Utah · 2025 pay · 14 people
How much does a general counsel make in Utah?
$198,081typical pay for a general counsel in 2025
$104,207 – $216,535what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 7.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where general counsels work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Southern Utah University2 people$85,512
- Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District2 people$89,839
- UTOPIA1 person$217,713
- University of Utah1 person$470,079
- Judicial Branch1 person$195,659
- Central Utah Water Conservancy District1 person$202,316
- Washington County Water Conservancy District1 person$83,795
- Davis School District1 person$200,503
- Salt Lake City School District1 person$222,987
- Utah Virtual Academy1 person$70,154
- Utah Tech University1 person$215,202
- Granite School District1 person$216,979
No employers match.
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).
- Associate General Counsel$137,426 (everyone)
- General Counsel (this page)$198,081 (everyone)
Highest-paid general counsels, 2025
- 1Phyllis J VetterGeneral Counsel · University of Utah$470,079
- 2Kristina L KindlGeneral Counsel · Salt Lake City School District$222,987
- 3Nicole CottleGeneral Counsel · UTOPIA$217,713
- 4Douglas R LarsonGeneral Counsel · Granite School District$216,979
- 5Rebecca BroadbentGeneral Counsel · Utah Tech University$215,202
Common questions
How much does a general counsel make in Utah?
The typical general counsel was paid $198,081 in 2025; most earned between $104,207 and $216,535. This counts all 14 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for general counsels in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is General Counsel, at any level (for example "General Counsel"). 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