Utah / Governor's Office

Agency file

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

$1$244,157+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

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

$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

Program Manager, Appointed

8 · $107,134

Program Manager, Career Service Exempt

8 · $4

Budget and Finance Operations Specialist, Gomb

6 · $118,531

Board/Commission Member

6 · $293

Administrative Assistant, Govr

5 · $20,400

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	$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

Page 1

Tani Downing

Executive Director, Department of Administrative Services/Governor's Office

2019 total comp

$219,175

Sub-department: GOV Office of Management & Budget
Base pay: $141,240
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,621
Benefits: $74,315
Total compensation: $219,175

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Tani Downing holds the role of Executive Director, Department of Administrative Services at Governor's Office within Gov Office of Management & Budget. In 2019, their total compensation was $219,175.

Jacey Skinner

Deputy Chief & General Counsel/Governor's Office

2017 total comp

$217,860

Sub-department: GOV Governor's Office
Base pay: $132,550
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $22,168
Benefits: $63,141
Total compensation: $217,860

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Jacey Skinner works as a Deputy Chief & General Counsel for Governor's Office within Gov Governor's Office. Jacey earned $217,860 in 2017.

Marilee Richins

Deputy Director, Department of Administrative Services/Governor's Office

2019 total comp

$217,814

Sub-department: GOV Office of Management & Budget
Base pay: $132,715
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,227
Benefits: $73,872
Total compensation: $217,814

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Marilee Richins is a Deputy Director, Department of Administrative Services at Governor's Office within Gov Office of Management & Budget. 2019 total compensation came to $217,814.

Gordon Larsen

Advisor to the Governor/Governor's Office

2019 total comp

$217,129

Sub-department: GOV Governor's Office
Base pay: $141,092
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,826
Benefits: $69,211
Total compensation: $217,129

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Governor's Office, Gordon Larsen serves as a Advisor to the Governor within Gov Governor's Office. Their 2019 pay totaled $217,129.

Nathaniel Talley

Manager of Management and Budget, Govr/Governor's Office

2019 total comp

$215,985

Sub-department: GOV Office of Management & Budget
Base pay: $131,062
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $15,288
Benefits: $69,635
Total compensation: $215,985

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Governor's Office, Nathaniel Talley serves as a Manager of Management and Budget, Govr within Gov Office of Management & Budget. Their 2019 pay totaled $215,985.

Kenneth Hansen

Deputy Director, Department of Administrative Services/Governor's Office

2019 total comp

$215,103

Sub-department: GOV Office of Management & Budget
Base pay: $129,232
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,969
Benefits: $72,903
Total compensation: $215,103

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Kenneth Hansen holds the role of Deputy Director, Department of Administrative Services at Governor's Office within Gov Office of Management & Budget. In 2019, their total compensation was $215,103.