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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Christopher Routson

Accounting Technician III/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$66,149

Sub-department: DOT Support Services
Base pay: $33,353
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $414
Benefits: $32,383
Total compensation: $66,149

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Christopher Routson is a Accounting Technician III at Department of Transportation within DOT Support Services. 2019 total compensation came to $66,149.

Frank Gunn

Purchasing Agent I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$66,135

Sub-department: DOT Support Services
Base pay: $36,733
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $150
Benefits: $29,252
Total compensation: $66,135

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Frank Gunn is a Purchasing Agent I at Department of Transportation within DOT Support Services. 2019 total compensation came to $66,135.

Robert Lewis

Transportation Technician I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$66,115

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $33,856
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,978
Benefits: $30,281
Total compensation: $66,115

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Robert Lewis works as a Transportation Technician I for Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. Robert earned $66,115 in 2019.

David Crawford

Transportation Technician III/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$66,103

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $35,354
Overtime: $3,002
Other pay: $442
Benefits: $27,304
Total compensation: $66,103

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David Crawford is a Transportation Technician III at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. 2018 total compensation came to $66,103.

Klancey Ashworth

Transportation Technician I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$66,048

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $33,184
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,013
Benefits: $30,850
Total compensation: $66,048

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Klancey Ashworth is a Transportation Technician I at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. 2019 total compensation came to $66,048.

Justin Orr

Transportation Technician I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$66,032

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $32,568
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,470
Benefits: $29,994
Total compensation: $66,032

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Justin Orr works as a Transportation Technician I for Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. Justin earned $66,032 in 2019.

Bret Krebs

Engineer III/Department of Transportation

2017 total comp

$66,019

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $40,118
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $293
Benefits: $25,607
Total compensation: $66,019

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Bret Krebs holds the role of Engineer III at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. In 2017, their total compensation was $66,019.

Jared Thomas

Transportation Technician II/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$65,905

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $37,388
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,042
Benefits: $23,475
Total compensation: $65,905

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Jared Thomas works as a Transportation Technician II for Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Jared earned $65,905 in 2018.

Tenesha Robinson

Transportation Technician I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$65,604

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $36,534
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,408
Benefits: $22,661
Total compensation: $65,604

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At Department of Transportation, Tenesha Robinson serves as a Transportation Technician I within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Their 2019 pay totaled $65,604.

Matthew Rhodes

Transportation Technician III/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$65,591

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $31,507
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,064
Benefits: $28,020
Total compensation: $65,591

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At Department of Transportation, Matthew Rhodes serves as a Transportation Technician III within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Their 2019 pay totaled $65,591.

Christian Graneros

Transportation Technician II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$65,591

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $32,380
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,925
Benefits: $27,286
Total compensation: $65,591

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At Department of Transportation, Christian Graneros serves as a Transportation Technician II within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Their 2019 pay totaled $65,591.

Matthew Lazanich

Engineer I/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$65,466

Sub-department: DOT Engineering Services
Base pay: $43,383
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $130
Benefits: $21,954
Total compensation: $65,466

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At Department of Transportation, Matthew Lazanich serves as a Engineer I within DOT Engineering Services. Their 2018 pay totaled $65,466.

Brian Goins

Transportation Technician III/Department of Transportation

2017 total comp

$65,457

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $33,060
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,667
Benefits: $27,730
Total compensation: $65,457

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Brian Goins holds the role of Transportation Technician III at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. In 2017, their total compensation was $65,457.

Deana Mitchell

Transportation Technician II/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$65,448

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $3,629
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,680
Benefits: $52,139
Total compensation: $65,448

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Deana Mitchell is a Transportation Technician II at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. 2018 total compensation came to $65,448.

Johnathan Ellingford

Transportation Technician I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$65,441

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $33,431
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,393
Benefits: $27,616
Total compensation: $65,441

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Johnathan Ellingford works as a Transportation Technician I for Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. Johnathan earned $65,441 in 2019.

Kaleb Parry

Transportation Technician I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$65,381

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $32,976
Overtime: $689
Other pay: $4,474
Benefits: $27,241
Total compensation: $65,381

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At Department of Transportation, Kaleb Parry serves as a Transportation Technician I within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $65,381.

Brent Malone

Journey Driller/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$65,296

Sub-department: DOT Engineering Services
Base pay: $32,781
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $154
Benefits: $32,362
Total compensation: $65,296

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Brent Malone is a Journey Driller at Department of Transportation within DOT Engineering Services. 2019 total compensation came to $65,296.

Jacob Dixon

Transportation Technician I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$65,228

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $32,918
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,467
Benefits: $30,843
Total compensation: $65,228

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Jacob Dixon holds the role of Transportation Technician I at Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $65,228.

Landon Thomas

Transportation Technician I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$65,148

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $33,666
Overtime: $3,238
Other pay: $474
Benefits: $27,770
Total compensation: $65,148

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Landon Thomas is a Transportation Technician I at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. 2019 total compensation came to $65,148.

Mccoy Hurst

Transportation Technician III/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$65,041

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $37,913
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $238
Benefits: $26,890
Total compensation: $65,041

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Mccoy Hurst is a Transportation Technician III at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. 2019 total compensation came to $65,041.

