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Governor's Office of Economic Development

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

The Governor's Office of Economic Development is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2019, this agency had 165 employees with median total compensation of $41,292; the highest distinct record was $226,254.

Year
2019
Total payroll
$8.6M
Employees
165
Median total
$41,292
Highest record
$226,254

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 165 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($41,292) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$32,367 (62%)
  • Overtime$20 (0%)
  • Other$1,659 (3%)
  • Benefits$17,925 (34%)

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
$650
$41,292
$91,376
$118,859

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $118,859 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $5. 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
$8.2M
165
$37,963
2018
$8.2M
0.9%
141
14.5%
$50,358
32.6%
2019
$8.6M
4.0%
165
17.0%
$41,292
18.0%

Record list

Employees

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Tara Mckee

Program Manager, Appointed/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2019 total comp
$111,472
Sub-department
Restricted Special Revenue
Base pay
$63,060
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$6,117
Benefits
$42,294
Total compensation
$111,472

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Tara Mckee is a Program Manager, Appointed at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Restricted Special Revenue. 2019 total compensation came to $111,472.

Clark Cahoon

Program Manager, Appointed/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2019 total comp
$111,231
Sub-department
GOV ED Business Development
Base pay
$74,824
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,602
Benefits
$33,805
Total compensation
$111,231

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Pay Components
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Clark Cahoon holds the role of Program Manager, Appointed at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Gov Education Business Development. In 2019, their total compensation was $111,231.

Dane Ishihara

Research Analyst, Appointed/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2019 total comp
$110,702
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$74,361
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$327
Benefits
$36,014
Total compensation
$110,702

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Dane Ishihara works as a Research Analyst, Appointed for Governor's Office of Economic Development within Comp & Excess Pool. Dane earned $110,702 in 2019.

Jason Marden

Financial Manager I, Appointed/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2019 total comp
$110,374
Sub-department
GOV Economic Development Administration
Base pay
$67,413
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,046
Benefits
$41,915
Total compensation
$110,374

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Governor's Office of Economic Development, Jason Marden serves as a Financial Manager I, Appointed within Gov Economic Development Administration. Their 2019 pay totaled $110,374.

Jonnie Wilkinson

Federal Procurement Specialist/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2019 total comp
$109,324
Sub-department
GOV ED Business Development
Base pay
$65,042
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$652
Benefits
$43,630
Total compensation
$109,324

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Pay Components
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Jonnie Wilkinson is a Federal Procurement Specialist at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Gov Education Business Development. 2019 total compensation came to $109,324.

Chanel Flores

Program Manager, Appointed/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2019 total comp
$109,138
Sub-department
GOV ED Business Development
Base pay
$69,141
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$7,025
Benefits
$32,972
Total compensation
$109,138

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Chanel Flores is a Program Manager, Appointed at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Gov Education Business Development. 2019 total compensation came to $109,138.

Clarence Ames

Program Specialist, Exempt/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2019 total comp
$107,998
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$67,107
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,954
Benefits
$37,937
Total compensation
$107,998

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Governor's Office of Economic Development, Clarence Ames serves as a Program Specialist, Exempt within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $107,998.

Rachel Bremer

Program Manager, Appointed/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2019 total comp
$107,777
Sub-department
GOV ED Office of Tourism
Base pay
$65,290
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,898
Benefits
$37,589
Total compensation
$107,777

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Rachel Bremer works as a Program Manager, Appointed for Governor's Office of Economic Development within Gov Education Office of Tourism. Rachel earned $107,777 in 2019.

Kelly Day

Program Coordinator, Appointed/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2019 total comp
$106,855
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$66,179
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$910
Benefits
$39,767
Total compensation
$106,855

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Governor's Office of Economic Development, Kelly Day serves as a Program Coordinator, Appointed within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $106,855.

Derek Mellus

Program Specialist, Exempt/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2019 total comp
$105,304
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$59,200
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,813
Benefits
$42,292
Total compensation
$105,304

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Derek Mellus works as a Program Specialist, Exempt for Governor's Office of Economic Development within Comp & Excess Pool. Derek earned $105,304 in 2019.