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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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Carol Watson

Office Specialist II, Appointed/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2019 total comp
$47,042
Sub-department
GOV Economic Development Administration
Base pay
$26,477
Overtime
$165
Other pay
$258
Benefits
$20,142
Total compensation
$47,042

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Carol Watson works as a Office Specialist II, Appointed for Governor's Office of Economic Development within Gov Economic Development Administration. Carol earned $47,042 in 2019.

Colleen Fisher

Program Support Specialist, Appointed/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2019 total comp
$46,711
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$29,069
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,511
Benefits
$16,131
Total compensation
$46,711

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Pay Components
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Colleen Fisher holds the role of Program Support Specialist, Appointed at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $46,711.

Rachel Stone

Senior Business Analyst, Appointed/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2019 total comp
$46,164
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$27,512
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,240
Benefits
$17,412
Total compensation
$46,164

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Rachel Stone holds the role of Senior Business Analyst, Appointed at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $46,164.

Amy Steinbrech

Marketing & Communications Specialist II/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2019 total comp
$45,906
Sub-department
GOV Economic Development Administration
Base pay
$31,138
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$199
Benefits
$14,570
Total compensation
$45,906

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Amy Steinbrech holds the role of Marketing & Communications Specialist II at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Gov Economic Development Administration. In 2019, their total compensation was $45,906.

Diana Gardner

Office Specialist II, Appointed/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2019 total comp
$41,292
Sub-department
GOV Economic Development Administration
Base pay
$27,180
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$199
Benefits
$13,913
Total compensation
$41,292

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Diana Gardner works as a Office Specialist II, Appointed for Governor's Office of Economic Development within Gov Economic Development Administration. Diana earned $41,292 in 2019.

Amanda Goodell

Program Support Specialist, Appointed/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2019 total comp
$40,883
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$23,134
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$50
Benefits
$17,699
Total compensation
$40,883

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Amanda Goodell works as a Program Support Specialist, Appointed for Governor's Office of Economic Development within Comp & Excess Pool. Amanda earned $40,883 in 2019.

John Bell

Finance Director/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2017 total comp
$40,553
Sub-department
GOV Economic Development Administration
Base pay
$25,876
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$472
Benefits
$14,206
Total compensation
$40,553

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

John Bell works as a Finance Director for Governor's Office of Economic Development within Gov Economic Development Administration. John earned $40,553 in 2017.

Scott Romney

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

2019 total comp
$40,509
Sub-department
GOV ED Talent Ready Utah Center
Base pay
$24,464
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$396
Benefits
$15,649
Total compensation
$40,509

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Scott Romney is a Program Specialist, Exempt at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Gov Education Talent Ready Utah Center. 2019 total compensation came to $40,509.