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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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Charles Spence

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

2019 total comp
$150,810
Sub-department
GOV ED Business Development
Base pay
$90,455
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,641
Benefits
$55,714
Total compensation
$150,810

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Governor's Office of Economic Development, Charles Spence serves as a Program Director, Appointed within Gov Education Business Development. Their 2019 pay totaled $150,810.

Benjamin Hart

Managing Director/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2017 total comp
$150,650
Sub-department
GOV ED Business Development
Base pay
$95,762
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,123
Benefits
$50,765
Total compensation
$150,650

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Pay Components
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Benjamin Hart holds the role of Managing Director at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Gov Education Business Development. In 2017, their total compensation was $150,650.

James Grover

Director, Internal Audit/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2018 total comp
$150,009
Sub-department
GOV ED Business Development
Base pay
$93,271
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,776
Benefits
$53,962
Total compensation
$150,009

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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James Grover works as a Director, Internal Audit for Governor's Office of Economic Development within Gov Education Business Development. James earned $150,009 in 2018.

Suzanne Redington

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

2019 total comp
$147,072
Sub-department
GOV STEM Action Center
Base pay
$89,730
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,015
Benefits
$54,327
Total compensation
$147,072

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Pay Components
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Suzanne Redington works as a Program Director, Appointed for Governor's Office of Economic Development within Gov Stem Action Center. Suzanne earned $147,072 in 2019.

Peter Codella Ii

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

2019 total comp
$144,989
Sub-department
GOV Economic Development Administration
Base pay
$88,428
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$7,859
Benefits
$48,701
Total compensation
$144,989

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Peter Codella Ii works as a Program Director, Appointed for Governor's Office of Economic Development within Gov Economic Development Administration. Peter earned $144,989 in 2019.