Utah / Department of Health / Forensic Scientist II
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
5 employees hold this title in Department of Health. Median total compensation for the role is $91,263, above the department median of $63,678.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Utah, the median wage for Forensic Science Technicians — about 220 people — is $66,780. Department of Health pays a median base salary of $55,467 for this role, 17% below that figure — about the 25th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Forensic Science Technicians across every employer in Utah, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Health’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Forensic Science Technicians — about 19,120 people — is $72,060. Department of Health’s median base salary is 23% below that national figure, about the 21st 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.
Computed over the 7 of 9 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Health is $78,301, 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
Forensic Scientist II is held in 4 Utah departments. In Department of Health, the median of $91,263 ranks #2 of 4.
Median total compensation for the Forensic Scientist II role in other Utahdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 13 jurisdictions. In Utah, the median of $54,288 ranks #11 of 13. See Forensic Scientist across all of Utah →
Median total compensation for comparable Forensic Scientist roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
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Record list
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Forensic Scientist II/Department of Health
Source-specific fields
At Department of Health, Tian Liang-Grosshans serves as a Forensic Scientist II within Department of Health Disease Control & Prevention. Their 2019 pay totaled $94,889.
Forensic Scientist II/Department of Health
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Nghia Nguyen is a Forensic Scientist II at Department of Health within Department of Health Disease Control & Prevention. 2019 total compensation came to $92,950.
Forensic Scientist II/Department of Health
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Lori Abbott works as a Forensic Scientist II for Department of Health within Department of Health Disease Control & Prevention. Lori earned $91,263 in 2019.
Forensic Scientist II/Department of Health
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Hannah Nelson holds the role of Forensic Scientist II at Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $81,947.
Forensic Scientist II/Department of Health
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Elizabeth Yawn holds the role of Forensic Scientist II at Department of Health within Department of Health Disease Control & Prevention. In 2018, their total compensation was $36,503.