GCGovComp.app

Utah / Department of Transportation

Agency file

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

Page 4

Glen Ames

Engineer III/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp
$25,439
Sub-department
DOT Region Management
Base pay
$15,428
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$10,011
Total compensation
$25,439

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Transportation, Glen Ames serves as a Engineer III within DOT Region Management. Their 2019 pay totaled $25,439.

Paige Sidwell

GIS Analyst/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp
$25,241
Sub-department
DOT Engineering Services
Base pay
$16,574
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$8,667
Total compensation
$25,241

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Paige Sidwell is a GIS Analyst at Department of Transportation within DOT Engineering Services. 2019 total compensation came to $25,241.

Elise Clark

Motor Carrier Specialist IV/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp
$25,212
Sub-department
DOT Support Services
Base pay
$13,944
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$768
Benefits
$10,500
Total compensation
$25,212

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Elise Clark works as a Motor Carrier Specialist IV for Department of Transportation within DOT Support Services. Elise earned $25,212 in 2019.