Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 152 people
How much does a research assistant p make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$101,769typical pay for a research assistant p in 2025
$81,228 – $125,000what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 9.5% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where research assistant ps work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
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).
- Research Assistant P (this page)$101,769 (everyone)
- Research Associate P$118,330 (everyone)
Highest-paid research assistant ps, 2025
- 1Jeffrey Page FerraroResearch Assistant P · University of Utah$221,737
- 2John Thomas MenchacaResearch Assistant P · University of Utah$218,608
- 3Bryan Smith GibsonResearch Assistant P · University of Utah$169,165
- 4Ramkiran GouripeddiResearch Assistant P · University of Utah$167,118
- 5George Vega YonResearch Assistant P · University of Utah$162,000
Common questions
How much does a research assistant p make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical research assistant p was paid $101,769 in 2025; most earned between $81,228 and $125,000. This counts all 152 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for research assistant ps in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Research Assistant P, at any level (for example "Research Assistant P"). 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