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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John Montoya

Engineering Manager I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$154,892

Sub-department: DOT Region Management
Base pay: $96,699
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $58,192
Total compensation: $154,892

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Pay Components: [object Object]

John Montoya is a Engineering Manager I at Department of Transportation within DOT Region Management. 2019 total compensation came to $154,892.

Lorraine Economy

Training Director - Appointed/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$154,374

Sub-department: DOT Support Services
Base pay: $93,986
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,428
Benefits: $56,960
Total compensation: $154,374

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Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Transportation, Lorraine Economy serves as a Training Director - Appointed within DOT Support Services. Their 2019 pay totaled $154,374.

Lief Condie

Engineering Manager I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$153,638

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $91,402
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,525
Benefits: $57,711
Total compensation: $153,638

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Transportation, Lief Condie serves as a Engineering Manager I within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Their 2019 pay totaled $153,638.

Tyler Laing

Engineering Manager II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$153,122

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $97,322
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $605
Benefits: $55,196
Total compensation: $153,122

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Tyler Laing is a Engineering Manager II at Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $153,122.

Daryl Friant

Udot District Engineer/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$153,022

Sub-department: DOT Region Management
Base pay: $94,027
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,243
Benefits: $57,752
Total compensation: $153,022

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Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Transportation, Daryl Friant serves as a Udot District Engineer within DOT Region Management. Their 2019 pay totaled $153,022.

Jon Bischoff

Engineering Manager I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$152,521

Sub-department: DOT Engineering Services
Base pay: $95,098
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $57,424
Total compensation: $152,521

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Jon Bischoff is a Engineering Manager I at Department of Transportation within DOT Engineering Services. 2019 total compensation came to $152,521.

Robert Peterson

IT Analyst III/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$152,457

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $94,411
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $400
Benefits: $57,645
Total compensation: $152,457

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Robert Peterson holds the role of IT Analyst III at Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $152,457.

James Corney

Engineering Manager I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$151,879

Sub-department: DOT Engineering Services
Base pay: $95,670
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,258
Benefits: $54,951
Total compensation: $151,879

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Pay Components: [object Object]

James Corney works as a Engineering Manager I for Department of Transportation within DOT Engineering Services. James earned $151,879 in 2019.

Clayton Wilson

Udot District Engineer/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$151,852

Sub-department: DOT Region Management
Base pay: $94,182
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $57,420
Total compensation: $151,852

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Transportation, Clayton Wilson serves as a Udot District Engineer within DOT Region Management. Their 2019 pay totaled $151,852.

Robert Clayton

Engineer Manager III - Administrative Udot/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$151,421

Sub-department: DOT Region Management
Base pay: $95,576
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,212
Benefits: $54,634
Total compensation: $151,421

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Robert Clayton works as a Engineer Manager III - Administrative Udot for Department of Transportation within DOT Region Management. Robert earned $151,421 in 2018.

Yuan-Chin Cheng

Engineering Manager II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$151,412

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $96,524
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $766
Benefits: $54,121
Total compensation: $151,412

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Transportation, Yuan-Chin Cheng serves as a Engineering Manager II within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Their 2019 pay totaled $151,412.

Scott Andrus

Engineering Manager II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$150,752

Sub-department: DOT Engineering Services
Base pay: $93,503
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $793
Benefits: $56,455
Total compensation: $150,752

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Scott Andrus is a Engineering Manager II at Department of Transportation within DOT Engineering Services. 2019 total compensation came to $150,752.

Kevon Ogden Iii

Roadway Operations Manager II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$150,447

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $74,414
Overtime: $8,246
Other pay: $12,373
Benefits: $55,413
Total compensation: $150,447

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Kevon Ogden Iii works as a Roadway Operations Manager II for Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Kevon earned $150,447 in 2019.

Matthew Rink

Engineering Manager I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$150,122

Sub-department: DOT Engineering Services
Base pay: $96,533
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $24
Benefits: $53,565
Total compensation: $150,122

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Matthew Rink holds the role of Engineering Manager I at Department of Transportation within DOT Engineering Services. In 2019, their total compensation was $150,122.

