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Utah / Department of Heritage & Arts

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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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Shirlee Silversmith

Division Director/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$127,426
Sub-department
DHA Indian Affairs
Base pay
$83,150
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,144
Benefits
$41,132
Total compensation
$127,426

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Shirlee Silversmith works as a Division Director for Department of Heritage & Arts within Dha Indian Affairs. Shirlee earned $127,426 in 2019.

Bryan Nalder

Assistant Attorney General IV/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$127,052
Sub-department
DHA Administration
Base pay
$78,035
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,306
Benefits
$46,711
Total compensation
$127,052

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Heritage & Arts, Bryan Nalder serves as a Assistant Attorney General IV within Dha Administration. Their 2019 pay totaled $127,052.

Gregory Davis

Financial Manager II/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$126,460
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$77,766
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,028
Benefits
$46,666
Total compensation
$126,460

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Gregory Davis is a Financial Manager II at Department of Heritage & Arts within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $126,460.

James Grover

Assistant Director, Dha/Department of Heritage & Arts

2017 total comp
$125,841
Sub-department
DHA Administration
Base pay
$79,639
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$282
Benefits
$45,919
Total compensation
$125,841

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

James Grover works as a Assistant Director, Dha for Department of Heritage & Arts within Dha Administration. James earned $125,841 in 2017.

Natalie Petersen

Assistant Director, Dha/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$125,326
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$70,869
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$6,136
Benefits
$48,322
Total compensation
$125,326

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Heritage & Arts, Natalie Petersen serves as a Assistant Director, Dha within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $125,326.