Utah · 2025 pay
How much do Utah Communications Authority employees make?
$101,718typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$86,986 – $143,094what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year and seasonal workers. The source doesn't show who worked the full year.
Transparent Utah publishes pay by position without employee names, so there is no name search here.
Common jobs: Technician
✓ Official data from Transparent UtahMatches the agency's latest releaseutah.gov ↗
Is pay going up?
Yes. Typical pay went from $74,948 in 2016 to $101,718 in 2025 (+36%).
What changed since 2024
- +11.7%Typical pay went up from $91,035 to $101,718.
- −536 people were paid in 2025, compared with 41 in 2024.
- +55%Since 2021, typical pay has gone from $65,440 to $101,718, while the number of people paid went down from 44 to 36.
The agency updates it yearly, after each entity's fiscal year closes.
Pay by job
Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.
| Job | People | Typical pay | Most earn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technician | 12 | $100,700 | $94k – $117k |
How many people earn what
- Under $10k0
- $10k – $30k1
- $30k – $50k0
- $50k – $70k3
- $70k – $90k7
- $90k – $110k8
- $110k – $150k14
- $150k or more3
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Highest paid at Utah Communications Authority in 2025
- 1Tina L MathieuExecutive Director$224,683▲ $1,705 vs 2024
- 2Chris HughesAdministration Services Division Director$218,422▲ $109,867 vs 2024
- 3Philip J KrebsRadio Division Director$198,706▲ $3,150 vs 2024
- 4Daniel B SwitzerIT Manager$148,991▲ $10,855 vs 2024
- 5Melissa A BadgerChief Financial Officer$148,189
- 6Carl M BohlingNetwork Engineer/Specialist$145,983
- 7Wayne DiamondTechnician$145,014▲ $22,923 vs 2024
- 8Melanie Crittenden911 Division Director$144,890
- 9Michael ChristensenNetwork Engineer/Specialist$143,923▲ $18,634 vs 2024
- 10Michael R VeenendaalInteroperability Division Director$142,818
Common questions
How much does a Utah Communications Authority employee make?
The typical employee was paid $101,718 in 2025: half of the 36 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $86,986 and $143,094.
Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?
No. It is the pay people received: regular salary or wages (100.0% of all pay), overtime (0.0%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (0.0%).
Where does this data come from, and when is it updated?
From Utah Transparency (Office of the State Auditor / Division of Finance) (utah.gov). Our figures match the agency's latest release; the agency updates it yearly, after each entity's fiscal year closes.
"Typical pay" is the median: half earn more, half earn less. "Most earn" is the middle half of workers. Figures are calculated by PublicPayData from the official dataset; 0 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals