Utah / Department of Corrections / Research Consultant III
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Collect and analyze data to inform decisions, produce reports, and identify trends.
3 employees hold this title in Department of Corrections. Median total compensation for the role is $134,007, above the department median of $87,386.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Utah, the median wage for Physicists — about 30 people — is $156,760. Department of Corrections pays a median base salary of $86,840 for this role, 45% below that figure — about the 16th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Physicists across every employer in Utah, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Corrections’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Physicists — about 20,430 people — is $172,250. Department of Corrections’s median base salary is 50% below that national figure, about the 12th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Utah range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Corrections is $134,007, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Research Consultant III is held in 14 Utah departments. In Department of Corrections, the median of $134,007 ranks #3 of 14.
Median total compensation for the Research Consultant III role in other Utahdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
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Research Consultant III/Department of Corrections
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Clifford Butter is a Research Consultant III at Department of Corrections within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $157,116.
Research Consultant III/Department of Corrections
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Phillip Stireman holds the role of Research Consultant III at Department of Corrections within Doc Programs & Operations. In 2019, their total compensation was $134,007.
Research Consultant III/Department of Corrections
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Gary Jensen is a Research Consultant III at Department of Corrections within Doc Programs & Operations. 2019 total compensation came to $132,110.