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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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Olga Bahena

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

2019 total comp
$62,966
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$40,640
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,138
Benefits
$21,188
Total compensation
$62,966

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Pay Components
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At Governor's Office of Economic Development, Olga Bahena serves as a Program Specialist, Exempt within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $62,966.

Sydney Smoot

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

2019 total comp
$62,153
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$39,240
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,247
Benefits
$20,666
Total compensation
$62,153

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Sydney Smoot holds the role of Program Specialist, Exempt at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $62,153.

Rose Smith

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

2019 total comp
$61,920
Sub-department
Restricted Special Revenue
Base pay
$36,727
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,745
Benefits
$20,447
Total compensation
$61,920

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Pay Components
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Rose Smith works as a Program Support Specialist, Appointed for Governor's Office of Economic Development within Restricted Special Revenue. Rose earned $61,920 in 2019.

Thomas Wadsworth

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

2019 total comp
$61,394
Sub-department
GOV ED Business Development
Base pay
$35,929
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,275
Benefits
$21,189
Total compensation
$61,394

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Pay Components
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Thomas Wadsworth holds the role of Program Director, Appointed at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Gov Education Business Development. In 2019, their total compensation was $61,394.

Laraib Sial

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

2018 total comp
$60,994
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$38,118
Overtime
$3,279
Other pay
$457
Benefits
$19,140
Total compensation
$60,994

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Pay Components
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Laraib Sial works as a Auditor I, Appointed for Governor's Office of Economic Development within Comp & Excess Pool. Laraib earned $60,994 in 2018.

Molly Bock

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

2019 total comp
$60,344
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$38,372
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,628
Benefits
$20,344
Total compensation
$60,344

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Molly Bock is a Program Support Specialist, Appointed at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $60,344.

Larry Shepherd

Program Support Specialist/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2017 total comp
$59,755
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$40,641
Overtime
$331
Other pay
$2,256
Benefits
$16,528
Total compensation
$59,755

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Pay Components
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Larry Shepherd holds the role of Program Support Specialist at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2017, their total compensation was $59,755.

Rachel Stone

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

2018 total comp
$59,697
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$35,484
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,042
Benefits
$22,171
Total compensation
$59,697

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Pay Components
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Rachel Stone works as a Business Analyst, Appointed for Governor's Office of Economic Development within Comp & Excess Pool. Rachel earned $59,697 in 2018.

David Williams

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

2019 total comp
$58,624
Sub-department
GOV ED Office of Tourism
Base pay
$35,619
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,987
Benefits
$21,018
Total compensation
$58,624

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Pay Components
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David Williams 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 $58,624.

Tenzin Norgyal

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

2019 total comp
$58,090
Sub-department
GOV Economic Development Administration
Base pay
$37,613
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,052
Benefits
$19,426
Total compensation
$58,090

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Governor's Office of Economic Development, Tenzin Norgyal serves as a Marketing & Communications Specialist II within Gov Economic Development Administration. Their 2019 pay totaled $58,090.

Melissa Kinney

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

2019 total comp
$57,949
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$34,040
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$5,805
Benefits
$18,105
Total compensation
$57,949

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Pay Components
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Melissa Kinney is a Marketing & Communications Specialist II at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $57,949.

Rebecca Robison

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

2019 total comp
$57,286
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$33,890
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$529
Benefits
$22,868
Total compensation
$57,286

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Governor's Office of Economic Development, Rebecca Robison serves as a Program Support Specialist, Appointed within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $57,286.

Danielle Haddad

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

2019 total comp
$56,710
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$33,209
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$5,016
Benefits
$18,484
Total compensation
$56,710

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Pay Components
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Danielle Haddad is a Program Support Specialist, Appointed at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $56,710.