Utah / Department of Health / Research Consultant III
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Collect and analyze data to inform decisions, produce reports, and identify trends.
17 employees hold this title in Department of Health. Median total compensation for the role is $95,270, above the department median of $63,678.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 17 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Utah, the median wage for Physicists — about 30 people — is $156,760. Department of Health pays a median base salary of $71,284 for this role, 55% below that figure — about the 12th 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 Health’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 Health’s median base salary is 59% below that national figure, below the 10th 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 26 of 36 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 $95,154, 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 Health, the median of $95,270 ranks #12 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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Record list
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Brian Roach is a Research Consultant III at Department of Health within Department of Health Medicaid & Health Financing. 2019 total compensation came to $160,158.
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Sanwat Chaudhuri is a Research Consultant III at Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $155,095.
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Carl Avery works as a Research Consultant III for Department of Health within Department of Health Family Health & Preparedness. Carl earned $132,754 in 2019.
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At Department of Health, Amy Nance serves as a Research Consultant III within Department of Health Family Health & Preparedness. Their 2019 pay totaled $124,965.
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At Department of Health, Nelson Clayton serves as a Research Consultant III within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $121,886.
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Dean Weedon works as a Research Consultant III for Department of Health within Department of Health Medicaid & Health Financing. Dean earned $120,435 in 2019.
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Sterling Petersen is a Research Consultant III at Department of Health within Department of Health Disease Control & Prevention. 2019 total compensation came to $115,906.
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Yukiko Yoneoka works as a Research Consultant III for Department of Health within Department of Health Disease Control & Prevention. Yukiko earned $104,072 in 2019.
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Charles Hawley holds the role of Research Consultant III at Department of Health within Department of Health Executive Director. In 2018, their total compensation was $95,270.
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At Department of Health, Robert Jex serves as a Research Consultant III within Department of Health Family Health & Preparedness. Their 2018 pay totaled $95,037.
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Jennifer Meyer-Smart is a Research Consultant III at Department of Health within Department of Health Medicaid & Health Financing. 2018 total compensation came to $51,252.
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Kelly Oakeson works as a Research Consultant III for Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. Kelly earned $49,814 in 2018.
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Marilynn Startup holds the role of Research Consultant III at Department of Health within Department of Health Executive Director. In 2019, their total compensation was $26,785.
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Krisann Bacon holds the role of Research Consultant III at Department of Health within Department of Health Medicaid & Health Financing. In 2019, their total compensation was $23,194.
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Sharilyn Hunsaker holds the role of Research Consultant III at Department of Health within Department of Health Family Health & Preparedness. In 2017, their total compensation was $14,298.
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At Department of Health, Mary Ogan serves as a Research Consultant III within Department of Health Family Health & Preparedness. Their 2017 pay totaled $4,232.
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Lynne Macleod is a Research Consultant III at Department of Health within Department of Health Executive Director. 2017 total compensation came to $401.