Utah / Department of Transportation

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Department of Transportation

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

The Department of Transportation plans, builds, and maintains transportation infrastructure — roads, bridges, transit, and motor-vehicle services.

In 2019, this agency had 2,225 employees with median total compensation of $74,431; the highest distinct record was $253,580.

Year: 2019
Total payroll: $154.4M
Employees: 2,225
Median total: $74,431
Highest record: $253,580

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$2,148$161,812+

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

How 2019 total compensation is spread across the 2,225 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($74,431) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $39,545 (57%)
Overtime — $482 (1%)
Other — $2,179 (3%)
Benefits — $27,168 (39%)

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

$5,545

$28,636

$74,431

$99,868

$127,115

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $127,115 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $5,545. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Transportation Technician I

183 · $46,498

Transportation Technician III

176 · $87,200

Transportation Technician II

166 · $72,031

Engineering Manager I

103 · $136,242

Engineering Technician IV

88 · $100,748

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	$145.9M —	2,149 —	$72,826 —
2018	$149.7M ▲ 2.7%	2,257 ▲ 5.0%	$68,833 ▼ 5.5%
2019	$154.4M ▲ 3.1%	2,225 ▼ 1.4%	$74,431 ▲ 8.1%

Record list

Employees

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Grant Farnsworth

Engineering Manager II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$108,281

Sub-department: DOT Engineering Services
Base pay: $67,406
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,026
Benefits: $39,848
Total compensation: $108,281

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Grant Farnsworth works as a Engineering Manager II for Department of Transportation within DOT Engineering Services. Grant earned $108,281 in 2019.

Wayne Cummings

Engineering Technician IV/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$108,259

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $58,464
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,249
Benefits: $44,546
Total compensation: $108,259

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Wayne Cummings is a Engineering Technician IV at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. 2019 total compensation came to $108,259.

Kelli Bacon

GIS Manager/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$108,257

Sub-department: DOT Engineering Services
Base pay: $66,186
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $584
Benefits: $41,487
Total compensation: $108,257

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Kelli Bacon holds the role of GIS Manager at Department of Transportation within DOT Engineering Services. In 2019, their total compensation was $108,257.

Waco Lund

Roadway Operations Manager I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$108,251

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $59,469
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,225
Benefits: $44,558
Total compensation: $108,251

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At Department of Transportation, Waco Lund serves as a Roadway Operations Manager I within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Their 2019 pay totaled $108,251.

Richard Clark

Motor Carrier Operations Manager/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$108,196

Sub-department: DOT Support Services
Base pay: $59,984
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,243
Benefits: $44,969
Total compensation: $108,196

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Richard Clark is a Motor Carrier Operations Manager at Department of Transportation within DOT Support Services. 2019 total compensation came to $108,196.

Lee Simmons

Engineering Technician IV/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$108,146

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $66,019
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,016
Benefits: $41,111
Total compensation: $108,146

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Lee Simmons holds the role of Engineering Technician IV at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. In 2019, their total compensation was $108,146.

Lee Thompson

Electronic Technical Specialist II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$108,103

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $58,191
Overtime: $2,578
Other pay: $5,786
Benefits: $41,548
Total compensation: $108,103

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Lee Thompson works as a Electronic Technical Specialist II for Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Lee earned $108,103 in 2019.

William Butterfield

Electronics Technical Manager/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$107,993

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $63,176
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,303
Benefits: $40,514
Total compensation: $107,993

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At Department of Transportation, William Butterfield serves as a Electronics Technical Manager within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Their 2019 pay totaled $107,993.

John Cunliffe

Shop Supervisor/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$107,948

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $54,101
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $13,445
Benefits: $40,402
Total compensation: $107,948

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John Cunliffe is a Shop Supervisor at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. 2019 total compensation came to $107,948.

Graig Ogden

Electronic Technical Specialist II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$107,894

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $59,650
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,095
Benefits: $41,148
Total compensation: $107,894

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Graig Ogden is a Electronic Technical Specialist II at Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $107,894.

