Utah / Department of Natural Resources

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Department of Natural Resources

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

The Department of Natural Resources protects natural resources and the environment — conservation, parks and wildlife, and environmental regulation.

In 2019, this agency had 2,717 employees with median total compensation of $12,045; the highest distinct record was $209,496.

Year: 2019
Total payroll: $103.2M
Employees: 2,717
Median total: $12,045
Highest record: $209,496

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

-$727$144,158+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2019 total compensation is spread across the 2,717 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($12,045) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $22,123 (58%)
Overtime — $967 (3%)
Other — $1,158 (3%)
Benefits — $13,724 (36%)

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

$1,454

$3,567

$12,045

$72,540

$105,372

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $105,372 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $1,454. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Park Ranger Aide

336 · $4,059

Park Ranger Aide

201 · $2,250

Wildlife Technician I

185 · $5,220

Wildlife Technician I

144 · $3,620

Groundskeeper I

93 · $3,287

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2017	$96.4M —	2,541 —	$12,362 —
2018	$101.9M ▲ 5.8%	2,685 ▲ 5.7%	$12,981 ▲ 5.0%
2019	$103.2M ▲ 1.2%	2,717 ▲ 1.2%	$12,045 ▼ 7.2%

Record list

Employees

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Andrew Goodwin

Journey Maintenance/Construction Specialist/Department of Natural Resources

2018 total comp

$63,287

Sub-department: DNR Parks & Recreation
Base pay: $38,389
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,051
Benefits: $21,847
Total compensation: $63,287

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Andrew Goodwin holds the role of Journey Maintenance/Construction Specialist at Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Parks & Recreation. In 2018, their total compensation was $63,287.

James Wells

Park Manager I/Department of Natural Resources

2019 total comp

$63,215

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $40,391
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,783
Benefits: $20,041
Total compensation: $63,215

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James Wells holds the role of Park Manager I at Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $63,215.

Matthew Howard

Wildlife Biologist III/Department of Natural Resources

2018 total comp

$63,133

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $35,796
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,243
Benefits: $26,094
Total compensation: $63,133

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Matthew Howard holds the role of Wildlife Biologist III at Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2018, their total compensation was $63,133.

Glenn Mcgettigan

Engineer III/Department of Natural Resources

2018 total comp

$63,123

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $38,556
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $70
Benefits: $24,496
Total compensation: $63,123

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At Department of Natural Resources, Glenn Mcgettigan serves as a Engineer III within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2018 pay totaled $63,123.

Brenda Velasquez

Warehouse Specialist/Department of Natural Resources

2019 total comp

$63,088

Sub-department: DNR Internal Service Fund
Base pay: $40,380
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $22,408
Total compensation: $63,088

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Brenda Velasquez works as a Warehouse Specialist for Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Internal Service Fund. Brenda earned $63,088 in 2019.

Renee Justice

Office Specialist II/Department of Natural Resources

2019 total comp

$63,005

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $32,487
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $634
Benefits: $29,884
Total compensation: $63,005

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Renee Justice works as a Office Specialist II for Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. Renee earned $63,005 in 2019.

Timothy Casperson

Fire Technician II/Department of Natural Resources

2019 total comp

$62,864

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $20,741
Overtime: $24,382
Other pay: $1,040
Benefits: $16,701
Total compensation: $62,864

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Timothy Casperson is a Fire Technician II at Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $62,864.

Thomas Six

Conservation Officer I/Department of Natural Resources

2019 total comp

$62,752

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $37,028
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,788
Benefits: $22,936
Total compensation: $62,752

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Thomas Six holds the role of Conservation Officer I at Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $62,752.

John Mendenhall

Water Commissioners & Deputies, Flsa Exempt/Department of Natural Resources

2019 total comp

$62,736

Sub-department: Restricted Special Revenue
Base pay: $24,700
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,272
Benefits: $20,765
Total compensation: $62,736

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John Mendenhall holds the role of Water Commissioners & Deputies, Flsa Exempt at Department of Natural Resources within Restricted Special Revenue. In 2019, their total compensation was $62,736.

Nathan Martinez

Assistant Park Manager, Post/Department of Natural Resources

2019 total comp

$62,705

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $35,606
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,700
Benefits: $25,398
Total compensation: $62,705

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Nathan Martinez is a Assistant Park Manager, Post at Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $62,705.

Tressa Christianson

Accounting Technician III/Department of Natural Resources

2019 total comp

$62,672

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $34,774
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $358
Benefits: $27,540
Total compensation: $62,672

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Tressa Christianson is a Accounting Technician III at Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $62,672.

