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Department of Public Safety

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

The Department of Public Safety provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2019, this agency had 1,781 employees with median total compensation of $63,694; the highest distinct record was $230,227.

Year
2019
Total payroll
$120.7M
Employees
1,781
Median total
$63,694
Highest record
$230,227

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 1,781 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($63,694) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$35,146 (52%)
  • Overtime$3,885 (6%)
  • Other$909 (1%)
  • Benefits$27,806 (41%)

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
$3,756
$22,836
$63,694
$103,582
$136,145

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $136,145 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $3,756. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Officer
371 · $110,853
Trainer II
93 · $2,946
Sergeant
89 · $144,105

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
$109.4M
1,636
$64,514
2018
$113.8M
3.9%
1,696
3.7%
$63,946
0.9%
2019
$120.7M
6.1%
1,781
5.0%
$63,694
0.4%

Record list

Employees

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Mason Haycock

Officer/Department of Public Safety

2019 total comp
$141,338
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$64,650
Overtime
$18,379
Other pay
$535
Benefits
$57,774
Total compensation
$141,338

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Department of Public Safety, Mason Haycock serves as a Officer within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $141,338.

Lance Christensen

Officer/Department of Public Safety

2019 total comp
$141,047
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$63,139
Overtime
$18,705
Other pay
$1,248
Benefits
$57,956
Total compensation
$141,047

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Lance Christensen holds the role of Officer at Department of Public Safety within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $141,047.

Jeff Jones

Officer/Department of Public Safety

2019 total comp
$140,833
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$63,514
Overtime
$18,716
Other pay
$1,261
Benefits
$57,341
Total compensation
$140,833

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Jeff Jones works as a Officer for Department of Public Safety within Comp & Excess Pool. Jeff earned $140,833 in 2019.

Steven Clyde

Officer/Department of Public Safety

2019 total comp
$140,792
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$64,108
Overtime
$18,420
Other pay
$179
Benefits
$58,085
Total compensation
$140,792

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Steven Clyde is a Officer at Department of Public Safety within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $140,792.

Colby Jensen

Officer/Department of Public Safety

2019 total comp
$140,788
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$64,325
Overtime
$17,894
Other pay
$372
Benefits
$58,197
Total compensation
$140,788

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Colby Jensen works as a Officer for Department of Public Safety within Comp & Excess Pool. Colby earned $140,788 in 2019.

Larry Mower Jr

Sergeant/Department of Public Safety

2019 total comp
$140,780
Sub-department
DPS Programs & Operations
Base pay
$74,955
Overtime
$2,552
Other pay
$488
Benefits
$62,786
Total compensation
$140,780

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Department of Public Safety, Larry Mower Jr serves as a Sergeant within Dps Programs & Operations. Their 2019 pay totaled $140,780.

Judy Watanabe

Assistant Division Director I/Department of Public Safety

2019 total comp
$140,614
Sub-department
DPS Emergency Management
Base pay
$85,822
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$810
Benefits
$53,982
Total compensation
$140,614

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Department of Public Safety, Judy Watanabe serves as a Assistant Division Director I within Dps Emergency Management. Their 2019 pay totaled $140,614.

Chad Bohman

Officer/Department of Public Safety

2019 total comp
$140,515
Sub-department
Restricted Special Revenue
Base pay
$58,690
Overtime
$25,233
Other pay
$1,528
Benefits
$55,063
Total compensation
$140,515

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Department of Public Safety, Chad Bohman serves as a Officer within Restricted Special Revenue. Their 2019 pay totaled $140,515.