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
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+

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.

Record list

Employees

Highest-paid first / page 39

Kerry Glover

Transportation Technician III/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$59,122

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $30,693
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,313
Benefits: $25,117
Total compensation: $59,122

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Kerry Glover works as a Transportation Technician III for Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Kerry earned $59,122 in 2018.

Christopher Meredith

GIS Administrator/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$59,088

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $38,925
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $397
Benefits: $19,765
Total compensation: $59,088

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At Department of Transportation, Christopher Meredith serves as a GIS Administrator within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $59,088.

Cheryl Simmons

Engineer Manager III - Administrative Udot/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$59,032

Sub-department: DOT Engineering Services
Base pay: $34,038
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,052
Benefits: $19,942
Total compensation: $59,032

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Cheryl Simmons works as a Engineer Manager III - Administrative Udot for Department of Transportation within DOT Engineering Services. Cheryl earned $59,032 in 2019.

Robert Peterson

Transportation Technician I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$59,001

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $26,051
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,887
Benefits: $25,063
Total compensation: $59,001

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Robert Peterson works as a Transportation Technician I for Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. Robert earned $59,001 in 2019.

Alex Fisher-Willis

Engineer III/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$58,967

Sub-department: DOT Engineering Services
Base pay: $40,528
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $791
Benefits: $17,649
Total compensation: $58,967

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Alex Fisher-Willis works as a Engineer III for Department of Transportation within DOT Engineering Services. Alex earned $58,967 in 2018.

Jordan Lee

Business Analyst/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$58,964

Sub-department: DOT Engineering Services
Base pay: $33,149
Overtime: $345
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $25,470
Total compensation: $58,964

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Jordan Lee works as a Business Analyst for Department of Transportation within DOT Engineering Services. Jordan earned $58,964 in 2019.

Gregory Searle

Engineering Manager II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$58,921

Sub-department: DOT Region Management
Base pay: $36,312
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $522
Benefits: $22,087
Total compensation: $58,921

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Gregory Searle works as a Engineering Manager II for Department of Transportation within DOT Region Management. Gregory earned $58,921 in 2019.

Clayton Phelps

Transportation Technician I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$58,883

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $30,696
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,491
Benefits: $24,697
Total compensation: $58,883

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Clayton Phelps holds the role of Transportation Technician I at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. In 2019, their total compensation was $58,883.

Joshua Kusitor

Warehouse Worker III/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$58,815

Sub-department: DOT Support Services
Base pay: $30,100
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $28,715
Total compensation: $58,815

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At Department of Transportation, Joshua Kusitor serves as a Warehouse Worker III within DOT Support Services. Their 2018 pay totaled $58,815.

Tyler Williams

Financial Manager I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$58,804

Sub-department: DOT Support Services
Base pay: $35,027
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $452
Benefits: $23,325
Total compensation: $58,804

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Tyler Williams is a Financial Manager I at Department of Transportation within DOT Support Services. 2019 total compensation came to $58,804.

William Smith

Transportation Technician III/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$58,776

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $33,143
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,715
Benefits: $23,918
Total compensation: $58,776

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William Smith works as a Transportation Technician III for Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. William earned $58,776 in 2019.

Kyle Bell

Motor Carrier Specialist III/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$58,758

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $30,571
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,136
Benefits: $26,051
Total compensation: $58,758

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Kyle Bell works as a Motor Carrier Specialist III for Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. Kyle earned $58,758 in 2019.

Lance Nelson

Engineering Technician IV/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$58,756

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $28,390
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,732
Benefits: $23,633
Total compensation: $58,756

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Lance Nelson holds the role of Engineering Technician IV at Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2018, their total compensation was $58,756.

Triston Strain

Transportation Technician I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$58,752

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $34,339
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,309
Benefits: $20,104
Total compensation: $58,752

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At Department of Transportation, Triston Strain serves as a Transportation Technician I within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Their 2019 pay totaled $58,752.

Steven Mcmickell

Roadway Safety Specialist I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$58,649

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $36,448
Overtime: $1,843
Other pay: $579
Benefits: $19,779
Total compensation: $58,649

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At Department of Transportation, Steven Mcmickell serves as a Roadway Safety Specialist I within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Their 2019 pay totaled $58,649.

Keith Bladen

Region Right of Way Control Coordinator/Department of Transportation

2017 total comp

$58,616

Sub-department: DOT Support Services
Base pay: $34,253
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $24,363
Total compensation: $58,616

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Transportation, Keith Bladen serves as a Region Right of Way Control Coordinator within DOT Support Services. Their 2017 pay totaled $58,616.

Teigen Taylor

Transportation Technician I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$58,579

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $33,766
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,867
Benefits: $19,945
Total compensation: $58,579

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Transportation, Teigen Taylor serves as a Transportation Technician I within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Their 2019 pay totaled $58,579.

Tamera Anderson

Financial Analyst III/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$58,563

Sub-department: DOT Support Services
Base pay: $33,679
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $257
Benefits: $24,628
Total compensation: $58,563

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At Department of Transportation, Tamera Anderson serves as a Financial Analyst III within DOT Support Services. Their 2018 pay totaled $58,563.

Andrew Case

Transportation Technician I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$58,542

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $33,903
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,067
Benefits: $21,572
Total compensation: $58,542

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Andrew Case is a Transportation Technician I at Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $58,542.

Charles Barton

Transportation Technician I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$58,362

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $35,792
Overtime: $1,396
Other pay: $716
Benefits: $20,458
Total compensation: $58,362

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Charles Barton is a Transportation Technician I at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. 2019 total compensation came to $58,362.

