Utah · 2025 pay · 323 people
How much does a program specialist make in Utah?
$60,043typical pay for a program specialist in 2025
$50,905 – $68,240what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 7.1% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where program specialists work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Department of Cultural and Community Engagement55 people$61,072
- Department of Corrections45 people$59,954
- Department of Health and Human Services42 people$55,110
- Department of Transportation25 people$68,874
- Department of Public Safety24 people$64,571
- Department of Commerce21 people$58,945
- Department of Natural Resources20 people$63,234
- Utah State Board of Education19 people$58,923
- Department of Agriculture & Food15 people$58,779
- Utah National Guard13 people$66,481
- Board of Pardons & Parole9 people$60,137
- Wasatch County5 people$58,729
- Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services5 people$69,275
- Salt Lake City School District4 people$52,544
- Salt Lake County4 people$33,839
- Southeastern Utah Association of Governments3 people$65,592
- Department of Government Operations3 people$57,373
- Utah State University3 people$86,000
- Edith Bowen Laboratory School2 people$40,340
- Southern Utah University1 person$6,191
- Labor Commission1 person$61,545
- Five County Association of Governments1 person$43,609
- Weber State University1 person$32,100
- Department of Veterans & Military Affairs1 person$54,655
- Tax Commission1 person$79,896
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Program Specialist24 people$54,395
- Program Specialist I167 people$57,517
- Program Specialist II99 people$62,058
- Program Specialist III33 people$70,433
Highest-paid program specialists, 2025
- 1Mote SiufanuaProgram Specialist I · Department of Transportation$110,190
- 2Tonya LynnProgram Specialist II · Department of Corrections$97,794
- 3Rebecca ParkerProgram Specialist III · Department of Transportation$93,230
- 4Kolene AndersonProgram Specialist · Utah State University$90,124
- 5Seth BuhlerProgram Specialist I · Department of Transportation$89,725
Common questions
How much does a program specialist make in Utah?
The typical program specialist was paid $60,043 in 2025; most earned between $50,905 and $68,240. This counts all 323 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 1.4% of all pay for program specialists in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Program Specialist, at any level (for example "Program Specialist"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this