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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Jeremiah Bown

Engineer III/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$78,287

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $46,706
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $726
Benefits: $30,854
Total compensation: $78,287

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At Department of Transportation, Jeremiah Bown serves as a Engineer III within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Their 2018 pay totaled $78,287.

John Snow

Transportation Technician II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$78,174

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $36,518
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,119
Benefits: $34,538
Total compensation: $78,174

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John Snow works as a Transportation Technician II for Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. John earned $78,174 in 2019.

Don Kimber

Transportation Technician II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$78,169

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $42,013
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $554
Benefits: $35,602
Total compensation: $78,169

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At Department of Transportation, Don Kimber serves as a Transportation Technician II within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $78,169.

Derek Smith

Transportation Technician III/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$78,078

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $48,041
Overtime: $1,412
Other pay: $436
Benefits: $28,189
Total compensation: $78,078

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Derek Smith holds the role of Transportation Technician III at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. In 2019, their total compensation was $78,078.

Sharlene Fredrickson

Engineering Technician IV/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$77,986

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $41,153
Overtime: $1,721
Other pay: $524
Benefits: $34,589
Total compensation: $77,986

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Sharlene Fredrickson is a Engineering Technician IV at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. 2019 total compensation came to $77,986.

Bryce Whitaker

Transportation Technician III/Department of Transportation

2017 total comp

$77,967

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $41,912
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,439
Benefits: $33,615
Total compensation: $77,967

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At Department of Transportation, Bryce Whitaker serves as a Transportation Technician III within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Their 2017 pay totaled $77,967.

Victoria Hanshew

Program Specialist II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$77,930

Sub-department: DOT Engineering Services
Base pay: $46,072
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $31,858
Total compensation: $77,930

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Victoria Hanshew is a Program Specialist II at Department of Transportation within DOT Engineering Services. 2019 total compensation came to $77,930.

Steven Tanner

Transportation Technician II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$77,913

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $40,326
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,949
Benefits: $34,638
Total compensation: $77,913

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Steven Tanner is a Transportation Technician II at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. 2019 total compensation came to $77,913.

Kristine Bird

Trainer III/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$77,898

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $48,734
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $29,164
Total compensation: $77,898

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Kristine Bird is a Trainer III at Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. 2018 total compensation came to $77,898.

Dexter Forbush

Transportation Technician III/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$77,863

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $41,296
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,202
Benefits: $30,365
Total compensation: $77,863

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Dexter Forbush works as a Transportation Technician III for Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Dexter earned $77,863 in 2019.

Liyan Ren

Senior Research Analyst/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$77,828

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $41,788
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $36,040
Total compensation: $77,828

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Liyan Ren works as a Senior Research Analyst for Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Liyan earned $77,828 in 2019.

Jared Hare

Transportation Technician III/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$77,826

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $44,563
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,230
Benefits: $31,033
Total compensation: $77,826

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Jared Hare holds the role of Transportation Technician III at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. In 2019, their total compensation was $77,826.

Julie Allen

Transportation Technician I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$77,777

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $36,317
Overtime: $6,643
Other pay: $762
Benefits: $34,055
Total compensation: $77,777

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Julie Allen is a Transportation Technician I at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. 2019 total compensation came to $77,777.

Greg Palmer

Warehouse Manager/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$77,741

Sub-department: DOT Support Services
Base pay: $45,552
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $32,189
Total compensation: $77,741

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Greg Palmer works as a Warehouse Manager for Department of Transportation within DOT Support Services. Greg earned $77,741 in 2019.

Cody Taylor

Transportation Technician II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$77,716

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $39,385
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,951
Benefits: $34,380
Total compensation: $77,716

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Cody Taylor holds the role of Transportation Technician II at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. In 2019, their total compensation was $77,716.

Bret Flint

Transportation Technician II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$77,678

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $47,994
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,158
Benefits: $27,526
Total compensation: $77,678

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Bret Flint is a Transportation Technician II at Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $77,678.

Rodney Thurgood

Transportation Technician I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$77,642

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $36,961
Overtime: $5,170
Other pay: $667
Benefits: $34,845
Total compensation: $77,642

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Rodney Thurgood works as a Transportation Technician I for Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Rodney earned $77,642 in 2019.

Tisha Larsen

Roadway Operations Analyst/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$77,599

Sub-department: DOT Engineering Services
Base pay: $51,722
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $25,376
Total compensation: $77,599

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At Department of Transportation, Tisha Larsen serves as a Roadway Operations Analyst within DOT Engineering Services. Their 2019 pay totaled $77,599.

Mark Whatcott

Transportation Technician I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$77,552

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $40,727
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $755
Benefits: $36,070
Total compensation: $77,552

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At Department of Transportation, Mark Whatcott serves as a Transportation Technician I within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $77,552.

Pep Hinds

Transportation Technician I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$77,530

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $34,682
Overtime: $8,408
Other pay: $724
Benefits: $33,716
Total compensation: $77,530

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At Department of Transportation, Pep Hinds serves as a Transportation Technician I within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Their 2019 pay totaled $77,530.

Preston Baxter

Engineer IV/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$77,511

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $54,582
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,199
Benefits: $21,730
Total compensation: $77,511

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Preston Baxter works as a Engineer IV for Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. Preston earned $77,511 in 2018.