Joshua Holt

Park Ranger II, Post/Department of Natural Resources

2017 total comp

$62,488

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $29,174
Overtime: $806
Other pay: $2,477
Benefits: $30,032
Total compensation: $62,488

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Joshua Holt holds the role of Park Ranger II, Post at Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2017, their total compensation was $62,488.

Clayton Shelley

Museum/Historical Collections Curator/Department of Natural Resources

2018 total comp

$62,473

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $33,989
Overtime: $131
Other pay: $1,253
Benefits: $27,100
Total compensation: $62,473

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Clayton Shelley holds the role of Museum/Historical Collections Curator at Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2018, their total compensation was $62,473.

Steven Harris

Fire Technician II/Department of Natural Resources

2018 total comp

$62,456

Sub-department: DNR Forestry, Fire & State Lands
Base pay: $31,026
Overtime: $10,626
Other pay: $3,205
Benefits: $17,599
Total compensation: $62,456

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Steven Harris works as a Fire Technician II for Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Forestry, Fire & State Lands. Steven earned $62,456 in 2018.

Chase Mcdonald

Engineer I/Department of Natural Resources

2017 total comp

$62,392

Sub-department: DNR Water Rights
Base pay: $42,803
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $19,589
Total compensation: $62,392

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Chase Mcdonald is a Engineer I at Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Water Rights. 2017 total compensation came to $62,392.

Lucas Twitchell

Fire Technician II/Department of Natural Resources

2019 total comp

$62,227

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $32,569
Overtime: $6,298
Other pay: $3,404
Benefits: $19,955
Total compensation: $62,227

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Lucas Twitchell is a Fire Technician II at Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $62,227.

Kevin Frank

Fire Technician II/Department of Natural Resources

2019 total comp

$62,217

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $28,721
Overtime: $10,373
Other pay: $1,224
Benefits: $21,898
Total compensation: $62,217

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At Department of Natural Resources, Kevin Frank serves as a Fire Technician II within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $62,217.

Thomas Halladay

Journey Maintenance/Construction Specialist/Department of Natural Resources

2018 total comp

$62,164

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $31,433
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,633
Benefits: $29,099
Total compensation: $62,164

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Thomas Halladay is a Journey Maintenance/Construction Specialist at Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. 2018 total compensation came to $62,164.

James Nelson

Journey Maintenance/Construction Specialist/Department of Natural Resources

2018 total comp

$62,056

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $33,196
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,517
Benefits: $25,343
Total compensation: $62,056

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At Department of Natural Resources, James Nelson serves as a Journey Maintenance/Construction Specialist within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2018 pay totaled $62,056.

Clayton Simpson

Lead Auto Worker/Department of Natural Resources

2019 total comp

$62,021

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $40,800
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $318
Benefits: $20,904
Total compensation: $62,021

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Clayton Simpson is a Lead Auto Worker at Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $62,021.

Daniel Eddington

Wildlife Program Manager/Department of Natural Resources

2017 total comp

$61,983

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $39,884
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,680
Benefits: $20,419
Total compensation: $61,983

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At Department of Natural Resources, Daniel Eddington serves as a Wildlife Program Manager within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2017 pay totaled $61,983.

Lisa Graham

Office Specialist II/Department of Natural Resources

2017 total comp

$61,980

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $32,653
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $552
Benefits: $28,775
Total compensation: $61,980

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Lisa Graham is a Office Specialist II at Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. 2017 total compensation came to $61,980.

Vicky Dyson

Office Specialist II/Department of Natural Resources

2019 total comp

$61,980

Sub-department: DNR Oil, Gas & Mining
Base pay: $39,582
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $22,397
Total compensation: $61,980

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Vicky Dyson works as a Office Specialist II for Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Oil, Gas & Mining. Vicky earned $61,980 in 2019.

Margarita Leech

Executive Secretary/Department of Natural Resources

2019 total comp

$61,967

Sub-department: DNR Forestry, Fire & State Lands
Base pay: $34,674
Overtime: $88
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $27,206
Total compensation: $61,967

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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.

John Larsen

Water Commissioners & Deputies, Flsa Non-Exempt/Department of Natural Resources

2019 total comp

$61,931

Sub-department: Restricted Special Revenue
Base pay: $15,080
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $25,626
Benefits: $21,225
Total compensation: $61,931

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John Larsen works as a Water Commissioners & Deputies, Flsa Non-Exempt for Department of Natural Resources within Restricted Special Revenue. John earned $61,931 in 2019.

