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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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Heather Lee

Criminal Information Technician II/Department of Public Safety

2017 total comp
$15,345
Sub-department
DPS Programs & Operations
Base pay
$7,756
Overtime
$86
Other pay
$24
Benefits
$7,480
Total compensation
$15,345

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Heather Lee works as a Criminal Information Technician II for Department of Public Safety within Dps Programs & Operations. Heather earned $15,345 in 2017.

Brandon Glines

Officer/Department of Public Safety

2019 total comp
$15,249
Sub-department
DPS Programs & Operations
Base pay
$8,354
Overtime
$246
Other pay
$77
Benefits
$6,572
Total compensation
$15,249

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Department of Public Safety, Brandon Glines serves as a Officer within Dps Programs & Operations. Their 2019 pay totaled $15,249.

Shifra Arzu

Office Specialist II/Department of Public Safety

2019 total comp
$15,136
Sub-department
DPS Driver License Division
Base pay
$5,538
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$9,598
Total compensation
$15,136

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Shifra Arzu holds the role of Office Specialist II at Department of Public Safety within Dps Driver License Division. In 2019, their total compensation was $15,136.

Christen Olson

Office Specialist II/Department of Public Safety

2019 total comp
$15,068
Sub-department
DPS Driver License Division
Base pay
$7,344
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$7,724
Total compensation
$15,068

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Department of Public Safety, Christen Olson serves as a Office Specialist II within Dps Driver License Division. Their 2019 pay totaled $15,068.

Robyn Olsen

Office Specialist I/Department of Public Safety

2019 total comp
$15,033
Sub-department
DPS Driver License Division
Base pay
$7,960
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$7,073
Total compensation
$15,033

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Robyn Olsen is a Office Specialist I at Department of Public Safety within Dps Driver License Division. 2019 total compensation came to $15,033.

Rosalee Garcia

Driver License Examiner/Department of Public Safety

2019 total comp
$14,868
Sub-department
DPS Driver License Division
Base pay
$8,147
Overtime
$82
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$6,638
Total compensation
$14,868

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Rosalee Garcia holds the role of Driver License Examiner at Department of Public Safety within Dps Driver License Division. In 2019, their total compensation was $14,868.

Alana Drown

Driver License Examiner/Department of Public Safety

2018 total comp
$14,838
Sub-department
DPS Driver License Division
Base pay
$7,241
Overtime
$90
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$7,507
Total compensation
$14,838

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Department of Public Safety, Alana Drown serves as a Driver License Examiner within Dps Driver License Division. Their 2018 pay totaled $14,838.