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Utah State Auditor

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

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

In 2019, this agency had 106 employees with median total compensation of $29,625; the highest distinct record was $210,917.

Year
2019
Total payroll
$5.4M
Employees
106
Median total
$29,625
Highest record
$210,917

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 106 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($29,625) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$31,844 (63%)
  • Overtime$5 (0%)
  • Other$1,911 (4%)
  • Benefits$16,960 (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
$4,885
$9,920
$29,625
$70,535
$137,606

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $137,606 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $4,885. 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
$4.3M
111
$15,227
2018
$4.5M
5.0%
100
9.9%
$31,205
104.9%
2019
$5.4M
19.4%
106
6.0%
$29,625
5.1%

Record list

Employees

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Sean Clayton

Senior Staff Auditor II - Appointed/Utah State Auditor

2019 total comp
$120,046
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$68,097
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$7,938
Benefits
$44,011
Total compensation
$120,046

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Utah State Auditor, Sean Clayton serves as a Senior Staff Auditor II - Appointed within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $120,046.

Tyson Plastow

Audit Supervisor I - Appointed/Utah State Auditor

2019 total comp
$116,116
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$65,863
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$6,759
Benefits
$43,494
Total compensation
$116,116

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Tyson Plastow works as a Audit Supervisor I - Appointed for Utah State Auditor within Comp & Excess Pool. Tyson earned $116,116 in 2019.