Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 94 people
How much does a prosecuting attorney make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$123,292typical pay for a prosecuting attorney in 2025
$76,429 – $132,639what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 2.6% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where prosecuting attorneys work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Prosecuting Attorney I32 people$92,952
- Prosecuting Attorney6 people$122,711
- Prosecuting Attorney II23 people$127,702
- Prosecuting Attorney III30 people$136,887
Highest-paid prosecuting attorneys, 2025
- 1William J CarlsonProsecuting Attorney I · Salt Lake County$211,532
- 2Byron Fredric BurmesterProsecuting Attorney V · Summit County$190,257
- 3Joseph S HillProsecuting Attorney V · Summit County$184,385
- 4Kenneth A GriggProsecuting Attorney III · Salt Lake County$172,329
- 5Stephanie AmesProsecuting Attorney III · Salt Lake County$166,406
Common questions
How much does a prosecuting attorney make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical prosecuting attorney was paid $123,292 in 2025; most earned between $76,429 and $132,639. This counts all 94 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for prosecuting attorneys in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Prosecuting Attorney, at any level (for example "Prosecuting Attorney 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