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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Allyson Christensen

Supervising Medical Examiner Assistant/Department of Health

2019 total comp

$34,784

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $21,827
Overtime: $1,136
Other pay: $667
Benefits: $11,155
Total compensation: $34,784

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Allyson Christensen works as a Supervising Medical Examiner Assistant for Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. Allyson earned $34,784 in 2019.

Sabrina Pattillo

Health Program Specialist III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$34,756

Sub-department: DOH Disease Control & Prevention
Base pay: $20,398
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $14,358
Total compensation: $34,756

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Sabrina Pattillo works as a Health Program Specialist III for Department of Health within Doh Disease Control & Prevention. Sabrina earned $34,756 in 2017.

Dawn Baird

Business Analyst/Department of Health

2019 total comp

$34,706

Sub-department: DOH Medicaid & Health Financing
Base pay: $20,384
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $14,322
Total compensation: $34,706

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Dawn Baird is a Business Analyst at Department of Health within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. 2019 total compensation came to $34,706.

Suzanne Puckett

Senior Registered Nurse/Department of Health

2018 total comp

$34,447

Sub-department: DOH Medicaid & Health Financing
Base pay: $22,320
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $12,127
Total compensation: $34,447

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Suzanne Puckett holds the role of Senior Registered Nurse at Department of Health within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. In 2018, their total compensation was $34,447.

Teri Bills

Chemist/Microbiologist III/Department of Health

2018 total comp

$34,447

Sub-department: DOH Disease Control & Prevention
Base pay: $17,469
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,211
Benefits: $14,767
Total compensation: $34,447

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Teri Bills works as a Chemist/Microbiologist III for Department of Health within Doh Disease Control & Prevention. Teri earned $34,447 in 2018.

Melody Badali

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$34,445

Sub-department: DOH Disease Control & Prevention
Base pay: $21,718
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $12,728
Total compensation: $34,445

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Melody Badali works as a Registered Nurse III for Department of Health within Doh Disease Control & Prevention. Melody earned $34,445 in 2017.

Robert Beidler

Senior Business Analyst/Department of Health

2019 total comp

$34,365

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $22,135
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,235
Benefits: $8,994
Total compensation: $34,365

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Robert Beidler is a Senior Business Analyst at Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $34,365.

Frances Barben

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$34,322

Sub-department: DOH Family Health & Preparedness
Base pay: $21,658
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $12,664
Total compensation: $34,322

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Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Health, Frances Barben serves as a Registered Nurse III within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. Their 2017 pay totaled $34,322.

Jordan Peterson

Health Program Specialist III/Department of Health

2019 total comp

$34,186

Sub-department: DOH Medicaid & Health Financing
Base pay: $20,573
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $13,613
Total compensation: $34,186

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Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Health, Jordan Peterson serves as a Health Program Specialist III within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. Their 2019 pay totaled $34,186.

Heather Renie

Business Analyst/Department of Health

2018 total comp

$34,124

Sub-department: DOH Medicaid & Health Financing
Base pay: $18,314
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $15,810
Total compensation: $34,124

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Heather Renie works as a Business Analyst for Department of Health within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. Heather earned $34,124 in 2018.

Alfred Romeo

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$34,008

Sub-department: DOH Family Health & Preparedness
Base pay: $22,913
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $11,096
Total compensation: $34,008

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Alfred Romeo works as a Registered Nurse III for Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. Alfred earned $34,008 in 2017.

Suzanne Puckett

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$33,981

Sub-department: DOH Medicaid & Health Financing
Base pay: $22,124
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $11,857
Total compensation: $33,981

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Suzanne Puckett holds the role of Registered Nurse III at Department of Health within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. In 2017, their total compensation was $33,981.

Shon Edwards

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$33,860

Sub-department: DOH Family Health & Preparedness
Base pay: $20,290
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $13,571
Total compensation: $33,860

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Shon Edwards holds the role of Registered Nurse III at Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. In 2017, their total compensation was $33,860.

