Utah · 2025 pay
How much do Judicial Branch (Utah) employees make?
$58,425typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$42,538 – $79,257what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year and seasonal workers. The source doesn't show who worked the full year.
Transparent Utah publishes pay by position without employee names, so there is no name search here.
Common jobs: Judicial AssistantProbation OfficerLaw Clerk Attorney
✓ Official data from Transparent UtahMatches the agency's latest releaseutah.gov ↗
How is pay spread across workers?
A year of pay for a lower-paid, typical and higher-paid worker (counting everyone paid), and the top earner, split into regular pay, overtime and extra pay.
$42,535
$58,282
$79,227
$274,743
Lower-paid workerearns more than 1 in 4 coworkers
Typical workerright in the middle
Higher-paid workerearns more than 3 in 4 coworkers
Highest paidone person
Regular payOvertimeExtra pay
Is pay going up?
Yes. Typical pay went from $37,958 in 2016 to $58,425 in 2025 (+54%).
What changed since 2024
- +5.8%Typical pay went up from $55,220 to $58,425.
- +301,485 people were paid in 2025, compared with 1,455 in 2024.
- +54%Since 2016, typical pay has gone from $37,958 to $58,425, while the number of people paid went up from 1,316 to 1,485.
The agency updates it yearly, after the fiscal year closes.
Pay slip · 2025
A typical worker's year
Judicial Branch (Utah)
official data
2016–2025
| Regular pay | $57,276 |
|---|---|
| Overtime | $84 |
| Extra pay | $921 |
| Total for the year | $58,282 |
Average of the 74 workers in the middle of the pay range. Does not include benefits.
Matches the agency's latest release
Pay by job
Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.
| Job | People | Typical pay | Most earn | Since 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judicial Assistant | 511 | $47,357 | $27k – $53k | ▲ 2.9% |
| Probation Officer | 168 | $52,891 | $37k – $64k | ▲ 2.4% |
| Law Clerk Attorney | 90 | $75,572 | $39k – $89k | ▲ 7.8% |
| District Court Judge | 83 | $214,106 | $208k – $214k | ▲ 4.9% |
| Judicial Case Manager | 70 | $64,918 | $62k – $68k | ▲ 5.2% |
| Gal Attorney | 42 | $111,605 | $100k – $121k | new |
| Juvenile Court Judge | 36 | $214,106 | $214k – $216k | ▲ 4.9% |
| Probation Supervisor | 31 | $73,709 | $70k – $75k | ▲ 6.8% |
| Senior Judge | 27 | $9,424 | $3k – $28k | ▲ 20.3% |
| Administrative Assistant | 23 | $57,096 | $51k – $65k | ▲ 6.2% |
| Legal Secretary | 22 | $53,147 | $48k – $61k | ▲ 6.4% |
| Court Training Coordinator | 20 | $64,437 | $59k – $68k | ▲ 4.1% |
| Team Manager | 17 | $74,359 | $72k – $76k | ▲ 6.2% |
| Clerk of Court | 14 | $84,959 | $83k – $88k | ▲ 4.9% |
| Court Commissioner | 13 | $193,244 | $187k – $195k | ▲ 5.4% |
| Chief Probation Officer | 12 | $84,007 | $82k – $85k | ▲ 6.8% |
| Court Program Specialist | 12 | $69,852 | $65k – $71k | new |
| Support Services Coordinator | 12 | $61,873 | $58k – $66k | new |
| Trial Court Executive | 11 | $122,770 | $115k – $128k | ▲ 3.7% |
| Court Program Administrator | 11 | $82,816 | $81k – $88k | new |
| Deputy Probation Officer | 11 | $22,696 | $10k – $49k | ▼ 3.7% |
| Gal Managing Attorney | 10 | $128,420 | $122k – $132k | new |
| Court Program Coordinator | 10 | $68,101 | $61k – $77k | new |
| Staff Interpreter - Spanish | 9 | $80,960 | $74k – $97k | ▲ 312.1% |
| Appellate Court Judge | 7 | $224,815 | $225k – $227k | ▲ 4.9% |
| Self-Help Center Attorney | 7 | $110,342 | $106k – $115k | ▲ 1.5% |
| Casa Volunteer Coordinator II | 7 | $62,892 | $61k – $72k | ▲ 1.8% |
| Supreme Court Justice | 5 | $235,527 | $236k – $237k | ▲ 4.9% |
| Information Technology Supervisor | 5 | $122,082 | $108k – $128k | ▲ 3.1% |
| Deputy Court Level Administrator | 5 | $103,901 | $94k – $104k | new |
| Mediator | 5 | $76,866 | $74k – $77k | ▲ 8.2% |
| Business Application Technician | 5 | $65,450 | $62k – $69k | ▲ 6.0% |
| Gal Investigator | 5 | $65,273 | $45k – $69k | new |
| Intern | 5 | $603 | $1k – $1k | ▼ 64.3% |
No jobs match.
How many people earn what
- Under $10k116
- $10k – $30k156
- $30k – $50k261
- $50k – $70k447
- $70k – $90k217
- $90k – $110k63
- $110k – $150k82
- $150k or more143
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Highest paid at Judicial Branch in 2025
- 1Elizabeth KnightJuvenile Court Judge$274,743▲ $17,167 vs 2024
- 2Matthew DurrantSupreme Court Justice$237,527▲ $11,044 vs 2024
- 3John PearceSupreme Court Justice$236,527▲ $11,044 vs 2024
- 4Diana HagenSupreme Court Justice$235,527▲ $11,044 vs 2024
- 5Paige PetersenSupreme Court Justice$235,527▲ $11,044 vs 2024
- 6Jill PohlmanSupreme Court Justice$235,527▲ $11,044 vs 2024
- 7Amy OliverAppellate Court Judge$228,830▲ $11,644 vs 2024
- 8Michele Christiansen ForsterAppellate Court Judge$226,815▲ $10,552 vs 2024
- 9Ryan HarrisAppellate Court Judge$225,815▲ $10,552 vs 2024
- 10John LuthyAppellate Court Judge$224,815▲ $10,552 vs 2024
Common questions
How much does a Judicial Branch (Utah) employee make?
The typical employee was paid $58,425 in 2025: half of the 1,485 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $42,538 and $79,257.
Why do so many people earn very little?
The list includes everyone who got a paycheck during the year: part-time, seasonal and short-term workers, and people who joined or left partway through. 116 people (7.8%) were paid under $10,000.
Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?
No. It is the pay people received: regular salary or wages (98.7% of all pay), overtime (0.1%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (1.2%).
Where does this data come from, and when is it updated?
From Utah Transparency (Office of the State Auditor / Division of Finance) (utah.gov). Our figures match the agency's latest release; the agency updates it yearly, after the fiscal year closes.
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