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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

Page 1

Marie Erickson

Library Program Manager/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$74,079
Sub-department
DHA State Library
Base pay
$47,560
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$123
Benefits
$26,396
Total compensation
$74,079

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Heritage & Arts, Marie Erickson serves as a Library Program Manager within Dha State Library. Their 2019 pay totaled $74,079.

Deborah Miller

GIS Analyst/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$74,066
Sub-department
DHA State History
Base pay
$41,067
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$32,999
Total compensation
$74,066

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Deborah Miller holds the role of GIS Analyst at Department of Heritage & Arts within Dha State History. In 2019, their total compensation was $74,066.

Shawn Bliss

Bookmobile Librarian II/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$74,038
Sub-department
DHA State Library
Base pay
$39,963
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$34,075
Total compensation
$74,038

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Shawn Bliss is a Bookmobile Librarian II at Department of Heritage & Arts within Dha State Library. 2019 total compensation came to $74,038.

Sara Dorsey

Program Specialist I/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$71,832
Sub-department
DHA Commission on Service & Volunteerism
Base pay
$42,900
Overtime
$379
Other pay
$62
Benefits
$28,492
Total compensation
$71,832

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Heritage & Arts, Sara Dorsey serves as a Program Specialist I within Dha Commission on Service & Volunteerism. Their 2019 pay totaled $71,832.

Rozanna Benally Sagg

Program Specialist I/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$71,791
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$42,620
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,000
Benefits
$28,172
Total compensation
$71,791

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Rozanna Benally Sagg holds the role of Program Specialist I at Department of Heritage & Arts within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $71,791.

Yueh Wann

Financial Analyst II/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$71,706
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$42,476
Overtime
$200
Other pay
$164
Benefits
$28,866
Total compensation
$71,706

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Yueh Wann holds the role of Financial Analyst II at Department of Heritage & Arts within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $71,706.

Christina Epperson

GIS Analyst/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$70,928
Sub-department
DHA Administration
Base pay
$42,141
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$293
Benefits
$28,494
Total compensation
$70,928

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Christina Epperson works as a GIS Analyst for Department of Heritage & Arts within Dha Administration. Christina earned $70,928 in 2019.

Chaundra Johnson

Library Program Manager/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$70,412
Sub-department
DHA State Library
Base pay
$46,248
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$499
Benefits
$23,665
Total compensation
$70,412

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Chaundra Johnson holds the role of Library Program Manager at Department of Heritage & Arts within Dha State Library. In 2019, their total compensation was $70,412.

Marie Parker

Library Technician III/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$70,380
Sub-department
DHA State Library
Base pay
$40,563
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$450
Benefits
$29,367
Total compensation
$70,380

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Heritage & Arts, Marie Parker serves as a Library Technician III within Dha State Library. Their 2019 pay totaled $70,380.

Adrienne Decker

Arts Program Specialist/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$69,044
Sub-department
DHA Arts & Museums
Base pay
$44,661
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,929
Benefits
$21,455
Total compensation
$69,044

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Heritage & Arts, Adrienne Decker serves as a Arts Program Specialist within Dha Arts & Museums. Their 2019 pay totaled $69,044.

Meghan Banton

Program Specialist I/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$68,662
Sub-department
DHA State History
Base pay
$47,080
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$21,582
Total compensation
$68,662

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Meghan Banton holds the role of Program Specialist I at Department of Heritage & Arts within Dha State History. In 2019, their total compensation was $68,662.

Dominique Talahaftewa

Administrative Assistant/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$68,430
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$39,252
Overtime
$128
Other pay
$500
Benefits
$28,549
Total compensation
$68,430

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Dominique Talahaftewa holds the role of Administrative Assistant at Department of Heritage & Arts within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $68,430.

Vicki Smith

Library Technician II/Department of Heritage & Arts

2019 total comp
$67,705
Sub-department
DHA Administration
Base pay
$35,131
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$500
Benefits
$32,074
Total compensation
$67,705

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Heritage & Arts, Vicki Smith serves as a Library Technician II within Dha Administration. Their 2019 pay totaled $67,705.