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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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Jed Crittenden

Criminal Information Specialist/Department of Public Safety

2019 total comp
-$36
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
-$36
Total compensation
-$36

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Jed Crittenden works as a Criminal Information Specialist for Department of Public Safety within Comp & Excess Pool. Jed earned -$36 in 2019.

Ryan Cunliffe

Criminal Information Technician II/Department of Public Safety

2017 total comp
-$387
Sub-department
DPS Driver License Division
Base pay
$106
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
-$493
Total compensation
-$387

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Ryan Cunliffe holds the role of Criminal Information Technician II at Department of Public Safety within Dps Driver License Division. In 2017, their total compensation was -$387.

Kathy Mackay

Criminal Information Specialist/Department of Public Safety

2019 total comp
-$710
Sub-department
DPS Programs & Operations
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
-$710
Total compensation
-$710

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Kathy Mackay is a Criminal Information Specialist at Department of Public Safety within Dps Programs & Operations. 2019 total compensation came to -$710.