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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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Jason Marden

Financial Analyst III/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2017 total comp
$70,842
Sub-department
GOV Economic Development Administration
Base pay
$41,426
Overtime
$1,031
Other pay
$407
Benefits
$27,978
Total compensation
$70,842

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Jason Marden is a Financial Analyst III at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Gov Economic Development Administration. 2017 total compensation came to $70,842.

Matthew Wallace

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

2019 total comp
$68,940
Sub-department
GOV ED Business Development
Base pay
$45,342
Overtime
$961
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$22,637
Total compensation
$68,940

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Governor's Office of Economic Development, Matthew Wallace serves as a Auditor I, Appointed within Gov Education Business Development. Their 2019 pay totaled $68,940.

Melanie Shepherd

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

2019 total comp
$68,335
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$35,809
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,167
Benefits
$31,359
Total compensation
$68,335

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Melanie Shepherd is a Office Specialist II, Appointed at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $68,335.

Tony Young

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

2019 total comp
$66,676
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$38,478
Overtime
$528
Other pay
$1,707
Benefits
$25,962
Total compensation
$66,676

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Governor's Office of Economic Development, Tony Young serves as a Marketing & Communications Specialist I within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $66,676.

Christina Martin

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

2019 total comp
$66,324
Sub-department
GOV ED Office of Tourism
Base pay
$41,560
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,818
Benefits
$22,946
Total compensation
$66,324

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Christina Martin is a Marketing & Communications Specialist III at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Gov Education Office of Tourism. 2019 total compensation came to $66,324.

Thomas Wadsworth

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

2017 total comp
$65,375
Sub-department
GOV ED Business Development
Base pay
$38,750
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,014
Benefits
$22,611
Total compensation
$65,375

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Thomas Wadsworth works as a Program Manager, Appointed for Governor's Office of Economic Development within Gov Education Business Development. Thomas earned $65,375 in 2017.

Kaitlin Felsted

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

2018 total comp
$65,222
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$38,248
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,297
Benefits
$25,678
Total compensation
$65,222

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Governor's Office of Economic Development, Kaitlin Felsted serves as a Program Specialist, Exempt within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2018 pay totaled $65,222.

Tara Mckee

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

2017 total comp
$64,840
Sub-department
Restricted Special Revenue
Base pay
$32,641
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$5,422
Benefits
$26,777
Total compensation
$64,840

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Governor's Office of Economic Development, Tara Mckee serves as a Program Support Specialist, Appointed within Restricted Special Revenue. Their 2017 pay totaled $64,840.