Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 17 people
How much does a research engineer make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$81,726typical pay for a research engineer in 2025
$67,599 – $103,950what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Each employer counts with its latest published year (2024 or 2025). Typical pay rose 5.9% from the same employers' year before.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where research engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Research Engineer6 people$77,135
- Research Engineer III7 people$103,950
Highest-paid research engineers, 2025
- 1Rana MoeiniResearch Engineer III · Utah State University$116,713
- 2Kyle GoodrickResearch Engineer · University of Utah$113,300
- 3Mark CannonResearch Engineer III · Utah State University$110,000
- 4Matthew JonesResearch Engineer III · Utah State University$104,177
- 5Reebal NimriResearch Engineer III · Utah State University$103,950
Common questions
How much does a research engineer make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical research engineer was paid $81,726 in 2025; most earned between $67,599 and $103,950. This counts all 17 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for research engineers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Research Engineer, at any level (for example "Research Engineer"). 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