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Department of Heritage & Arts

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

The Department of Heritage & Arts supports cultural and educational resources such as libraries, museums, and the arts.

In 2019, this agency had 224 employees with median total compensation of $47,636; the highest distinct record was $189,151.

Year
2019
Total payroll
$11.9M
Employees
224
Median total
$47,636
Highest record
$189,151

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 224 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($47,636) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$33,183 (63%)
  • Overtime$12 (0%)
  • Other$1,141 (2%)
  • Benefits$18,658 (35%)

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
$2,670
$9,866
$47,636
$87,065
$109,676

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $109,676 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $2,670. 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
$9.7M
184
$49,949
2018
$10.6M
9.1%
190
3.3%
$57,192
14.5%
2019
$11.9M
11.8%
224
17.9%
$47,636
16.7%

Record list

Employees

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Jeri Openshaw

Program Specialist I/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$107,513
Sub-department
DHA State Library
Base pay
$66,997
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$600
Benefits
$39,917
Total compensation
$107,513

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Heritage & Arts, Jeri Openshaw serves as a Program Specialist I within Dha State Library. Their 2019 pay totaled $107,513.

Britton Lund

Library Program Manager/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$107,160
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$71,313
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,037
Benefits
$34,809
Total compensation
$107,160

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Britton Lund is a Library Program Manager at Department of Heritage & Arts within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $107,160.

David Bundy

State Contract Analyst, Das/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$106,567
Sub-department
DHA Administration
Base pay
$64,845
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$515
Benefits
$41,207
Total compensation
$106,567

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

David Bundy works as a State Contract Analyst, Das for Department of Heritage & Arts within Dha Administration. David earned $106,567 in 2019.

Paula Stuart

Librarian III/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$106,223
Sub-department
DHA State Library
Base pay
$66,352
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$400
Benefits
$39,471
Total compensation
$106,223

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Heritage & Arts, Paula Stuart serves as a Librarian III within Dha State Library. Their 2019 pay totaled $106,223.

Holly George

Senior State Historian/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$106,166
Sub-department
DHA State History
Base pay
$63,690
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$42,476
Total compensation
$106,166

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Holly George is a Senior State Historian at Department of Heritage & Arts within Dha State History. 2019 total compensation came to $106,166.

Thinh Doan

State Contract Analyst, Das/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$105,473
Sub-department
DHA Administration
Base pay
$67,689
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$391
Benefits
$37,393
Total compensation
$105,473

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Heritage & Arts, Thinh Doan serves as a State Contract Analyst, Das within Dha Administration. Their 2019 pay totaled $105,473.

Christopher Hansen

Program Specialist II/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$105,260
Sub-department
DHA State History
Base pay
$62,358
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$150
Benefits
$42,752
Total compensation
$105,260

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Christopher Hansen is a Program Specialist II at Department of Heritage & Arts within Dha State History. 2019 total compensation came to $105,260.

Jedediah Rogers

Senior State Historian/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$104,293
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$63,636
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$88
Benefits
$40,569
Total compensation
$104,293

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Jedediah Rogers holds the role of Senior State Historian at Department of Heritage & Arts within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $104,293.

Gay Cookson

Program Director, Heritage and Arts/Department of Heritage & Arts

2018 total comp
$103,183
Sub-department
DHA Administration
Base pay
$56,835
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$12,848
Benefits
$33,500
Total compensation
$103,183

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Gay Cookson is a Program Director, Heritage and Arts at Department of Heritage & Arts within Dha Administration. 2018 total compensation came to $103,183.

Christopher Merritt

Program Specialist III/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$103,097
Sub-department
DHA State History
Base pay
$65,749
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,050
Benefits
$36,298
Total compensation
$103,097

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Christopher Merritt is a Program Specialist III at Department of Heritage & Arts within Dha State History. 2019 total compensation came to $103,097.

Heidi Tak

Senior Business Analyst/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$102,582
Sub-department
DHA Administration
Base pay
$64,563
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$38,019
Total compensation
$102,582

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Heidi Tak works as a Senior Business Analyst for Department of Heritage & Arts within Dha Administration. Heidi earned $102,582 in 2019.

Scott Brooks

Electronics Supervisor/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$101,588
Sub-department
DHA State Library
Base pay
$63,274
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$38,314
Total compensation
$101,588

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Scott Brooks works as a Electronics Supervisor for Department of Heritage & Arts within Dha State Library. Scott earned $101,588 in 2019.