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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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Benjamin Peterson

Director, Research and Data/Governor's Office

2019 total comp
$158,539
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$100,906
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$57,633
Total compensation
$158,539

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Benjamin Peterson holds the role of Director, Research and Data at Governor's Office within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $158,539.

Angelo Perillo

Electronic Business Project Manager, Appointed/Governor's Office

2019 total comp
$158,065
Sub-department
GOV Criminal & Juvenile Justice
Base pay
$104,374
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$53,690
Total compensation
$158,065

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Angelo Perillo works as a Electronic Business Project Manager, Appointed for Governor's Office within Gov Criminal & Juvenile Justice. Angelo earned $158,065 in 2019.

Gary Scheller

Director, Crime Victim Reparation/Governor's Office

2019 total comp
$157,046
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$100,994
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,523
Benefits
$53,528
Total compensation
$157,046

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Gary Scheller works as a Director, Crime Victim Reparation for Governor's Office within Comp & Excess Pool. Gary earned $157,046 in 2019.

Jojo Liu

Assistant Director, Appointed/Governor's Office

2019 total comp
$156,684
Sub-department
GOV Indigent Defense Commission
Base pay
$97,776
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,628
Benefits
$54,280
Total compensation
$156,684

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Governor's Office, Jojo Liu serves as a Assistant Director, Appointed within Gov Indigent Defense Commission. Their 2019 pay totaled $156,684.