What information is available?

There are 16 Information Sections (represented by a graphic tile) on the Transparency home page, color coded into 6 groups.

Purple tiles provide information on government vendor payments.

Blue tiles link to Entity information, such as for the State or a University, school, city, county or town.

Red tiles provide access to job title searches.

Orange tiles link to Health related information including the Health Cost Compare project and CARES/ ARPA payments for a centralized view of pandemic spending.

Black tile indicates connection to the Office’s Project KIDS K-12 education spending and performance.

Quick Search Bar – Detailed search for Employee Pay, Vendor Pay or Job Title

At the top of the Transparent Utah page, just below the title bar, you will see the Quick Search bar. Use the drop down menu on the left to select your search topic, then type the appropriate name on the search bar. This is the quickest way to search for an individual government employee, government vendor or job title. Use the drop down menu on the left to choose between the search bars.

The ability to match a specific name, or partial name matches is very powerful and Transparent Utah includes that ability to help you in your searches. The job title quick search can generate large searches, so Transparent Utah provides rich tools on the "Job Title Tools" page.

Video Tutorial of Employee Payroll Quick Search

Video Tutorial of Vendor Payments Quick Search

Video Tutorial of Job Title Quick Search

Entity Compensation Quick Search

What is a fiscal year?

A fiscal year is a governments accounting year - which may or may not follow the calendar year. It is important to remember that the State of Utah and many local government entities, also called "political subdivisions", such as colleges and universities, cities, counties and school districts, have a fiscal year that is not the calendar year.

The State’s fiscal year starts on July 1 and ends on June 30th. So fiscal year 2024 started on July 1, 2023 and ended on June 30, 2024. Some local government entities have the same fiscal year as the Statem some have a fiscal year that matches the calendar year, others have a completely different fiscal year.

When comparing different entities one entity may include January-December data and the other may include July-June data. Keep this in mind when comparing entity data.

What is a Super User?

For information on Super Users, please visit our Super User Page

How regularly is data updated?

There are two reports entities submit to the Transparent Utah database.

Quarterly Revenue/Expense Report. Due within 30 days after the end of each quarter. The Quarters are JAN-MAR, APR-JUN, JUL-SEP, and OCT-DEC

Annual Compensation Report. Due within 90 days of the fiscal year ending.

Please note, that not all entities submit their data on time. This is due to a variety of factors such as forgetting, new employees, or computer/database issues. When entities are late, the Office of the State Auditor notifies the government of our intent to hold or suspend their monies within 60 days. After the 60 days, we then hold or suspend the entity. To see entity compliance statuses you can visit out Compliance Dashboard.

Why is my compensation information is visible

If you are an "At-risk Government employee" and your information is visible, please contact (alexnielson@utah.gov | 385-355-4509) to immediately redact your data. Per UC Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act. "At-risk government employee" means a current or former:

peace officer as specified in Section 53-13-102;

state or federal judge of an appellate, district, justice, or juvenile court, or court commissioner

judge authorized by Title 39A, Chapter 5, Utah Code of Military Justice;

judge authorized by Armed Forces, Title 10, United States Code;

federal prosecutor

prosecutor appointed pursuant to Armed Forces, Title 10, United States Code;

law enforcement official as defined in Section 53-5-711;

prosecutor authorized by Title 39A, Chapter 5, Utah Code of Military Justice; or

or state or local government employee who, because of the unique nature of the employee's regular work assignments or because of one or more recent credible threats directed to or against the employee, would be at immediate and substantial risk of physical harm if the employee's personal information is disclosed. Note: The most common redaction under this category is being a victim of domestic violence

I have a more complex question or have a request

If you have questions or feedback please contact our team via email transparent@utah.gov. We are always interested in improving our website or making information easier for you to find.