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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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Ladawn Stoddard

Division Director/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$141,115
Sub-department
DHA Commission on Service & Volunteerism
Base pay
$89,383
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,317
Benefits
$49,415
Total compensation
$141,115

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Heritage & Arts, Ladawn Stoddard serves as a Division Director within Dha Commission on Service & Volunteerism. Their 2019 pay totaled $141,115.

Kari May

Assistant Director, Dha/Department of Heritage & Arts

2018 total comp
$140,604
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$94,318
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$5,104
Benefits
$41,182
Total compensation
$140,604

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Kari May is a Assistant Director, Dha at Department of Heritage & Arts within Comp & Excess Pool. 2018 total compensation came to $140,604.

Brian Somers

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

2017 total comp
$139,070
Sub-department
DHA Administration
Base pay
$86,583
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,294
Benefits
$48,193
Total compensation
$139,070

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Brian Somers holds the role of Deputy Director, Heritage and Arts at Department of Heritage & Arts within Dha Administration. In 2017, their total compensation was $139,070.

Lisa Nelson

Library Program Manager/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$137,443
Sub-department
DHA State Library
Base pay
$85,283
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$500
Benefits
$51,659
Total compensation
$137,443

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Lisa Nelson is a Library Program Manager at Department of Heritage & Arts within Dha State Library. 2019 total compensation came to $137,443.