Utah / Department of Public Safety / Assistant Division Director I
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Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.
5 employees hold this title in Department of Public Safety. Median total compensation for the role is $124,759, above the department median of $63,694.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Utah, the median wage for Education Administrators, Postsecondary — about 2,320 people — is $100,420. Department of Public Safety pays a median base salary of $72,031 for this role, 28% below that figure — about the 29th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Education Administrators, Postsecondary across every employer in Utah, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Public Safety’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Education Administrators, Postsecondary — about 180,470 people — is $104,590. Department of Public Safety’s median base salary is 31% below that national figure, about the 17th 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.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Public Safety is $124,759, 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 jurisdictions
This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In Utah, the median of $124,759 ranks #2 of 2. See Assistant Division Director across all of Utah →
Median total compensation for comparable Assistant Division Director 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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Assistant Division Director I/Department of Public Safety
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At Department of Public Safety, Judy Watanabe serves as a Assistant Division Director I within Department of Public Safety Emergency Management. Their 2019 pay totaled $140,614.
Assistant Division Director I/Department of Public Safety
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At Department of Public Safety, Kathy Quarnberg serves as a Assistant Division Director I within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $132,803.
Assistant Division Director I/Department of Public Safety
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Travis Scott works as a Assistant Division Director I for Department of Public Safety within Comp & Excess Pool. Travis earned $124,759 in 2019.
Assistant Division Director I/Department of Public Safety
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Nicole Borgeson holds the role of Assistant Division Director I at Department of Public Safety within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $122,806.
Assistant Division Director I/Department of Public Safety
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At Department of Public Safety, Carrie Silcox serves as a Assistant Division Director I within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $54,256.