Kristy Russell

Health Program Specialist II/Department of Health

2019 total comp

$33,846

Sub-department: DOH Disease Control & Prevention
Base pay: $19,273
Overtime: $904
Other pay: $281
Benefits: $13,389
Total compensation: $33,846

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Kristy Russell holds the role of Health Program Specialist II at Department of Health within Doh Disease Control & Prevention. In 2019, their total compensation was $33,846.

Annette Winn

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$33,707

Sub-department: DOH Medicaid & Health Financing
Base pay: $20,102
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $13,605
Total compensation: $33,707

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Annette Winn works as a Registered Nurse III for Department of Health within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. Annette earned $33,707 in 2017.

Karen Roylance

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$33,691

Sub-department: DOH Family Health & Preparedness
Base pay: $18,233
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,832
Benefits: $13,627
Total compensation: $33,691

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Karen Roylance is a Registered Nurse III at Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. 2017 total compensation came to $33,691.

Karen Ekker

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$33,590

Sub-department: DOH Family Health & Preparedness
Base pay: $21,090
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $12,500
Total compensation: $33,590

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Karen Ekker works as a Registered Nurse III for Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. Karen earned $33,590 in 2017.

Claire Earley

Investigator II, Non Post/Department of Health

2019 total comp

$33,453

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $22,011
Overtime: $483
Other pay: $121
Benefits: $10,838
Total compensation: $33,453

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Claire Earley works as a Investigator II, Non Post for Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. Claire earned $33,453 in 2019.

Ulvia Guadarrama

Claims Examiner II/Department of Health

2019 total comp

$33,322

Sub-department: DOH Medicaid & Health Financing
Base pay: $19,531
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $13,791
Total compensation: $33,322

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Health, Ulvia Guadarrama serves as a Claims Examiner II within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. Their 2019 pay totaled $33,322.

Hayder Allkhenfr

Health Program Specialist III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$33,305

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $22,187
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $11,118
Total compensation: $33,305

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Hayder Allkhenfr holds the role of Health Program Specialist III at Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2017, their total compensation was $33,305.

Tyler Fisher

Health Program Coordinator/Department of Health

2018 total comp

$33,304

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $18,207
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,357
Benefits: $13,740
Total compensation: $33,304

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Tyler Fisher holds the role of Health Program Coordinator at Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2018, their total compensation was $33,304.

Anna Testa

Registered Nurse II/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$33,289

Sub-department: DOH Disease Control & Prevention
Base pay: $19,867
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $13,422
Total compensation: $33,289

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Health, Anna Testa serves as a Registered Nurse II within Doh Disease Control & Prevention. Their 2017 pay totaled $33,289.

Richard Cumba

General Services Specialist/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$33,281

Sub-department: DOH Executive Director
Base pay: $18,536
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $14,745
Total compensation: $33,281

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Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Health, Richard Cumba serves as a General Services Specialist within Doh Executive Director. Their 2017 pay totaled $33,281.

Ashley Farr

Laboratory Technician II/Department of Health

2019 total comp

$33,023

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $23,794
Overtime: $310
Other pay: $75
Benefits: $8,845
Total compensation: $33,023

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Ashley Farr holds the role of Laboratory Technician II at Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $33,023.

Evelyn Zirena

Epidemiologist II/Department of Health

2019 total comp

$32,943

Sub-department: DOH Disease Control & Prevention
Base pay: $22,272
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,004
Benefits: $8,667
Total compensation: $32,943

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Evelyn Zirena is a Epidemiologist II at Department of Health within Doh Disease Control & Prevention. 2019 total compensation came to $32,943.

Carrie Stoker

Health Program Manager I/Department of Health

2019 total comp

$32,939

Sub-department: DOH Medicaid & Health Financing
Base pay: $19,680
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $13,259
Total compensation: $32,939

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Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Health, Carrie Stoker serves as a Health Program Manager I within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. Their 2019 pay totaled $32,939.

