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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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Lisa Fischer

Senior Registered Nurse/Department of Health

2019 total comp
$86,211
Sub-department
DOH Medicaid & Health Financing
Base pay
$63,360
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$200
Benefits
$22,651
Total compensation
$86,211

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Lisa Fischer holds the role of Senior Registered Nurse at Department of Health within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. In 2019, their total compensation was $86,211.

Kristi Grimes

Health Program Coordinator/Department of Health

2018 total comp
$86,143
Sub-department
DOH Family Health & Preparedness
Base pay
$57,360
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$28,783
Total compensation
$86,143

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Kristi Grimes is a Health Program Coordinator at Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. 2018 total compensation came to $86,143.

Jeffrey Duncan

Health Informaticist Manager/Department of Health

2019 total comp
$86,086
Sub-department
DOH Executive Director
Base pay
$55,108
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$611
Benefits
$30,367
Total compensation
$86,086

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Jeffrey Duncan is a Health Informaticist Manager at Department of Health within Doh Executive Director. 2019 total compensation came to $86,086.

Sylvia Rigby

Health Program Manager II/Department of Health

2018 total comp
$85,878
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$50,549
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$276
Benefits
$35,054
Total compensation
$85,878

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Sylvia Rigby is a Health Program Manager II at Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. 2018 total compensation came to $85,878.

Kassy Keen

Health Program Manager I/Department of Health

2019 total comp
$85,426
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$57,592
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$587
Benefits
$27,248
Total compensation
$85,426

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Health, Kassy Keen serves as a Health Program Manager I within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $85,426.

Michael Staley

Epidemiologist II/Department of Health

2019 total comp
$85,414
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$56,178
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,183
Benefits
$27,052
Total compensation
$85,414

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Michael Staley holds the role of Epidemiologist II at Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $85,414.

Karlee Walker

Health Program Manager II/Department of Health

2019 total comp
$85,364
Sub-department
DOH Disease Control & Prevention
Base pay
$59,315
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,408
Benefits
$23,641
Total compensation
$85,364

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Health, Karlee Walker serves as a Health Program Manager II within Doh Disease Control & Prevention. Their 2019 pay totaled $85,364.

Cindy Wynette

Health Program Specialist III/Department of Health

2019 total comp
$85,267
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$53,125
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$202
Benefits
$31,940
Total compensation
$85,267

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Cindy Wynette is a Health Program Specialist III at Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $85,267.