Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 26 people
How much does a research assistant/a make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$14,817typical pay for a research assistant/a in 2025
$7,176 – $36,337what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 25.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where research assistant/as work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid research assistant/as, 2025
- 1Eric TrostResearch Assistant/a · University of Utah$44,935
- 2Rebecca StrongResearch Assistant/a · University of Utah$44,910
- 3Areej FatimaResearch Assistant/a · University of Utah$44,224
- 4Kevin Roberto BermudezResearch Assistant/a · University of Utah$44,224
- 5Clint GwynnResearch Assistant/a · University of Utah$38,014
Common questions
How much does a research assistant/a make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical research assistant/a was paid $14,817 in 2025; most earned between $7,176 and $36,337. This counts all 26 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for research assistant/as in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Research Assistant/a, at any level (for example "Research Assistant/a"). 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