Jennifer Hofeling

Claims Technician/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$32,939

Sub-department: DOH Medicaid & Health Financing
Base pay: $20,712
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $12,226
Total compensation: $32,939

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Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Health, Jennifer Hofeling serves as a Claims Technician within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. Their 2017 pay totaled $32,939.

Jennifer Jacobsen

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$32,910

Sub-department: DOH Family Health & Preparedness
Base pay: $19,778
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $13,133
Total compensation: $32,910

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Jennifer Jacobsen holds the role of Registered Nurse III at Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. In 2017, their total compensation was $32,910.

Debra Miller

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$32,897

Sub-department: DOH Medicaid & Health Financing
Base pay: $22,139
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $10,758
Total compensation: $32,897

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Debra Miller is a Registered Nurse III at Department of Health within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. 2017 total compensation came to $32,897.

Sara Salazar

Health Program Specialist II/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$32,864

Sub-department: DOH Medicaid and Health Financing
Base pay: $19,893
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $12,971
Total compensation: $32,864

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Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Health, Sara Salazar serves as a Health Program Specialist II within Doh Medicaid and Health Financing. Their 2017 pay totaled $32,864.

Heather Santacruz

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$32,794

Sub-department: DOH Medicaid & Health Financing
Base pay: $19,464
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $13,329
Total compensation: $32,794

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Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Health, Heather Santacruz serves as a Registered Nurse III within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. Their 2017 pay totaled $32,794.

Katie Shields

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$32,788

Sub-department: DOH Family Health & Preparedness
Base pay: $19,438
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $13,351
Total compensation: $32,788

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Katie Shields works as a Registered Nurse III for Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. Katie earned $32,788 in 2017.

Megan Kimberly

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$32,718

Sub-department: DOH Family Health & Preparedness
Base pay: $21,134
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $11,584
Total compensation: $32,718

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Megan Kimberly works as a Registered Nurse III for Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. Megan earned $32,718 in 2017.

Heather Borski

Director Division of Disease Control and Prevention/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$32,684

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $21,776
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $109
Benefits: $10,799
Total compensation: $32,684

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Heather Borski holds the role of Director Division of Disease Control and Prevention at Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2017, their total compensation was $32,684.

Rosanna Alba

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$32,635

Sub-department: DOH Family Health & Preparedness
Base pay: $19,384
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $13,251
Total compensation: $32,635

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Rosanna Alba is a Registered Nurse III at Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. 2017 total compensation came to $32,635.

Tamra Gresham

Health Program Specialist I/Department of Health

2019 total comp

$32,633

Sub-department: DOH Disease Control & Prevention
Base pay: $23,740
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $8,894
Total compensation: $32,633

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Tamra Gresham holds the role of Health Program Specialist I at Department of Health within Doh Disease Control & Prevention. In 2019, their total compensation was $32,633.

Barbara Christensen

Consultant/Department of Health

2019 total comp

$32,610

Sub-department: DOH Medicaid & Health Financing
Base pay: $27,060
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $5,550
Total compensation: $32,610

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Barbara Christensen works as a Consultant for Department of Health within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. Barbara earned $32,610 in 2019.

Cami Buchmiller

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$32,538

Sub-department: DOH Family Health & Preparedness
Base pay: $19,224
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $13,214
Total compensation: $32,538

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Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Health, Cami Buchmiller serves as a Registered Nurse III within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. Their 2017 pay totaled $32,538.

Kirk Poulsen

Registered Nurse III/Department of Health

2017 total comp

$32,531

Sub-department: DOH Medicaid & Health Financing
Base pay: $19,438
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $13,093
Total compensation: $32,531

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Kirk Poulsen is a Registered Nurse III at Department of Health within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. 2017 total compensation came to $32,531.

Roxanne Landreneaus

Business Analyst/Department of Health

2018 total comp

$32,502

Sub-department: DOH Medicaid & Health Financing
Base pay: $18,162
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $56
Benefits: $14,285
Total compensation: $32,502

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Roxanne Landreneaus holds the role of Business Analyst at Department of Health within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. In 2018, their total compensation was $32,502.