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Utah / Department of Human Services

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Department of Human Services

Source file: Transparent Utah — State Government Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Department of Human Services delivers health and social services — programs such as Medicaid, public assistance, child welfare, and support for aging and disabled residents.

In 2019, this agency had 6,370 employees with median total compensation of $40,522; the highest distinct record was $566,009.

Year
2019
Total payroll
$280.3M
Employees
6,370
Median total
$40,522
Highest record
$566,009

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 6,370 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($40,522) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$25,118 (57%)
  • Overtime$440 (1%)
  • Other$1,122 (3%)
  • Benefits$17,328 (39%)

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
$3,118
$13,682
$40,522
$65,940
$88,228

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $88,228 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $3,118. 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
$253.2M
5,686
$45,636
2018
$279.2M
10.3%
6,154
8.2%
$44,415
2.7%
2019
$280.3M
0.4%
6,370
3.5%
$40,522
8.8%

Record list

Employees

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Nathan Nelson

Correctional Officer, Post/Department of Human Services

2019 total comp
$65,100
Sub-department
DHS Services for People with Disabilities
Base pay
$32,374
Overtime
$5,789
Other pay
$925
Benefits
$26,013
Total compensation
$65,100

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Nathan Nelson holds the role of Correctional Officer, Post at Department of Human Services within DHS Services for People with Disabilities. In 2019, their total compensation was $65,100.

Stephanie Nielsen

Social Service Worker/Department of Human Services

2019 total comp
$65,082
Sub-department
DHS Child & Family Services
Base pay
$40,851
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,349
Benefits
$21,881
Total compensation
$65,082

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Stephanie Nielsen is a Social Service Worker at Department of Human Services within DHS Child & Family Services. 2019 total compensation came to $65,082.

Julie Clark

Social Service Worker/Department of Human Services

2019 total comp
$65,069
Sub-department
DHS Child & Family Services
Base pay
$38,418
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$175
Benefits
$26,476
Total compensation
$65,069

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Julie Clark holds the role of Social Service Worker at Department of Human Services within DHS Child & Family Services. In 2019, their total compensation was $65,069.