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This page describes the compensation, salaries, and benefits that Utah's public employees receive from state and local government.

The Salt Lake Tribune is building up a database of state employee salaries here.

State Government Employee Salaries[1]
Office'07 SalaryCurrent Official
Governor $107,200 Jon Huntsman Jr.
Lieutenant Governor $101,840 Gary Herbert
Attorney General $101,840 Mark Shurtleff
Treasurer $101,840 Richard Ellis


The salary of Utah's governor ranks 37th among U.S. governors' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. governors is $128,735. The median salary earned by U.S. governors is $129,962.


Utah Judicial Salaries[2]
Position'08 SalaryCurrent Justice
Chief Justice $147,350 Christine Durham
Associate Justice $145,350 Michael Wilkins
Associate Justice $145,350 Matthew Durrant
Associate Justice $145,350 Jill Parrish
Associate Justice $145,350 Ronald Nehring


The salary of Utah's chief justice ranks 30th among U.S. chief justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $154,707. The median salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $151,284.

The salary of Utah's associate justices ranks 27th among U.S. associate justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $149,687. The median salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $145,983.

[edit] Helpful links

Utah State Employment Opportunities

University of Utah Employee Salaries

[edit] References

  1. ‘‘The Council of State Governments,’’ “The Book of the States: 2008”
  2. The National Center for State Courts, "Judicial Salary Resource Center"