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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Chase Wilson

Transportation Technician I/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$46,574

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $28,972
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $591
Benefits: $17,011
Total compensation: $46,574

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Chase Wilson is a Transportation Technician I at Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. 2018 total compensation came to $46,574.

Heidi Ostrup

Accounting Technician III/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$46,572

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $32,156
Overtime: $2,530
Other pay: $244
Benefits: $11,641
Total compensation: $46,572

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Transportation, Heidi Ostrup serves as a Accounting Technician III within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Their 2019 pay totaled $46,572.

Kodey Richards

Transportation Technician I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$46,498

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $33,122
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $770
Benefits: $12,605
Total compensation: $46,498

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Transportation, Kodey Richards serves as a Transportation Technician I within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $46,498.

Michael Bradford

Motor Carrier Specialist III/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$46,483

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $24,704
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $246
Benefits: $21,533
Total compensation: $46,483

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Michael Bradford works as a Motor Carrier Specialist III for Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. Michael earned $46,483 in 2018.

Wyatt Richards

Transportation Technician I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$46,409

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $30,606
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,200
Benefits: $12,603
Total compensation: $46,409

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Wyatt Richards works as a Transportation Technician I for Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. Wyatt earned $46,409 in 2019.

Jeffrey Toone

Engineer I/Department of Transportation

2017 total comp

$46,401

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $27,404
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $24
Benefits: $18,972
Total compensation: $46,401

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Jeffrey Toone is a Engineer I at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. 2017 total compensation came to $46,401.

Gonzalo Palafox

Motor Carrier Specialist III/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$46,381

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $24,296
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,208
Benefits: $20,878
Total compensation: $46,381

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Gonzalo Palafox is a Motor Carrier Specialist III at Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. 2018 total compensation came to $46,381.

Laura Hallen

Administrative Assistant/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$46,374

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $25,807
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $385
Benefits: $20,183
Total compensation: $46,374

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Laura Hallen is a Administrative Assistant at Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $46,374.

Carma Savage

Office Technician II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$46,336

Sub-department: DOT Region Management
Base pay: $27,872
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $18,464
Total compensation: $46,336

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Carma Savage is a Office Technician II at Department of Transportation within DOT Region Management. 2019 total compensation came to $46,336.

Tyler Francis

Transportation Technician I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$46,321

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $28,374
Overtime: $767
Other pay: $144
Benefits: $17,036
Total compensation: $46,321

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Transportation, Tyler Francis serves as a Transportation Technician I within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $46,321.

Whitikei Lutui

Transportation Technician I/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$46,314

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $22,724
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,033
Benefits: $19,556
Total compensation: $46,314

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Whitikei Lutui works as a Transportation Technician I for Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. Whitikei earned $46,314 in 2018.

Troy Lowe

Transportation Technician II/Department of Transportation

2017 total comp

$46,128

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $23,645
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,343
Benefits: $20,140
Total compensation: $46,128

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Transportation, Troy Lowe serves as a Transportation Technician II within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2017 pay totaled $46,128.

William Revas

Transportation Technician II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$46,121

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $25,936
Overtime: $3,895
Other pay: $655
Benefits: $15,634
Total compensation: $46,121

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

William Revas works as a Transportation Technician II for Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. William earned $46,121 in 2019.

Logan Boyd

Motor Carrier Specialist III/Department of Transportation

2017 total comp

$46,076

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $21,574
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,452
Benefits: $17,050
Total compensation: $46,076

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Transportation, Logan Boyd serves as a Motor Carrier Specialist III within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2017 pay totaled $46,076.

Dale Schultz

Motor Carrier Specialist II/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$46,065

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $25,617
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $745
Benefits: $19,704
Total compensation: $46,065

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Dale Schultz is a Motor Carrier Specialist II at Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. 2018 total compensation came to $46,065.

Kyle Esquibel

Electronic Technical Specialist II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$46,019

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $23,683
Overtime: $2,260
Other pay: $653
Benefits: $19,423
Total compensation: $46,019

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Kyle Esquibel works as a Electronic Technical Specialist II for Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Kyle earned $46,019 in 2019.

Jamie Mackey

Engineering Manager I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$45,979

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $27,519
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $618
Benefits: $17,842
Total compensation: $45,979

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Transportation, Jamie Mackey serves as a Engineering Manager I within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Their 2019 pay totaled $45,979.

Byron Stuart

Motor Carrier Specialist III/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$45,949

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $28,458
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,050
Benefits: $16,441
Total compensation: $45,949

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Byron Stuart is a Motor Carrier Specialist III at Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. 2018 total compensation came to $45,949.

Richard Murdock

Training Manager I/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$45,936

Sub-department: DOT Support Services
Base pay: $25,104
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,035
Benefits: $18,797
Total compensation: $45,936

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Richard Murdock works as a Training Manager I for Department of Transportation within DOT Support Services. Richard earned $45,936 in 2018.

Adam Gines

Engineering Technician IV/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$45,852

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $24,724
Overtime: $390
Other pay: $1,642
Benefits: $19,095
Total compensation: $45,852

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Adam Gines works as a Engineering Technician IV for Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Adam earned $45,852 in 2019.

Julianna Preece

Financial Analyst I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$45,844

Sub-department: DOT Support Services
Base pay: $19,784
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $26,061
Total compensation: $45,844

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Julianna Preece is a Financial Analyst I at Department of Transportation within DOT Support Services. 2019 total compensation came to $45,844.

Susan Parker

Program Manager/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$45,708

Sub-department: DOT Engineering Services
Base pay: $27,384
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $18,224
Total compensation: $45,708

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Transportation, Susan Parker serves as a Program Manager within DOT Engineering Services. Their 2019 pay totaled $45,708.