Jordon Allsop

Fire Technician II/Department of Natural Resources

2019 total comp

$61,909

Sub-department: DNR Forestry, Fire & State Lands
Base pay: $32,065
Overtime: $13,516
Other pay: $2,617
Benefits: $13,711
Total compensation: $61,909

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Jordon Allsop holds the role of Fire Technician II at Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Forestry, Fire & State Lands. In 2019, their total compensation was $61,909.

Colleen Lawson

Retail Store Manager I/Department of Natural Resources

2019 total comp

$61,868

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $32,829
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,826
Benefits: $27,213
Total compensation: $61,868

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Colleen Lawson is a Retail Store Manager I at Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $61,868.

Kali Cochran

Financial Analyst II/Department of Natural Resources

2019 total comp

$61,797

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $40,541
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $29
Benefits: $21,227
Total compensation: $61,797

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Kali Cochran holds the role of Financial Analyst II at Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $61,797.

Natalie Harmon

Accounting Technician III/Department of Natural Resources

2019 total comp

$61,774

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $37,974
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,431
Benefits: $22,370
Total compensation: $61,774

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At Department of Natural Resources, Natalie Harmon serves as a Accounting Technician III within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $61,774.

Robert Boone

Journey Maintenance/Construction Specialist/Department of Natural Resources

2019 total comp

$61,719

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $39,378
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,278
Benefits: $21,063
Total compensation: $61,719

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Robert Boone works as a Journey Maintenance/Construction Specialist for Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. Robert earned $61,719 in 2019.

Steven Jeffs

Lead Maintenance/Construction Specialist/Department of Natural Resources

2019 total comp

$61,675

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $44,510
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,142
Benefits: $16,023
Total compensation: $61,675

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Steven Jeffs holds the role of Lead Maintenance/Construction Specialist at Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $61,675.

Sean Edwards

Senior GIS Analyst/Department of Natural Resources

2018 total comp

$61,669

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $33,791
Overtime: $7,914
Other pay: $319
Benefits: $19,645
Total compensation: $61,669

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At Department of Natural Resources, Sean Edwards serves as a Senior GIS Analyst within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2018 pay totaled $61,669.

Duane Allen

Information Technician/Department of Natural Resources

2019 total comp

$61,668

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $30,411
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,230
Benefits: $30,027
Total compensation: $61,668

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Duane Allen holds the role of Information Technician at Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $61,668.

David Evans

Wildlife Specialist/Department of Natural Resources

2019 total comp

$61,618

Sub-department: DNR Wildlife Resources
Base pay: $29,166
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,946
Benefits: $29,506
Total compensation: $61,618

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David Evans is a Wildlife Specialist at Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Wildlife Resources. 2019 total compensation came to $61,618.

Brian Trick

Forestry/Fire Program Manager I/Department of Natural Resources

2019 total comp

$61,496

Sub-department: DNR Forestry, Fire & State Lands
Base pay: $28,864
Overtime: $12,754
Other pay: $1,670
Benefits: $18,208
Total compensation: $61,496

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Brian Trick works as a Forestry/Fire Program Manager I for Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Forestry, Fire & State Lands. Brian earned $61,496 in 2019.

Erin Bertram

Wildlife Biologist II/Department of Natural Resources

2018 total comp

$61,426

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $39,731
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,508
Benefits: $20,187
Total compensation: $61,426

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Erin Bertram works as a Wildlife Biologist II for Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. Erin earned $61,426 in 2018.

Jessica Wootton

Wildlife Biologist I/Department of Natural Resources

2019 total comp

$61,422

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $33,047
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,359
Benefits: $26,016
Total compensation: $61,422

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Jessica Wootton is a Wildlife Biologist I at Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $61,422.

Lee Brumble

Financial Analyst II/Department of Natural Resources

2019 total comp

$61,317

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $27,816
Overtime: $7,045
Other pay: $1,888
Benefits: $24,567
Total compensation: $61,317

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At Department of Natural Resources, Lee Brumble serves as a Financial Analyst II within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $61,317.

Deborah Marchese

Accounting Technician III/Department of Natural Resources

2019 total comp

$61,314

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $34,527
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $770
Benefits: $26,016
Total compensation: $61,314

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Deborah Marchese works as a Accounting Technician III for Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. Deborah earned $61,314 in 2019.

Barry Nielsen

Wildlife Specialist/Department of Natural Resources

2019 total comp

$61,106

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $37,150
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,480
Benefits: $21,476
Total compensation: $61,106

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Barry Nielsen works as a Wildlife Specialist for Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. Barry earned $61,106 in 2019.