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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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Mary Johnson

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

2018 total comp
$88,175
Sub-department
GOV ED Office of Tourism
Base pay
$56,099
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,695
Benefits
$27,380
Total compensation
$88,175

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Mary Johnson works as a Program Specialist, Exempt for Governor's Office of Economic Development within Gov Education Office of Tourism. Mary earned $88,175 in 2018.

Owen Barrott

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

2019 total comp
$86,663
Sub-department
GOV ED Business Development
Base pay
$52,068
Overtime
$1,071
Other pay
$1,026
Benefits
$32,498
Total compensation
$86,663

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Governor's Office of Economic Development, Owen Barrott serves as a Research Analyst, Appointed within Gov Education Business Development. Their 2019 pay totaled $86,663.

Julia Barnhouse

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

2019 total comp
$85,434
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$52,561
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,197
Benefits
$31,676
Total compensation
$85,434

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Julia Barnhouse is a Program Support Specialist, Appointed at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $85,434.

Sean Brownell

Financial Analyst II, Appointed/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2019 total comp
$83,881
Sub-department
GOV Economic Development Administration
Base pay
$48,932
Overtime
$18
Other pay
$37
Benefits
$34,894
Total compensation
$83,881

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Governor's Office of Economic Development, Sean Brownell serves as a Financial Analyst II, Appointed within Gov Economic Development Administration. Their 2019 pay totaled $83,881.

Celina Sinclair

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

2019 total comp
$83,670
Sub-department
GOV ED Office of Tourism
Base pay
$46,405
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$5,505
Benefits
$31,760
Total compensation
$83,670

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Celina Sinclair holds the role of Program Specialist, Exempt at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Gov Education Office of Tourism. In 2019, their total compensation was $83,670.

Sandra Olney

Financial Analyst II, Appointed/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2019 total comp
$83,281
Sub-department
GOV Economic Development Administration
Base pay
$54,358
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$261
Benefits
$28,662
Total compensation
$83,281

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Sandra Olney works as a Financial Analyst II, Appointed for Governor's Office of Economic Development within Gov Economic Development Administration. Sandra earned $83,281 in 2019.

Lorraine Daly

Support Services Coordinator II, Appointed/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2019 total comp
$82,494
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$53,931
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$560
Benefits
$28,002
Total compensation
$82,494

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Lorraine Daly is a Support Services Coordinator II, Appointed at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $82,494.

Taneesa Wright

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

2019 total comp
$80,906
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$54,689
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$218
Benefits
$25,998
Total compensation
$80,906

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Governor's Office of Economic Development, Taneesa Wright serves as a Program Support Specialist, Appointed within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $80,906.

Brian Zielinski

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

2019 total comp
$80,710
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$51,940
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,733
Benefits
$26,038
Total compensation
$80,710

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Brian Zielinski holds the role of Marketing & Communications Specialist II at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $80,710.

Benjamin Dodds

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

2019 total comp
$80,481
Sub-department
GOV ED Office of Tourism
Base pay
$44,325
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$251
Benefits
$35,905
Total compensation
$80,481

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Benjamin Dodds is a Program Support Specialist, Appointed at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Gov Education Office of Tourism. 2019 total compensation came to $80,481.