Jeffrey Lewis

Engineering Manager II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$150,047

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $94,524
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,120
Benefits: $54,403
Total compensation: $150,047

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Jeffrey Lewis works as a Engineering Manager II for Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Jeffrey earned $150,047 in 2019.

Glenn Blackwelder

Engineering Manager II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$149,511

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $92,685
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $225
Benefits: $56,601
Total compensation: $149,511

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Glenn Blackwelder is a Engineering Manager II at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. 2019 total compensation came to $149,511.

Jared Esselman

Director, Division of Aeronautics, Udot/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$149,369

Sub-department: DOT Aeronautics
Base pay: $90,916
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,413
Benefits: $54,041
Total compensation: $149,369

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Jared Esselman is a Director, Division of Aeronautics, Udot at Department of Transportation within DOT Aeronautics. 2019 total compensation came to $149,369.

Christopher Potter

Engineering Manager II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$149,039

Sub-department: DOT Engineering Services
Base pay: $91,730
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $688
Benefits: $56,621
Total compensation: $149,039

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Christopher Potter is a Engineering Manager II at Department of Transportation within DOT Engineering Services. 2019 total compensation came to $149,039.

Cameron Gay

Engineering Manager II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$148,826

Sub-department: DOT Region Management
Base pay: $91,411
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,170
Benefits: $56,245
Total compensation: $148,826

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Transportation, Cameron Gay serves as a Engineering Manager II within DOT Region Management. Their 2019 pay totaled $148,826.

A Swapp

Engineering Manager II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$148,652

Sub-department: DOT Aeronautics
Base pay: $91,585
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $309
Benefits: $56,758
Total compensation: $148,652

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Pay Components: [object Object]

A Swapp holds the role of Engineering Manager II at Department of Transportation within DOT Aeronautics. In 2019, their total compensation was $148,652.

Rebecka Stromness

Engineering Manager I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$148,563

Sub-department: DOT Region Management
Base pay: $99,631
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $361
Benefits: $48,571
Total compensation: $148,563

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Rebecka Stromness holds the role of Engineering Manager I at Department of Transportation within DOT Region Management. In 2019, their total compensation was $148,563.

Tim Ularich

Engineering Manager I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$148,540

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $99,349
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,009
Benefits: $48,181
Total compensation: $148,540

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Tim Ularich holds the role of Engineering Manager I at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. In 2019, their total compensation was $148,540.

Raymond Cook

Engineering Manager I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$148,450

Sub-department: DOT Engineering Services
Base pay: $97,819
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,145
Benefits: $48,486
Total compensation: $148,450

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Transportation, Raymond Cook serves as a Engineering Manager I within DOT Engineering Services. Their 2019 pay totaled $148,450.

Jace Mecham

Engineering Manager I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$148,427

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $85,682
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,327
Benefits: $56,419
Total compensation: $148,427

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Jace Mecham holds the role of Engineering Manager I at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. In 2019, their total compensation was $148,427.

Gang Guo

Engineering Manager I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$148,409

Sub-department: DOT Engineering Services
Base pay: $91,853
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $56,556
Total compensation: $148,409

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Gang Guo works as a Engineering Manager I for Department of Transportation within DOT Engineering Services. Gang earned $148,409 in 2019.

Daniel Erikson

Engineering Manager I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$148,318

Sub-department: DOT Region Management
Base pay: $91,235
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $839
Benefits: $56,244
Total compensation: $148,318

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Daniel Erikson holds the role of Engineering Manager I at Department of Transportation within DOT Region Management. In 2019, their total compensation was $148,318.

S Chamberlain

Engineering Manager I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$148,306

Sub-department: DOT Region Management
Base pay: $91,215
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $450
Benefits: $56,641
Total compensation: $148,306

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Pay Components: [object Object]

S Chamberlain is a Engineering Manager I at Department of Transportation within DOT Region Management. 2019 total compensation came to $148,306.

Joshua Van Jura

Engineering Manager II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$148,256

Sub-department: DOT Engineering Services
Base pay: $93,846
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,290
Benefits: $53,119
Total compensation: $148,256

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Joshua Van Jura is a Engineering Manager II at Department of Transportation within DOT Engineering Services. 2019 total compensation came to $148,256.