Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 82 people
How much does a sped para make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$13,997typical pay for a sped para in 2025
$8,861 – $16,719what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Each employer counts with its latest published year (2024 or 2025). Typical pay rose 19.0% from the same employers' year before.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where sped paras work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid sped paras, 2025
- 1Landon L LeakSped Para · American Academy of Innovation$56,796
- 2Melissa MarulandaSped Para · American Academy of Innovation$32,330
- 3Jessica TurnbaughSped Para · Providence Hall$28,866
- 4Summer MontgomerySped Para · Providence Hall$27,213
- 5Madison Mckenna DutsonSped Para · Providence Hall$24,159
Common questions
How much does a sped para make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical sped para was paid $13,997 in 2025; most earned between $8,861 and $16,719. This counts all 82 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for sped paras in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Sped Para, at any level (for example "Sped Para"). 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