Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 46 people
How much does a research professor make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$136,497typical pay for a research professor in 2025
$94,259 – $171,210what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 9.0% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where research professors 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 Professor$101,165 (everyone)
- Research Associate Professor$113,300 (everyone)
- Research Professor (this page)$136,497 (everyone)
Highest-paid research professors, 2025
- 1Thomas Wade FallinResearch Professor · University of Utah$364,500
- 2Joseph N MooreResearch Professor · University of Utah$289,380
- 3Steven BarfussResearch Professor · Utah State University$261,939
- 4Michael JohnsonResearch Professor · Utah State University$259,490
- 5Carl Victor AscheResearch Professor · University of Utah$244,728
Common questions
How much does a research professor make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical research professor was paid $136,497 in 2025; most earned between $94,259 and $171,210. This counts all 46 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for research professors in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Research Professor, at any level (for example "Research Professor"). 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