Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 425 people
How much does a research associate make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$60,366typical pay for a research associate in 2025
$19,016 – $84,000what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 6.0% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where research associates 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$12,724 (everyone)
- Research Associate (this page)$60,366 (everyone)
- Manager Research$77,633 (everyone)
Highest-paid research associates, 2025
- 1Robert Franklin LarioResearch Associate · University of Utah$260,738
- 2Douglas Kent MartinResearch Associate · University of Utah$239,743
- 3Claude NanjoResearch Associate · University of Utah$233,450
- 4Phillip Vaughn DeanResearch Associate · University of Utah$230,436
- 5Richard L BradshawResearch Associate · University of Utah$208,876
Common questions
How much does a research associate make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical research associate was paid $60,366 in 2025; most earned between $19,016 and $84,000. This counts all 425 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for research associates in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Research Associate, at any level (for example "Research Associate"). 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