Utah / Department of Natural Resources / Executive Secretary
Job-title file
Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.
24 employees hold this title in Department of Natural Resources. Median total compensation for the role is $65,570, above the department median of $12,045.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 24 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Utah, the median wage for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants — about 5,440 people — is $61,130. Department of Natural Resources pays a median base salary of $36,067 for this role, 41% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants across every employer in Utah, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Natural Resources’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants — about 459,910 people — is $76,590. Department of Natural Resources’s median base salary is 53% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Utah range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 21 of 26 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Natural Resources is $64,827, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Executive Secretary is held in 10 Utah departments. In Department of Natural Resources, the median of $65,570 ranks #2 of 10.
Median total compensation for the Executive Secretary role in other Utahdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 13 jurisdictions. In Utah, the median of $49,345 ranks #8 of 13. See Executive Secretary across all of Utah →
Median total compensation for comparable Executive Secretary roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
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Record list
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Marsha Bentley is a Executive Secretary at Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Natural Resources Administration. 2019 total compensation came to $81,225.
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At Department of Natural Resources, Giani Julander serves as a Executive Secretary within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $77,682.
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At Department of Natural Resources, Julie Lovato serves as a Executive Secretary within Dnr Parks & Recreation. Their 2019 pay totaled $76,375.
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At Department of Natural Resources, Jamie Martell serves as a Executive Secretary within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $74,671.
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Stacy Webster is a Executive Secretary at Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $71,761.
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Constance Shipman is a Executive Secretary at Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Forestry, Fire & State Lands. 2019 total compensation came to $70,180.
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Rebecca Mcbride is a Executive Secretary at Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Parks & Recreation. 2019 total compensation came to $69,609.
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Candalyn Paxton works as a Executive Secretary for Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. Candalyn earned $69,200 in 2019.
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Cheryl Gustin holds the role of Executive Secretary at Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Utah Geological Survey. In 2019, their total compensation was $68,650.
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Kami Madsen holds the role of Executive Secretary at Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $67,417.
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Tiffany Gonzales holds the role of Executive Secretary at Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Water Rights. In 2019, their total compensation was $67,261.
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Kayla Bulloch is a Executive Secretary at Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Water Rights. 2019 total compensation came to $66,208.
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At Department of Natural Resources, Cristy Buttars serves as a Executive Secretary within Dnr Water Rights. Their 2019 pay totaled $64,933.
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Tamera Wright holds the role of Executive Secretary at Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $64,722.
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At Department of Natural Resources, Vickie Southwick serves as a Executive Secretary within Dnr Oil, Gas & Mining. Their 2019 pay totaled $64,628.
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Kelly Horne is a Executive Secretary at Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Water Rights. 2019 total compensation came to $64,083.
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Margarita Leech works as a Executive Secretary for Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Forestry, Fire & State Lands. Margarita earned $61,967 in 2019.
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Paula Martin holds the role of Executive Secretary at Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Water Rights. In 2019, their total compensation was $60,745.
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Carla Johnson works as a Executive Secretary for Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Forestry, Fire & State Lands. Carla earned $56,743 in 2019.
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Michele Gabb is a Executive Secretary at Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Water Rights. 2019 total compensation came to $55,436.
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Jean Sweet is a Executive Secretary at Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Oil, Gas & Mining. 2019 total compensation came to $51,814.
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Doralee Cannon holds the role of Executive Secretary at Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $51,438.
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Michelle Wall works as a Executive Secretary for Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. Michelle earned $29,374 in 2019.
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Sonia Nava is a Executive Secretary at Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Water Rights. 2018 total compensation came to $28,613.