Justin Bodily

Transportation Technician II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$65,012

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $34,044
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,016
Benefits: $28,952
Total compensation: $65,012

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Justin Bodily works as a Transportation Technician II for Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. Justin earned $65,012 in 2019.

Aubrey Hauser

Motor Carrier Specialist III/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$64,976

Sub-department: DOT Support Services
Base pay: $40,955
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $24,021
Total compensation: $64,976

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Aubrey Hauser works as a Motor Carrier Specialist III for Department of Transportation within DOT Support Services. Aubrey earned $64,976 in 2019.

Jason Thomas

Aircraft Pilot/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$64,964

Sub-department: DOT Aeronautics
Base pay: $30,420
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,657
Benefits: $21,888
Total compensation: $64,964

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Jason Thomas is a Aircraft Pilot at Department of Transportation within DOT Aeronautics. 2019 total compensation came to $64,964.

Trenton Tuttle

Transportation Technician I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$64,925

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $32,862
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,814
Benefits: $30,249
Total compensation: $64,925

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At Department of Transportation, Trenton Tuttle serves as a Transportation Technician I within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Their 2019 pay totaled $64,925.

Judie Mcdermott

Administrative Assistant/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$64,919

Sub-department: DOT Region Management
Base pay: $40,685
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $150
Benefits: $24,084
Total compensation: $64,919

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Judie Mcdermott holds the role of Administrative Assistant at Department of Transportation within DOT Region Management. In 2019, their total compensation was $64,919.

Lisa Napier

Accounting Technician III/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$64,917

Sub-department: DOT Region Management
Base pay: $36,566
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $264
Benefits: $28,087
Total compensation: $64,917

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At Department of Transportation, Lisa Napier serves as a Accounting Technician III within DOT Region Management. Their 2019 pay totaled $64,917.

Devin Weder

Engineer I/Department of Transportation

2017 total comp

$64,907

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $43,200
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $21,707
Total compensation: $64,907

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Devin Weder holds the role of Engineer I at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. In 2017, their total compensation was $64,907.

Alison Williford

Financial Analyst III/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$64,891

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $46,931
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $102
Benefits: $17,858
Total compensation: $64,891

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At Department of Transportation, Alison Williford serves as a Financial Analyst III within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $64,891.

Ashlee Matthews

Office Specialist II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$64,689

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $33,679
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $30,760
Total compensation: $64,689

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At Department of Transportation, Ashlee Matthews serves as a Office Specialist II within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Their 2019 pay totaled $64,689.

Keldon Johnson

Transportation Technician II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$64,523

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $32,727
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,564
Benefits: $28,232
Total compensation: $64,523

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Keldon Johnson works as a Transportation Technician II for Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Keldon earned $64,523 in 2019.

Jason Holmes

Transportation Technician III/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$64,505

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $36,021
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,975
Benefits: $25,509
Total compensation: $64,505

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Jason Holmes works as a Transportation Technician III for Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Jason earned $64,505 in 2019.

Tyler Pitts

Warehouse Specialist/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$64,442

Sub-department: DOT Region Management
Base pay: $34,112
Overtime: $262
Other pay: $274
Benefits: $29,794
Total compensation: $64,442

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Tyler Pitts works as a Warehouse Specialist for Department of Transportation within DOT Region Management. Tyler earned $64,442 in 2019.

Lyle Banks

Shop Supervisor/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$64,442

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $29,896
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,166
Benefits: $26,379
Total compensation: $64,442

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At Department of Transportation, Lyle Banks serves as a Shop Supervisor within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Their 2018 pay totaled $64,442.

William Revas

Transportation Technician I/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$64,439

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $33,179
Overtime: $9,061
Other pay: $837
Benefits: $21,362
Total compensation: $64,439

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William Revas is a Transportation Technician I at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. 2018 total compensation came to $64,439.

Anthony Lumbardie

Journey Welder/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$64,420

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $35,975
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $633
Benefits: $27,812
Total compensation: $64,420

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Anthony Lumbardie is a Journey Welder at Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $64,420.

Evelyn Rodriguez

Motor Carrier Specialist III/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$64,376

Sub-department: DOT Support Services
Base pay: $37,825
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,444
Benefits: $25,107
Total compensation: $64,376

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Evelyn Rodriguez holds the role of Motor Carrier Specialist III at Department of Transportation within DOT Support Services. In 2019, their total compensation was $64,376.

Mccrae Thatcher

Transportation Technician II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$64,362

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $33,370
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,074
Benefits: $29,918
Total compensation: $64,362

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At Department of Transportation, Mccrae Thatcher serves as a Transportation Technician II within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $64,362.

Lauriane Wales

Engineer I/Department of Transportation

2017 total comp

$64,361

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $42,188
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $72
Benefits: $22,101
Total compensation: $64,361

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Lauriane Wales works as a Engineer I for Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. Lauriane earned $64,361 in 2017.

Shelby Clayburn

Transportation Technician III/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$64,328

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $32,407
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,405
Benefits: $27,515
Total compensation: $64,328

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At Department of Transportation, Shelby Clayburn serves as a Transportation Technician III within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $64,328.

Logan Twitchell

Transportation Technician I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$64,150

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $40,102
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,831
Benefits: $22,217
Total compensation: $64,150

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Logan Twitchell is a Transportation Technician I at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. 2019 total compensation came to $64,150.