Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 327 people
How much does an instructional assistant make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$18,748typical pay for a instructional assistant in 2025
$12,650 – $29,354what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 6.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where instructional assistants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Instructional Assistant I6 people$5,771
- Instructional Assistant258 people$18,378
- Instructional Assistant II60 people$26,288
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).
- Instructional Assistant (this page)$18,748 (everyone)
- Senior Instructional$91,810 (everyone)
Highest-paid instructional assistants, 2025
- 1Patricia MarsellaInstructional Assistant II · Park City School District$59,664
- 2Melinda A. ClarkInstructional Assistant · Juab School District$57,713
- 3Jaclyn M SchoenfeldInstructional Assistant II · Park City School District$55,822
- 4Orietta D SchiaritiInstructional Assistant II · Park City School District$52,371
- 5Catherine PankowInstructional Assistant II · Park City School District$48,969
Common questions
How much does an instructional assistant make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical instructional assistant was paid $18,748 in 2025; most earned between $12,650 and $29,354. This counts all 327 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for instructional assistants in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Instructional Assistant, at any level (for example "Instructional Assistant I"). 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