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Governor's Office of Energy

Source file: Transparent Utah — State Government Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Governor's Office of Energy operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.

In 2019, this agency had 28 employees with median total compensation of $35,612; the highest distinct record was $199,362.

Year
2019
Total payroll
$1.5M
Employees
28
Median total
$35,612
Highest record
$199,362

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 28 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($35,612) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$34,002 (63%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$1,344 (2%)
  • Benefits$18,832 (35%)

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
$7
$1,293
$35,612
$94,121
$113,238

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $113,238 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $7. 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 2 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2018
$1.3M
21
$73,695
2019
$1.5M
16.1%
28
33.3%
$35,612
51.7%

Record list

Employees

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Laura Nelson

Director, Office of Energy Development/Governor's Office of Energy

2019 total comp
$199,362
Sub-department
GOV Office of Energy Development
Base pay
$123,573
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$6,970
Benefits
$68,818
Total compensation
$199,362

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Laura Nelson holds the role of Director, Office of Energy Development at Governor's Office of Energy within Gov Office of Energy Development. In 2019, their total compensation was $199,362.

Robert Simmons

Assistant Director, Appointed/Governor's Office of Energy

2019 total comp
$152,549
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$94,237
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,994
Benefits
$55,317
Total compensation
$152,549

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Robert Simmons works as a Assistant Director, Appointed for Governor's Office of Energy within Comp & Excess Pool. Robert earned $152,549 in 2019.