Utah · 2025 pay · 19 people
How much does a background processing specialist make in Utah?
$49,516typical pay for a background processing specialist in 2025
$22,768 – $55,512what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 1.4% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where background processing specialists work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid background processing specialists, 2025
- 1Tracie SpearsBackground Processing Specialist I · Department of Health and Human Services$64,882
- 2Wendy PetersonBackground Processing Specialist I · Department of Health and Human Services$62,024
- 3Margaret StrasburgBackground Processing Specialist II · Department of Health and Human Services$57,492
- 4Susan JorgensenBackground Processing Specialist II · Department of Health and Human Services$56,832
- 5Shalisa RaganBackground Processing Specialist II · Department of Health and Human Services$56,828
Common questions
How much does a background processing specialist make in Utah?
The typical background processing specialist was paid $49,516 in 2025; most earned between $22,768 and $55,512. This counts all 19 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 1.2% of all pay for background processing specialists in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Background Processing Specialist, at any level (for example "Background Processing 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