Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 9 people
How much does a research specialist make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$28,021typical pay for a research specialist in 2025
$1,469 – $39,006what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 75.0% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where research specialists work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid research specialists, 2025
- 1Lisa YottResearch Specialist · University of Utah$83,848
- 2Anthony Williams RossiResearch Specialist · University of Utah$74,995
- 3Kuangyu LiuResearch Specialist · University of Utah$39,006
- 4Elizabeth Anne RuddResearch Specialist · University of Utah$32,735
- 5Alexis A TabishResearch Specialist · University of Utah$28,021
Common questions
How much does a research specialist make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical research specialist was paid $28,021 in 2025; most earned between $1,469 and $39,006. This counts all 9 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for research specialists in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Research Specialist, at any level (for example "Research Specialist"). 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