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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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Phalin Flowers

House Administrative Assistant/Utah State Auditor

2019 total comp
$73,397
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$44,531
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$466
Benefits
$28,400
Total compensation
$73,397

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Phalin Flowers works as a House Administrative Assistant for Utah State Auditor within Comp & Excess Pool. Phalin earned $73,397 in 2019.

Nathan Grondel

Staff Auditor - Appointed/Utah State Auditor

2017 total comp
$70,699
Sub-department
State Auditor
Base pay
$39,980
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,443
Benefits
$27,276
Total compensation
$70,699

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Nathan Grondel works as a Staff Auditor - Appointed for Utah State Auditor within State Auditor. Nathan earned $70,699 in 2017.

Amanda Laws

Staff Auditor II - Appointed/Utah State Auditor

2019 total comp
$70,535
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$46,883
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,343
Benefits
$22,309
Total compensation
$70,535

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Amanda Laws holds the role of Staff Auditor II - Appointed at Utah State Auditor within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $70,535.

Andrew Driggs

Senior Staff Auditor I - Appointed/Utah State Auditor

2019 total comp
$70,420
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$40,700
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$7,751
Benefits
$21,970
Total compensation
$70,420

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Andrew Driggs works as a Senior Staff Auditor I - Appointed for Utah State Auditor within Comp & Excess Pool. Andrew earned $70,420 in 2019.

Sean Clayton

Senior Staff Auditor I - Appointed/Utah State Auditor

2018 total comp
$70,087
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$37,902
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$6,418
Benefits
$25,767
Total compensation
$70,087

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Sean Clayton holds the role of Senior Staff Auditor I - Appointed at Utah State Auditor within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2018, their total compensation was $70,087.

Brooke Russell

Office Specialist, Appointed - State Auditor/Utah State Auditor

2019 total comp
$69,584
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$45,815
Overtime
$92
Other pay
$533
Benefits
$23,144
Total compensation
$69,584

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Utah State Auditor, Brooke Russell serves as a Office Specialist, Appointed - State Auditor within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $69,584.

Jon Johnson

Director, State Auditor/Utah State Auditor

2019 total comp
$69,239
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$43,793
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,170
Benefits
$23,276
Total compensation
$69,239

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Utah State Auditor, Jon Johnson serves as a Director, State Auditor within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $69,239.

Patrick Szymanski

Staff Auditor - Appointed/Utah State Auditor

2017 total comp
$68,528
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$37,900
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,362
Benefits
$27,266
Total compensation
$68,528

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Patrick Szymanski works as a Staff Auditor - Appointed for Utah State Auditor within Comp & Excess Pool. Patrick earned $68,528 in 2017.

Nathan Grondel

Senior Staff Auditor I - Appointed/Utah State Auditor

2018 total comp
$68,440
Sub-department
State Auditor
Base pay
$37,902
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$5,140
Benefits
$25,398
Total compensation
$68,440

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Nathan Grondel works as a Senior Staff Auditor I - Appointed for Utah State Auditor within State Auditor. Nathan earned $68,440 in 2018.

Sean Clayton

Staff Auditor - Appointed/Utah State Auditor

2017 total comp
$68,192
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$39,039
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,661
Benefits
$26,492
Total compensation
$68,192

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Sean Clayton holds the role of Staff Auditor - Appointed at Utah State Auditor within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2017, their total compensation was $68,192.

Matthew Johnson

Staff Auditor - Appointed/Utah State Auditor

2017 total comp
$67,824
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$42,717
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,613
Benefits
$21,495
Total compensation
$67,824

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Matthew Johnson holds the role of Staff Auditor - Appointed at Utah State Auditor within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2017, their total compensation was $67,824.

Andrew Driggs

Staff Auditor - Appointed/Utah State Auditor

2017 total comp
$67,003
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$41,355
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,425
Benefits
$22,223
Total compensation
$67,003

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Andrew Driggs is a Staff Auditor - Appointed at Utah State Auditor within Comp & Excess Pool. 2017 total compensation came to $67,003.