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

$2$193,060+

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

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

$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

Intern

12 · $2,496

Board/Commission Member

12 · $670

Program Manager, Appointed

10 · $110,184

Program Specialist, Exempt

7 · $83,670

Program Support Specialist, Appointed

7 · $80,481

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	$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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Kimberlee Carlile

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

2017 total comp

$55,608

Sub-department: GOV ED Talent Ready Utah Center
Base pay: $33,475
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,063
Benefits: $15,070
Total compensation: $55,608

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Kimberlee Carlile holds the role of Business Analyst, Appointed at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Gov Education Talent Ready Utah Center. In 2017, their total compensation was $55,608.

Jay Kinghorn

Associate Managing Director, Tourism/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2019 total comp

$52,685

Sub-department: GOV ED Office of Tourism
Base pay: $34,037
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $654
Benefits: $17,994
Total compensation: $52,685

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Jay Kinghorn holds the role of Associate Managing Director, Tourism at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Gov Education Office of Tourism. In 2019, their total compensation was $52,685.

Joshua Wiggins

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

2019 total comp

$52,240

Sub-department: GOV ED Business Development
Base pay: $32,640
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17
Benefits: $19,584
Total compensation: $52,240

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Joshua Wiggins works as a Program Support Specialist, Appointed for Governor's Office of Economic Development within Gov Education Business Development. Joshua earned $52,240 in 2019.

Allison Spencer

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

2019 total comp

$51,728

Sub-department: GOV STEM Action Center
Base pay: $47,700
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $4,028
Total compensation: $51,728

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Allison Spencer holds the role of Program Specialist, Exempt at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Gov Stem Action Center. In 2019, their total compensation was $51,728.

Alicia Ryans

Auditor I, Appointed/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2018 total comp

$50,358

Sub-department: GOV ED Business Development
Base pay: $28,836
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $21,522
Total compensation: $50,358

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At Governor's Office of Economic Development, Alicia Ryans serves as a Auditor I, Appointed within Gov Education Business Development. Their 2018 pay totaled $50,358.

Charles Keeler

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

2019 total comp

$49,345

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $28,761
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $708
Benefits: $19,876
Total compensation: $49,345

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Charles Keeler holds the role of Program Specialist, Exempt at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $49,345.

Kierstin Anderson

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

2017 total comp

$49,095

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $26,190
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $101
Benefits: $22,805
Total compensation: $49,095

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Kierstin Anderson holds the role of Office Technician II, Appointed at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2017, their total compensation was $49,095.