Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 13 people
How much does a special projects assistant make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$67,061typical pay for a special projects assistant in 2025
$64,590 – $69,025what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 5.1% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where special projects assistants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid special projects assistants, 2025
- 1David TolaSpecial Projects Assistant · Salt Lake City$84,757
- 2Nina BeckhamSpecial Projects Assistant · Salt Lake City$77,151
- 3Steph HolmgrenSpecial Projects Assistant · Salt Lake City$69,685
- 4Kelli MorrisSpecial Projects Assistant · Salt Lake City$69,025
- 5Reba TolkinSpecial Projects Assistant · Salt Lake City$67,746
Common questions
How much does a special projects assistant make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical special projects assistant was paid $67,061 in 2025; most earned between $64,590 and $69,025. This counts all 13 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.9% of all pay for special projects assistants in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Special Projects Assistant, at any level (for example "Special Projects Assistant"). 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