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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Quentin Hale

Director, Governors Office of Economic Development/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2019 total comp

$226,254

Sub-department: GOV Economic Development Administration
Base pay: $144,060
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,604
Benefits: $67,590
Total compensation: $226,254

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Quentin Hale is a Director, Governors Office of Economic Development at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Gov Economic Development Administration. 2019 total compensation came to $226,254.

Jill Flygare

Managing Director/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2019 total comp

$208,185

Sub-department: GOV Economic Development Administration
Base pay: $123,987
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $13,993
Benefits: $70,204
Total compensation: $208,185

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Jill Flygare holds the role of Managing Director at Governor's Office of Economic Development within Gov Economic Development Administration. In 2019, their total compensation was $208,185.

Benjamin Hart

Deputy Director, Goed/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2019 total comp

$201,878

Sub-department: GOV ED Business Development
Base pay: $125,210
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,354
Benefits: $69,314
Total compensation: $201,878

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Benjamin Hart works as a Deputy Director, Goed for Governor's Office of Economic Development within Gov Education Business Development. Benjamin earned $201,878 in 2019.

Ginger Chinn

Managing Director/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2019 total comp

$193,060

Sub-department: GOV ED Business Development
Base pay: $119,573
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,423
Benefits: $66,064
Total compensation: $193,060

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Governor's Office of Economic Development, Ginger Chinn serves as a Managing Director within Gov Education Business Development. Their 2019 pay totaled $193,060.

Tamara Goetz

Executive Director, Stem Action Center/Governor's Office of Economic Development

2019 total comp

$189,282

Sub-department: GOV STEM Action Center
Base pay: $117,873
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,228
Benefits: $65,180
Total compensation: $189,282

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Governor's Office of Economic Development, Tamara Goetz serves as a Executive Director, Stem Action Center within Gov Stem Action Center. Their 2019 pay totaled $189,282.