly earned $49,814 in 2018.

Patricia Albert

Office Specialist II/Department of Health

2019 total comp
$49,659
Sub-department
DOH Family Health & Preparedness
Base pay
$30,992
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$18,667
Total compensation
$49,659

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Patricia Albert works as a Office Specialist II for Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. Patricia earned $49,659 in 2019.