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Governor's Office

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

The Governor's Office is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2019, this agency had 215 employees with median total compensation of $50,984; the highest distinct record was $258,816.

Year
2019
Total payroll
$14.2M
Employees
215
Median total
$50,984
Highest record
$258,816

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 215 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($50,984) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$41,149 (62%)
  • Overtime$206 (0%)
  • Other$1,771 (3%)
  • Benefits$22,751 (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
$4
$1,460
$50,984
$104,147
$188,234

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $188,234 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $4. 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
$12.7M
189
$49,983
2018
$12.1M
4.9%
176
6.9%
$55,133
10.3%
2019
$14.2M
17.0%
215
22.2%
$50,984
7.5%

Record list

Employees

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Jacob Wright

Budget and Finance Operations Specialist, Gomb/Governor's Office

2017 total comp
$120,474
Sub-department
GOV Office of Management & Budget
Base pay
$70,603
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$6,342
Benefits
$43,529
Total compensation
$120,474

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Governor's Office, Jacob Wright serves as a Budget and Finance Operations Specialist, Gomb within Gov Office of Management & Budget. Their 2017 pay totaled $120,474.

Norma Hernandez

Financial Manager I, Appointed/Governor's Office

2019 total comp
$119,187
Sub-department
GOV Criminal & Juvenile Justice
Base pay
$71,215
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,008
Benefits
$43,965
Total compensation
$119,187

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Norma Hernandez is a Financial Manager I, Appointed at Governor's Office within Gov Criminal & Juvenile Justice. 2019 total compensation came to $119,187.

Taylor Kauffman

Budget and Finance Operations Specialist, Gomb/Governor's Office

2019 total comp
$119,011
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$73,057
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,731
Benefits
$44,222
Total compensation
$119,011

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Taylor Kauffman holds the role of Budget and Finance Operations Specialist, Gomb at Governor's Office within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $119,011.

Miranda Jones

Budget and Finance Operations Specialist, Gomb/Governor's Office

2019 total comp
$118,051
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$73,213
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,937
Benefits
$40,901
Total compensation
$118,051

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Miranda Jones holds the role of Budget and Finance Operations Specialist, Gomb at Governor's Office within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $118,051.

Melanie Scarlet

Program Manager, Appointed/Governor's Office

2019 total comp
$116,578
Sub-department
GOV Criminal & Juvenile Justice
Base pay
$72,758
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$96
Benefits
$43,723
Total compensation
$116,578

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Melanie Scarlet works as a Program Manager, Appointed for Governor's Office within Gov Criminal & Juvenile Justice. Melanie earned $116,578 in 2019.

Cuong Nguyen

Program Manager, Appointed/Governor's Office

2019 total comp
$115,825
Sub-department
GOV Criminal & Juvenile Justice
Base pay
$69,419
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$732
Benefits
$45,674
Total compensation
$115,825

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Cuong Nguyen is a Program Manager, Appointed at Governor's Office within Gov Criminal & Juvenile Justice. 2019 total compensation came to $115,825.