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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

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

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
$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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Massoud Hosseinali

Intern/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp
$4,762
Sub-department
DOT Engineering Services
Base pay
$4,369
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$393
Total compensation
$4,762

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Department of Transportation, Massoud Hosseinali serves as a Intern within DOT Engineering Services. Their 2019 pay totaled $4,762.

Brian Allen

Engineer IV/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp
$4,760
Sub-department
DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay
$2,902
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$1,859
Total compensation
$4,760

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Brian Allen holds the role of Engineer IV at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. In 2018, their total compensation was $4,760.

Jace Lowe

General Maintenance Worker I/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp
$4,751
Sub-department
DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay
$3,993
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$355
Benefits
$403
Total compensation
$4,751

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Jace Lowe holds the role of General Maintenance Worker I at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. In 2018, their total compensation was $4,751.

Derek Peterson

Research Consultant III/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp
$4,714
Sub-department
DOT Region Management
Base pay
$2,844
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$1,870
Total compensation
$4,714

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Derek Peterson works as a Research Consultant III for Department of Transportation within DOT Region Management. Derek earned $4,714 in 2019.

Kimberley O'Reilly

Program Manager/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp
$4,709
Sub-department
DOT Engineering Services
Base pay
$2,681
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$257
Benefits
$1,772
Total compensation
$4,709

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Kimberley O'Reilly holds the role of Program Manager at Department of Transportation within DOT Engineering Services. In 2019, their total compensation was $4,709.

Eileen Barron

Information Specialist IV/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp
$4,704
Sub-department
DOT Support Services
Base pay
$2,860
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$1,844
Total compensation
$4,704

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Eileen Barron is a Information Specialist IV at Department of Transportation within DOT Support Services. 2019 total compensation came to $4,704.