Utah / Department of Transportation / Research Consultant I
Job-title file
Collect and analyze data to inform decisions, produce reports, and identify trends.
4 employees hold this title in Department of Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $76,810, above the department median of $74,431.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Utah, the median wage for Physicists — about 30 people — is $156,760. Department of Transportation pays a median base salary of $64,262 for this role, 59% below that figure — about the 10th 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 Transportation’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 Transportation’s median base salary is 63% 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 28 of 34 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 Transportation is $104,260, 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 I is held in 9 Utah departments. In Department of Transportation, the median of $76,810 ranks #2 of 9.
Median total compensation for the Research Consultant I 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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Research Consultant I/Department of Transportation
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Jonathan Dugmore holds the role of Research Consultant I at Department of Transportation within DOT Engineering Services. In 2019, their total compensation was $84,897.
Research Consultant I/Department of Transportation
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At Department of Transportation, Celestin Marchand serves as a Research Consultant I within DOT Engineering Services. Their 2019 pay totaled $80,975.
Research Consultant I/Department of Transportation
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Danielle Schneider works as a Research Consultant I for Department of Transportation within DOT Engineering Services. Danielle earned $72,646 in 2019.
Research Consultant I/Department of Transportation
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Erick Shosted works as a Research Consultant I for Department of Transportation within DOT Region Management. Erick earned $58,088 in 2019.