Dawson Allington

Transportation Technician II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$58,298

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $34,238
Overtime: $3,058
Other pay: $153
Benefits: $20,849
Total compensation: $58,298

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At Department of Transportation, Dawson Allington serves as a Transportation Technician II within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $58,298.

Jack Black

Transportation Technician III/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$58,289

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $30,425
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,332
Benefits: $25,532
Total compensation: $58,289

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Jack Black is a Transportation Technician III at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. 2019 total compensation came to $58,289.

Paul Maestas

Transportation Technician I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$58,212

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $32,324
Overtime: $4,213
Other pay: $2,206
Benefits: $19,469
Total compensation: $58,212

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Paul Maestas works as a Transportation Technician I for Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Paul earned $58,212 in 2019.

Rux Rowland

Region Right of Way Control Coordinator/Department of Transportation

2017 total comp

$58,094

Sub-department: DOT Region Management
Base pay: $33,361
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $24,733
Total compensation: $58,094

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Transportation, Rux Rowland serves as a Region Right of Way Control Coordinator within DOT Region Management. Their 2017 pay totaled $58,094.

Erick Shosted

Research Consultant I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$58,088

Sub-department: DOT Region Management
Base pay: $32,896
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $25,192
Total compensation: $58,088

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Erick Shosted works as a Research Consultant I for Department of Transportation within DOT Region Management. Erick earned $58,088 in 2019.

Sara Bodily

Accounting Technician III/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$58,041

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $35,963
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $22,078
Total compensation: $58,041

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Sara Bodily works as a Accounting Technician III for Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Sara earned $58,041 in 2019.

Thomas Currier

Journey Auto Worker/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$58,008

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $36,588
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,214
Benefits: $15,206
Total compensation: $58,008

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Thomas Currier works as a Journey Auto Worker for Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. Thomas earned $58,008 in 2019.

Kristopher Kelsey

Motor Carrier Specialist III/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$57,960

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $29,119
Overtime: $2,557
Other pay: $1,305
Benefits: $24,979
Total compensation: $57,960

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Kristopher Kelsey is a Motor Carrier Specialist III at Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. 2018 total compensation came to $57,960.

Teri Gaus

Program Specialist I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$57,852

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $32,256
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $523
Benefits: $25,073
Total compensation: $57,852

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At Department of Transportation, Teri Gaus serves as a Program Specialist I within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Their 2019 pay totaled $57,852.

David Johnson

Engineering Technician III/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$57,793

Sub-department: DOT Region Management
Base pay: $29,914
Overtime: $982
Other pay: $3,345
Benefits: $23,552
Total compensation: $57,793

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At Department of Transportation, David Johnson serves as a Engineering Technician III within DOT Region Management. Their 2018 pay totaled $57,793.

Jeffrey Perkins

Transportation Technician II/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$57,771

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $28,907
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,513
Benefits: $25,352
Total compensation: $57,771

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Jeffrey Perkins works as a Transportation Technician II for Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Jeffrey earned $57,771 in 2018.

Brady Hale

Engineer III/Department of Transportation

2017 total comp

$57,707

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $35,217
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $252
Benefits: $22,238
Total compensation: $57,707

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At Department of Transportation, Brady Hale serves as a Engineer III within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Their 2017 pay totaled $57,707.

Aaron Carney

Roadway Safety Specialist I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$57,620

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $30,152
Overtime: $999
Other pay: $681
Benefits: $25,787
Total compensation: $57,620

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Aaron Carney is a Roadway Safety Specialist I at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. 2019 total compensation came to $57,620.

Gary Tait

Transportation Technician II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$57,613

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $33,164
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,141
Benefits: $20,308
Total compensation: $57,613

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Gary Tait works as a Transportation Technician II for Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. Gary earned $57,613 in 2019.

Salahudin Mensah

Engineering Manager I/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$57,424

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $28,607
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,738
Benefits: $18,079
Total compensation: $57,424

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Salahudin Mensah holds the role of Engineering Manager I at Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2018, their total compensation was $57,424.

Jacob Alldredge

Transportation Technician I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$57,390

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $28,629
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,044
Benefits: $26,718
Total compensation: $57,390

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Jacob Alldredge works as a Transportation Technician I for Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. Jacob earned $57,390 in 2019.

Annette Cella

Financial Analyst I/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$57,372

Sub-department: DOT Support Services
Base pay: $28,627
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $28,745
Total compensation: $57,372

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Annette Cella is a Financial Analyst I at Department of Transportation within DOT Support Services. 2019 total compensation came to $57,372.

Justin Wilstead

Transportation Project Manager/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$57,331

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $38,325
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $19,006
Total compensation: $57,331

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Justin Wilstead is a Transportation Project Manager at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. 2019 total compensation came to $57,331.

Curtis Wareham

Transportation Technician II/Department of Transportation

2019 total comp

$57,310

Sub-department: DOT Operations/Maintenance
Base pay: $35,730
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,576
Benefits: $20,003
Total compensation: $57,310

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Curtis Wareham holds the role of Transportation Technician II at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. In 2019, their total compensation was $57,310.

Wendy Kemp

Purchasing Agent II/Department of Transportation

2018 total comp

$57,285

Sub-department: DOT Support Services
Base pay: $33,963
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $23,322
Total compensation: $57,285

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Wendy Kemp works as a Purchasing Agent II for Department of Transportation within DOT Support Services. Wendy earned $57,285 in 2018.