Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 83 people
How much does a research scientist make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$76,960typical pay for a research scientist in 2025
$60,086 – $85,511what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 13.8% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where research scientists work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid research scientists, 2025
- 1Ingo R Titze PhdResearch Scientist · University of Utah$221,900
- 2Anthony Dale PomicterResearch Scientist · University of Utah$105,537
- 3Benjamin Ian BakerResearch Scientist · University of Utah$105,000
- 4Emily Anne MortonResearch Scientist · University of Utah$97,000
- 5Clay Grant JonesResearch Scientist · University of Utah$95,903
Common questions
How much does a research scientist make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical research scientist was paid $76,960 in 2025; most earned between $60,086 and $85,511. This counts all 83 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for research scientists in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Research Scientist, at any level (for example "Research Scientist"). 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