Scott Dearden

Engineering Technician IV/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$107,826

Sub-department: DOT Region Management
Base pay: $54,908
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,604
Benefits: $44,315
Total compensation: $107,826

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Scott Dearden is a Engineering Technician IV at Department of Transportation within DOT Region Management. 2019 total compensation came to $107,826.

Christina Dilley

Training Manager I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$107,789

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $66,406
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $216
Benefits: $41,166
Total compensation: $107,789

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Christina Dilley works as a Training Manager I for Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. Christina earned $107,789 in 2019.

Robert Giolas

Roadway Operations Manager I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$107,734

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $59,622
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,351
Benefits: $43,761
Total compensation: $107,734

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Robert Giolas holds the role of Roadway Operations Manager I at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. In 2019, their total compensation was $107,734.

Preston Shakespear

Engineer III/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$107,718

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $55,765
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,867
Benefits: $40,087
Total compensation: $107,718

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Preston Shakespear works as a Engineer III for Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Preston earned $107,718 in 2018.

Lyle Banks

Fleet Manager/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$107,646

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $52,849
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,729
Benefits: $44,069
Total compensation: $107,646

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Lyle Banks holds the role of Fleet Manager at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. In 2019, their total compensation was $107,646.

Daniel Page

Udot District Engineer/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$107,634

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $68,454
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $908
Benefits: $38,272
Total compensation: $107,634

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Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Transportation, Daniel Page serves as a Udot District Engineer within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Their 2019 pay totaled $107,634.

Amber Mortensen

Transportation Project Manager/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$107,600

Sub-department: DOT Engineering Services
Base pay: $65,673
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $799
Benefits: $41,128
Total compensation: $107,600

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Amber Mortensen holds the role of Transportation Project Manager at Department of Transportation within DOT Engineering Services. In 2019, their total compensation was $107,600.

Nathan Nelson

Engineer III/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$107,559

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $66,750
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,464
Benefits: $39,345
Total compensation: $107,559

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Nathan Nelson works as a Engineer III for Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Nathan earned $107,559 in 2019.

Carissa Watanabe

Environmental Manager/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$107,559

Sub-department: DOT Engineering Services
Base pay: $65,250
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $42,309
Total compensation: $107,559

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Carissa Watanabe works as a Environmental Manager for Department of Transportation within DOT Engineering Services. Carissa earned $107,559 in 2019.

Laurie Howard

Support Services Coordinator III/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$107,513

Sub-department: DOT Support Services
Base pay: $63,918
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,764
Benefits: $35,831
Total compensation: $107,513

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Laurie Howard holds the role of Support Services Coordinator III at Department of Transportation within DOT Support Services. In 2019, their total compensation was $107,513.

Derek Peterson

Research Consultant II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$107,466

Sub-department: DOT Region Management
Base pay: $63,480
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $43,736
Total compensation: $107,466

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Derek Peterson is a Research Consultant II at Department of Transportation within DOT Region Management. 2019 total compensation came to $107,466.

David Johnson

Engineering Technician IV/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$107,395

Sub-department: DOT Region Management
Base pay: $55,652
Overtime: $2,253
Other pay: $7,211
Benefits: $42,279
Total compensation: $107,395

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David Johnson is a Engineering Technician IV at Department of Transportation within DOT Region Management. 2019 total compensation came to $107,395.

Richard Crosland

Research Consultant II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$107,279

Sub-department: DOT Engineering Services
Base pay: $62,837
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $44,442
Total compensation: $107,279

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Richard Crosland is a Research Consultant II at Department of Transportation within DOT Engineering Services. 2019 total compensation came to $107,279.

Lori Benton

Financial Analyst II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$107,161

Sub-department: DOT Region Management
Base pay: $60,382
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,845
Benefits: $43,933
Total compensation: $107,161

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Lori Benton works as a Financial Analyst II for Department of Transportation within DOT Region Management. Lori earned $107,161 in 2019.