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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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Jamie Ness

Child Care Licensing Specialist/Department of Health

2017 total comp
$23,254
Sub-department
DOH Family Health & Preparedness
Base pay
$15,164
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$8,090
Total compensation
$23,254

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Jamie Ness is a Child Care Licensing Specialist at Department of Health within Doh Family Health & Preparedness. 2017 total compensation came to $23,254.

Krisann Bacon

Research Consultant III/Department of Health

2019 total comp
$23,194
Sub-department
DOH Medicaid & Health Financing
Base pay
$15,920
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$214
Benefits
$7,060
Total compensation
$23,194

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Krisann Bacon holds the role of Research Consultant III at Department of Health within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. In 2019, their total compensation was $23,194.

Matthew Ash

Senior Business Analyst/Department of Health

2019 total comp
$23,184
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$13,972
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$52
Benefits
$9,160
Total compensation
$23,184

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Matthew Ash is a Senior Business Analyst at Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $23,184.