Utah · 2025 pay · 20 people
How much does a research assistant make in Utah?
$12,724typical pay for a research assistant in 2025
$1,510 – $28,475what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 24.9% 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 research assistants 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 (this page)$12,724 (everyone)
- Research Associate$60,366 (everyone)
- Manager Research$77,633 (everyone)
Highest-paid research assistants, 2025
- 1Karla MathesonResearch Assistant I · Department of Health and Human Services$45,239
- 2Cesar A. CoronelResearch Assistant · Southern Utah University$43,812
- 3Emily HooserResearch Assistant · Southern Utah University$41,781
- 4Jonna-Lynn AlonsoResearch Assistant · Southern Utah University$39,744
- 5Daniel A. ZapataResearch Assistant · Southern Utah University$36,541
Common questions
How much does a research assistant make in Utah?
The typical research assistant was paid $12,724 in 2025; most earned between $1,510 and $28,475. This counts all 20 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for research assistants in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Research Assistant, at any level (for example "Research Assistant"). 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