Utah · 2025 pay · 11 people
How much does a wildlife program chief make in Utah?
$122,235typical pay for a wildlife program chief in 2025
$116,992 – $126,970what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 7.4% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where wildlife program chiefs work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Wildlife Program Manager$90,982 (everyone)
- Assistant Wildlife Program Chief$115,685 (everyone)
- Wildlife Program Chief (this page)$122,235 (everyone)
Highest-paid wildlife program chiefs, 2025
- 1Robin GoodmanWildlife Program Chief · Department of Natural Resources$163,812
- 2Kevin BunnellWildlife Program Chief · Department of Natural Resources$132,388
- 3Jason VernonWildlife Program Chief · Department of Natural Resources$127,410
- 4Covy JonesWildlife Program Chief · Department of Natural Resources$126,531
- 5Eric EdgleyWildlife Program Chief · Department of Natural Resources$125,071
Common questions
How much does a wildlife program chief make in Utah?
The typical wildlife program chief was paid $122,235 in 2025; most earned between $116,992 and $126,970. This counts all 11 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for wildlife program chiefs in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Wildlife Program Chief, at any level (for example "Wildlife Program Chief"). 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