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Senate

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

The Senate is part of the legislative branch — making laws, setting policy, and overseeing government.

In 2019, this agency had 74 employees with median total compensation of $17,589; the highest distinct record was $220,774.

Year
2019
Total payroll
$2M
Employees
74
Median total
$17,589
Highest record
$220,774

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 74 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($17,589) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$16,768 (61%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$1,766 (6%)
  • Benefits$8,956 (33%)

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
$2,705
$3,854
$17,589
$32,388
$73,518

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $73,518 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $2,705. 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
$1.9M
82
$8,662
2018
$2M
4.4%
72
12.2%
$26,581
206.9%
2019
$2M
2.5%
74
2.8%
$17,589
33.8%

Record list

Employees

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Wayne Harper

Senator/Senate

2019 total comp
$27,456
Sub-department
LEG Senate
Base pay
$18,345
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$859
Benefits
$8,253
Total compensation
$27,456

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Wayne Harper holds the role of Senator at Senate within Leg Senate. In 2019, their total compensation was $27,456.

Curtis Bramble

Senator/Senate

2019 total comp
$27,452
Sub-department
LEG Senate
Base pay
$17,028
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$10,424
Total compensation
$27,452

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Curtis Bramble holds the role of Senator at Senate within Leg Senate. In 2019, their total compensation was $27,452.

Daniel Hampton

Senate Constituent Response Staff/Senate

2017 total comp
$27,433
Sub-department
LEG Senate
Base pay
$13,966
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$13,467
Total compensation
$27,433

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Daniel Hampton works as a Senate Constituent Response Staff for Senate within Leg Senate. Daniel earned $27,433 in 2017.

Margaret Dayton

Senator/Senate

2018 total comp
$25,071
Sub-department
LEG Senate
Base pay
$15,561
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,003
Benefits
$7,508
Total compensation
$25,071

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Margaret Dayton works as a Senator for Senate within Leg Senate. Margaret earned $25,071 in 2018.

David Hinkins

Senator/Senate

2019 total comp
$24,819
Sub-department
LEG Senate
Base pay
$17,253
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$7,566
Total compensation
$24,819

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

David Hinkins is a Senator at Senate within Leg Senate. 2019 total compensation came to $24,819.

Ralph Okerlund

Senator/Senate

2019 total comp
$23,586
Sub-department
LEG Senate
Base pay
$15,591
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$52
Benefits
$7,943
Total compensation
$23,586

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Senate, Ralph Okerlund serves as a Senator within Leg Senate. Their 2019 pay totaled $23,586.

Richard Cantrell

Chief Deputy of the Senate/Senate

2018 total comp
$22,068
Sub-department
LEG Senate
Base pay
$14,424
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$7,644
Total compensation
$22,068

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Senate, Richard Cantrell serves as a Chief Deputy of the Senate within Leg Senate. Their 2018 pay totaled $22,068.

David Buxton

Senator/Senate

2019 total comp
$21,023
Sub-department
LEG Senate
Base pay
$18,369
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,035
Benefits
$1,620
Total compensation
$21,023

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

David Buxton works as a Senator for Senate within Leg Senate. David earned $21,023 in 2019.