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Department of Workforce Services

Source file: Transparent Utah — State Government Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Department of Workforce Services supports the workforce — employment services, unemployment benefits, and enforcement of labor standards.

In 2019, this agency had 2,436 employees with median total compensation of $69,979; the highest distinct record was $243,597.

Year
2019
Total payroll
$158M
Employees
2,436
Median total
$69,979
Highest record
$243,597

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 2,436 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($69,979) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$38,509 (59%)
  • Overtime$87 (0%)
  • Other$509 (1%)
  • Benefits$25,768 (40%)

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
$13,979
$43,620
$69,979
$84,039
$101,542

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $101,542 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $13,979. 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
$157.7M
2,612
$66,037
2018
$158.9M
0.7%
2,476
5.2%
$69,533
5.3%
2019
$158M
0.5%
2,436
1.6%
$69,979
0.6%

Record list

Employees

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Jennifer Reynolds

Workforce Services Supervisor/Department of Workforce Services

2018 total comp
$5,998
Sub-department
DWS Operations & Policy
Base pay
$3,950
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$2,047
Total compensation
$5,998

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Department of Workforce Services, Jennifer Reynolds serves as a Workforce Services Supervisor within Dws Operations & Policy. Their 2018 pay totaled $5,998.

Danielle Lindner

Workforce Services Specialist II/Department of Workforce Services

2018 total comp
$5,991
Sub-department
DWS Operations & Policy
Base pay
$3,332
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$2,659
Total compensation
$5,991

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Danielle Lindner is a Workforce Services Specialist II at Department of Workforce Services within Dws Operations & Policy. 2018 total compensation came to $5,991.

Shandean Dennison

Workforce Services Specialist I/Department of Workforce Services

2018 total comp
$5,929
Sub-department
DWS Operations & Policy
Base pay
$3,860
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$2,070
Total compensation
$5,929

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Shandean Dennison holds the role of Workforce Services Specialist I at Department of Workforce Services within Dws Operations & Policy. In 2018, their total compensation was $5,929.

Celeste Bernards

Claims Supervisor/Department of Workforce Services

2019 total comp
$5,890
Sub-department
DWS State Office of Rehabilitation
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$5,471
Benefits
$419
Total compensation
$5,890

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Department of Workforce Services, Celeste Bernards serves as a Claims Supervisor within Dws State Office of Rehabilitation. Their 2019 pay totaled $5,890.

Emily Rosh

Office Specialist I/Department of Workforce Services

2017 total comp
$5,812
Sub-department
DWS Operations & Policy
Base pay
$3,628
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$2,184
Total compensation
$5,812

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Department of Workforce Services, Emily Rosh serves as a Office Specialist I within Dws Operations & Policy. Their 2017 pay totaled $5,812.