Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 35 people
How much does a research technician make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$41,200typical pay for a research technician in 2025
$30,238 – $47,335what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 3.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where research technicians work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Research Technician II6 people$37,884
- Research Technician III27 people$42,020
Highest-paid research technicians, 2025
- 1Kevin BaileyResearch Technician III · Utah State University$63,176
- 2Sarah PierceResearch Technician III · Utah State University$60,096
- 3Lisa WardResearch Technician III · Utah State University$58,086
- 4Dominique RiceResearch Technician III · Utah State University$52,629
- 5Alan AndersonResearch Technician III · Utah State University$51,004
Common questions
How much does a research technician make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical research technician was paid $41,200 in 2025; most earned between $30,238 and $47,335. This counts all 35 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for research technicians in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Research Technician, at any level (for example "Research Technician II"). 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