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Utah / Governor's Office

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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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Justin Lee

Director of Elections/Governor's Office

2019 total comp
$141,544
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$86,271
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,642
Benefits
$52,631
Total compensation
$141,544

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Justin Lee holds the role of Director of Elections at Governor's Office within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $141,544.

Ned Searle

Director, Office of Domestic/Sexual Violence/Governor's Office

2019 total comp
$140,167
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$86,851
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$837
Benefits
$52,478
Total compensation
$140,167

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Ned Searle holds the role of Director, Office of Domestic/Sexual Violence at Governor's Office within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $140,167.

Richard Ziebarth

Program Manager, Appointed/Governor's Office

2019 total comp
$138,976
Sub-department
GOV Criminal & Juvenile Justice
Base pay
$87,214
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$106
Benefits
$51,655
Total compensation
$138,976

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Richard Ziebarth works as a Program Manager, Appointed for Governor's Office within Gov Criminal & Juvenile Justice. Richard earned $138,976 in 2019.

Mary Emerson

Director Utah Substance Abuse & Anti-Violence Council/Governor's Office

2019 total comp
$137,618
Sub-department
GOV Criminal & Juvenile Justice
Base pay
$90,713
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,914
Benefits
$43,991
Total compensation
$137,618

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Governor's Office, Mary Emerson serves as a Director Utah Substance Abuse & Anti-Violence Council within Gov Criminal & Juvenile Justice. Their 2019 pay totaled $137,618.

Mark Eddington

Program Specialist II, Appointed/Governor's Office

2019 total comp
$134,413
Sub-department
GOV Governor's Office
Base pay
$77,459
Overtime
$5,251
Other pay
$1,237
Benefits
$50,466
Total compensation
$134,413

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Governor's Office, Mark Eddington serves as a Program Specialist II, Appointed within Gov Governor's Office. Their 2019 pay totaled $134,413.