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Utah / Governor's Office of Economic Development

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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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Franz Kolb

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

2019 total comp
$154,982
Sub-department
GOV ED Business Development
Base pay
$92,987
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$9,608
Benefits
$52,387
Total compensation
$154,982

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Governor's Office of Economic Development, Franz Kolb serves as a Program Director, Appointed within Gov Education Business Development. Their 2019 pay totaled $154,982.

Virginia Pearce

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

2019 total comp
$154,961
Sub-department
GOV ED Office of Tourism
Base pay
$95,832
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$5,449
Benefits
$53,679
Total compensation
$154,961

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Virginia Pearce holds the role of Program Manager, Appointed at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Gov Education Office of Tourism. In 2019, their total compensation was $154,961.