Jesse Salazar

Motor Carrier Specialist III/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$77,485

Sub-department: DOT Support Services
Base pay: $43,160
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $34,325
Total compensation: $77,485

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Jesse Salazar is a Motor Carrier Specialist III at Department of Transportation within DOT Support Services. 2019 total compensation came to $77,485.

Tyler Wagstaff

Transportation Technician III/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$77,452

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $38,861
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,976
Benefits: $32,616
Total compensation: $77,452

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Tyler Wagstaff holds the role of Transportation Technician III at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. In 2018, their total compensation was $77,452.

David Mckee

Transportation Technician II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$77,450

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $40,987
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,693
Benefits: $33,771
Total compensation: $77,450

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David Mckee is a Transportation Technician II at Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $77,450.

Robert Woolsey

Roadway Safety Specialist II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$77,395

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $42,033
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,402
Benefits: $31,959
Total compensation: $77,395

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At Department of Transportation, Robert Woolsey serves as a Roadway Safety Specialist II within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Their 2019 pay totaled $77,395.

Vickie Vandemerwe

Project Management Specialist/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$77,316

Sub-department: DOT Region Management
Base pay: $46,301
Overtime: $67
Other pay: $178
Benefits: $30,771
Total compensation: $77,316

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At Department of Transportation, Vickie Vandemerwe serves as a Project Management Specialist within DOT Region Management. Their 2019 pay totaled $77,316.

Marvin Hatton

Journey Auto Worker/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$77,258

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $37,328
Overtime: $1,119
Other pay: $5,363
Benefits: $33,448
Total compensation: $77,258

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Marvin Hatton holds the role of Journey Auto Worker at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. In 2019, their total compensation was $77,258.

Bradly Daley

Program Manager/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$77,181

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $45,369
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,785
Benefits: $28,027
Total compensation: $77,181

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Bradly Daley works as a Program Manager for Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. Bradly earned $77,181 in 2018.

Douglas Ellis

Engineering Technician IV/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$77,170

Sub-department: DOT Region Management
Base pay: $44,678
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $32,492
Total compensation: $77,170

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Douglas Ellis holds the role of Engineering Technician IV at Department of Transportation within DOT Region Management. In 2019, their total compensation was $77,170.

Mary Morehouse

Financial Analyst III/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$77,067

Sub-department: DOT Region Management
Base pay: $47,050
Overtime: $2,341
Other pay: $418
Benefits: $27,258
Total compensation: $77,067

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Mary Morehouse is a Financial Analyst III at Department of Transportation within DOT Region Management. 2019 total compensation came to $77,067.

Carlos Quintero

Motor Carrier Specialist III/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$76,978

Sub-department: DOT Support Services
Base pay: $40,982
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,679
Benefits: $34,317
Total compensation: $76,978

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Carlos Quintero works as a Motor Carrier Specialist III for Department of Transportation within DOT Support Services. Carlos earned $76,978 in 2019.

Michael Ellis

Inspector III, Udot/Department of Transportation

2017 total comp

$76,958

Sub-department: DOT Engineering Services
Base pay: $12,373
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,139
Benefits: $53,447
Total compensation: $76,958

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At Department of Transportation, Michael Ellis serves as a Inspector III, Udot within DOT Engineering Services. Their 2017 pay totaled $76,958.

Geordin Gass

Transportation Technician II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$76,919

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $40,205
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,806
Benefits: $34,908
Total compensation: $76,919

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Geordin Gass works as a Transportation Technician II for Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. Geordin earned $76,919 in 2019.

Paul Marian

Transportation Technician II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$76,766

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $39,745
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,047
Benefits: $34,974
Total compensation: $76,766

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Paul Marian holds the role of Transportation Technician II at Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $76,766.

Richard Hessheimer

Electronic Technical Specialist II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$76,719

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $43,850
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,325
Benefits: $31,544
Total compensation: $76,719

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Richard Hessheimer holds the role of Electronic Technical Specialist II at Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $76,719.

Curtis Trott

Transportation Technician III/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$76,684

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $44,674
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,164
Benefits: $30,846
Total compensation: $76,684

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Curtis Trott holds the role of Transportation Technician III at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. In 2019, their total compensation was $76,684.

Troy Peterson

Engineering Manager II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$76,680

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $47,213
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $678
Benefits: $28,789
Total compensation: $76,680

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At Department of Transportation, Troy Peterson serves as a Engineering Manager II within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Their 2019 pay totaled $76,680.

Mark Saurer

Roadway Safety Specialist II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$76,666

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $40,867
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,007
Benefits: $29,792
Total compensation: $76,666

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Mark Saurer works as a Roadway Safety Specialist II for Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. Mark earned $76,666 in 2019.

Lance Ostler

Transportation Technician II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$76,655

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $38,104
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,655
Benefits: $32,896
Total compensation: $76,655

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Lance Ostler is a Transportation Technician II at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. 2019 total compensation came to $76,655.

Cheryll Benner

Liability Prevention Specialist/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$76,626

Sub-department: DOT Support Services
Base pay: $31,797
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,927
Benefits: $29,903
Total compensation: $76,626

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Cheryll Benner holds the role of Liability Prevention Specialist at Department of Transportation within DOT Support Services. In 2018, their total compensation was $76,626.