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Judicial Branch

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

The Judicial Branch operates the court system — adjudicating cases and maintaining judicial records.

In 2019, this agency had 1,400 employees with median total compensation of $65,874; the highest distinct record was $307,821.

Year
2019
Total payroll
$109.9M
Employees
1,400
Median total
$65,874
Highest record
$307,821

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 1,400 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($65,874) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$47,382 (60%)
  • Overtime$21 (0%)
  • Other$307 (0%)
  • Benefits$30,793 (39%)

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
$10,730
$35,884
$65,874
$89,426
$151,267

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $151,267 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $10,730. 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
$102M
1,447
$59,577
2018
$104.9M
2.8%
1,420
1.9%
$63,326
6.3%
2019
$109.9M
4.8%
1,400
1.4%
$65,874
4.0%

Record list

Employees

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Brent Johnson

General Counsel/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$215,814
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$142,854
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$33
Benefits
$72,926
Total compensation
$215,814

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Brent Johnson works as a General Counsel for Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. Brent earned $215,814 in 2019.

Thomas Higbee

Juvenile Court Judge/Judicial Branch

2018 total comp
$210,527
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$128,552
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$102
Benefits
$81,873
Total compensation
$210,527

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Thomas Higbee holds the role of Juvenile Court Judge at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. In 2018, their total compensation was $210,527.