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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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Kevin Fayles

Assistant Director, Dha/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$134,016
Sub-department
DHA State History
Base pay
$83,191
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,557
Benefits
$48,269
Total compensation
$134,016

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Kevin Fayles is a Assistant Director, Dha at Department of Heritage & Arts within Dha State History. 2019 total compensation came to $134,016.

Joshua Loftin

Public Information Officer II/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$131,229
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$79,355
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,722
Benefits
$47,153
Total compensation
$131,229

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Joshua Loftin works as a Public Information Officer II for Department of Heritage & Arts within Comp & Excess Pool. Joshua earned $131,229 in 2019.

Derinna Kopp

Forensic Scientist II/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$130,989
Sub-department
DHA State History
Base pay
$81,016
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$100
Benefits
$49,873
Total compensation
$130,989

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Derinna Kopp holds the role of Forensic Scientist II at Department of Heritage & Arts within Dha State History. In 2019, their total compensation was $130,989.