Utah / Department of Workforce Services

Agency file

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

$4$136,532+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

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

Workforce Services Specialist II

763 · $71,733

Program Specialist - Dws

125 · $86,460

Workforce Services Specialist I

123 · $27,774

Workforce Services Specialist I

104 · $48,598

Quality Control Data Analyst, Dws

83 · $82,339

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	$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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Carol Ruddell

Vocational Rehabilitation Coordinator/Department of Workforce Services

2019 total comp

$142,177

Sub-department: DWS State Office of Rehabilitation
Base pay: $81,151
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,095
Benefits: $43,931
Total compensation: $142,177

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Carol Ruddell holds the role of Vocational Rehabilitation Coordinator at Department of Workforce Services within Dws State Office of Rehabilitation. In 2019, their total compensation was $142,177.

Lance Olsen

Assistant Director, Dws/Department of Workforce Services

2019 total comp

$142,118

Sub-department: DWS Administration
Base pay: $89,081
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $275
Benefits: $52,762
Total compensation: $142,118

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Lance Olsen is a Assistant Director, Dws at Department of Workforce Services within Dws Administration. 2019 total compensation came to $142,118.

Kim Heaton

Disability Determination Services Consultant/Department of Workforce Services

2019 total comp

$142,016

Sub-department: DWS State Office of Rehabilitation
Base pay: $131,060
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $10,956
Total compensation: $142,016

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Kim Heaton is a Disability Determination Services Consultant at Department of Workforce Services within Dws State Office of Rehabilitation. 2019 total compensation came to $142,016.

Michael Wollenzien

Rehabilitation Program Administrator/Department of Workforce Services

2019 total comp

$141,225

Sub-department: DWS State Office of Rehabilitation
Base pay: $88,028
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $525
Benefits: $52,672
Total compensation: $141,225

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Michael Wollenzien is a Rehabilitation Program Administrator at Department of Workforce Services within Dws State Office of Rehabilitation. 2019 total compensation came to $141,225.

Gerald Gappmayer

Assistant Director, Dws/Department of Workforce Services

2019 total comp

$140,281

Sub-department: DWS Operations & Policy
Base pay: $87,007
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $734
Benefits: $52,540
Total compensation: $140,281

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Gerald Gappmayer works as a Assistant Director, Dws for Department of Workforce Services within Dws Operations & Policy. Gerald earned $140,281 in 2019.

Amanda Mcpeck

Attorney I-Dws/Department of Workforce Services

2019 total comp

$137,660

Sub-department: DWS Unemployment Insurance
Base pay: $84,650
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,364
Benefits: $51,646
Total compensation: $137,660

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Amanda Mcpeck is a Attorney I-Dws at Department of Workforce Services within Dws Unemployment Insurance. 2019 total compensation came to $137,660.

Joshua Saenz

Vocational Rehabilitation Coordinator/Department of Workforce Services

2019 total comp

$137,247

Sub-department: DWS State Office of Rehabilitation
Base pay: $93,870
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $43,276
Total compensation: $137,247

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Joshua Saenz is a Vocational Rehabilitation Coordinator at Department of Workforce Services within Dws State Office of Rehabilitation. 2019 total compensation came to $137,247.

Trudy Ellis

Executive Assistant, Appointed/Department of Workforce Services

2019 total comp

$136,625

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $67,826
Overtime: $16,837
Other pay: $1,387
Benefits: $50,575
Total compensation: $136,625

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Trudy Ellis holds the role of Executive Assistant, Appointed at Department of Workforce Services within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $136,625.

Dorothy Hall

Dws Manager III/Department of Workforce Services

2019 total comp

$136,576

Sub-department: DWS Operations & Policy
Base pay: $83,463
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,533
Benefits: $51,580
Total compensation: $136,576

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Dorothy Hall works as a Dws Manager III for Department of Workforce Services within Dws Operations & Policy. Dorothy earned $136,576 in 2019.

John Fryer

Claims Supervisor/Department of Workforce Services

2019 total comp

$136,215

Sub-department: DWS State Office of Rehabilitation
Base pay: $77,251
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,000
Benefits: $50,964
Total compensation: $136,215

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John Fryer holds the role of Claims Supervisor at Department of Workforce Services within Dws State Office of Rehabilitation. In 2019, their total compensation was $136,215.

Nathaniel Ash

Financial Manager II/Department of Workforce Services

2019 total comp

$136,059

Sub-department: DWS Administration
Base pay: $83,760
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,564
Benefits: $50,735
Total compensation: $136,059

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Nathaniel Ash works as a Financial Manager II for Department of Workforce Services within Dws Administration. Nathaniel earned $136,059 in 2019.

Shelli Glines

Program Manager, Dws/Department of Workforce Services

2019 total comp

$135,815

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $87,646
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $369
Benefits: $47,800
Total compensation: $135,815

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Workforce Services, Shelli Glines serves as a Program Manager, Dws within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $135,815.

Charles Raps

Disability Determination Services Consultant/Department of Workforce Services

2019 total comp

$135,114

Sub-department: DWS State Office of Rehabilitation
Base pay: $124,594
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $10,521
Total compensation: $135,114

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Charles Raps holds the role of Disability Determination Services Consultant at Department of Workforce Services within Dws State Office of Rehabilitation. In 2019, their total compensation was $135,114.

Kendrick Morrison

Disability Determination Services Consultant/Department of Workforce Services

2019 total comp

$133,990

Sub-department: DWS State Office of Rehabilitation
Base pay: $123,556
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $10,433
Total compensation: $133,990

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Kendrick Morrison holds the role of Disability Determination Services Consultant at Department of Workforce Services within Dws State Office of Rehabilitation. In 2019, their total compensation was $133,990.

David Busk

Assistant Director, Dws/Department of Workforce Services

2019 total comp

$133,487

Sub-department: DWS Operations & Policy
Base pay: $79,899
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,410
Benefits: $47,178
Total compensation: $133,487

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Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Workforce Services, David Busk serves as a Assistant Director, Dws within Dws Operations & Policy. Their 2019 pay totaled $133,487.

Kevin Olsen

Web Content Editor II/Department of Workforce Services

2019 total comp

$132,549

Sub-department: DWS Administration
Base pay: $82,472
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $50,077
Total compensation: $132,549

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Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Workforce Services, Kevin Olsen serves as a Web Content Editor II within Dws Administration. Their 2019 pay totaled $132,549.

Kim Willette

Financial Manager II/Department of Workforce Services

2019 total comp

$132,029

Sub-department: DWS Administration
Base pay: $82,952
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,557
Benefits: $41,519
Total compensation: $132,029

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Kim Willette works as a Financial Manager II for Department of Workforce Services within Dws Administration. Kim earned $132,029 in 2019.

Katherine Koller

Program Manager, Dws/Department of Workforce Services

2019 total comp

$131,799

Sub-department: DWS Administration
Base pay: $89,939
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $41,759
Total compensation: $131,799

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Katherine Koller holds the role of Program Manager, Dws at Department of Workforce Services within Dws Administration. In 2019, their total compensation was $131,799.

Toni Ansel

Dws Manager II/Department of Workforce Services

2019 total comp

$131,085

Sub-department: DWS Operations & Policy
Base pay: $84,392
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $305
Benefits: $46,388
Total compensation: $131,085

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Toni Ansel works as a Dws Manager II for Department of Workforce Services within Dws Operations & Policy. Toni earned $131,085 in 2019.