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Legislative Auditor General

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

The Legislative Auditor General manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.

In 2019, this agency had 62 employees with median total compensation of $30,268; the highest distinct record was $247,541.

Year
2019
Total payroll
$3.9M
Employees
62
Median total
$30,268
Highest record
$247,541

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 62 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($30,268) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$39,204 (62%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$2,163 (3%)
  • Benefits$21,559 (34%)

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
$4,267
$5,943
$30,268
$116,249
$144,304

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $144,304 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $4,267. 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
$3.6M
44
$79,319
2018
$4M
11.5%
36
18.2%
$117,607
48.3%
2019
$3.9M
2.8%
62
72.2%
$30,268
74.3%

Record list

Employees

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Matthew Harvey

Legis Perf Audit Supervisor I/Legislative Auditor General

2019 total comp
$128,861
Sub-department
LEG Auditor General
Base pay
$76,140
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$8,171
Benefits
$44,550
Total compensation
$128,861

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Matthew Harvey works as a Legis Perf Audit Supervisor I for Legislative Auditor General within Leg Auditor General. Matthew earned $128,861 in 2019.

Benjamin Buys

Legis Audit Manager/Legislative Auditor General

2019 total comp
$123,590
Sub-department
LEG Auditor General
Base pay
$73,136
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$9,458
Benefits
$40,996
Total compensation
$123,590

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Benjamin Buys works as a Legis Audit Manager for Legislative Auditor General within Leg Auditor General. Benjamin earned $123,590 in 2019.