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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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Paul Westwood

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

2019 total comp
$148,548
Sub-department
DHA Administration
Base pay
$96,595
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,684
Benefits
$50,269
Total compensation
$148,548

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Paul Westwood works as a Program Director, Heritage and Arts for Department of Heritage & Arts within Dha Administration. Paul earned $148,548 in 2019.

Donald Hartley

Division Director/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$148,213
Sub-department
DHA State History
Base pay
$94,116
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$201
Benefits
$53,896
Total compensation
$148,213

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Donald Hartley works as a Division Director for Department of Heritage & Arts within Dha State History. Donald earned $148,213 in 2019.