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Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 2,182 people

How much does an assistant professor make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?

$121,216typical pay for a assistant professor in 2025

$86,486 – $226,100what most people earned

Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 6.0% from 2024.

✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗

Where assistant professors 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).

  1. Assistant Professor (this page)$121,216 (everyone)
  2. Associate Professor$126,500 (everyone)

Highest-paid assistant professors, 2025

  1. 1Joshua William Bendz KlattAssistant Professor · University of Utah$1,585,751
  2. 2Aaron CongerAssistant Professor · University of Utah$1,335,586
  3. 3Robert Charles RennertAssistant Professor · University of Utah$1,180,771
  4. 4Lucas Aaron AndersonAssistant Professor · University of Utah$1,160,889
  5. 5Craig J KilburgAssistant Professor · University of Utah$1,135,899

Common questions

How much does an assistant professor make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?

The typical assistant professor was paid $121,216 in 2025; most earned between $86,486 and $226,100. This counts all 2,182 people paid, including part-year workers.

How much of the pay is overtime?

Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for assistant professors in 2025.

Which job titles are included?

Everyone whose payroll title is Assistant Professor, at any level (for example "Assistant Professor"). 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