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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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Mark Thomas

Chief of Staff, Senate/Senate

2019 total comp
$220,774
Sub-department
LEG Senate
Base pay
$122,813
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$25,131
Benefits
$72,830
Total compensation
$220,774

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Mark Thomas works as a Chief of Staff, Senate for Senate within Leg Senate. Mark earned $220,774 in 2019.

Leslie Mclean

Secretary of the Senate/Senate

2019 total comp
$166,614
Sub-department
LEG Senate
Base pay
$92,884
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$18,737
Benefits
$54,993
Total compensation
$166,614

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Senate, Leslie Mclean serves as a Secretary of the Senate within Leg Senate. Their 2019 pay totaled $166,614.