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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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Karsten Walker

Research Analyst Intern III, Appointed/Utah State Auditor

2019 total comp
$903
Sub-department
State Auditor
Base pay
$833
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$70
Total compensation
$903

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Karsten Walker is a Research Analyst Intern III, Appointed at Utah State Auditor within State Auditor. 2019 total compensation came to $903.