Utah / Department of Transportation / Research Consultant III
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12 employees hold this title in Department of Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $120,599, above the department median of $74,431.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 12 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 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 III is held in 14 Utah departments. In Department of Transportation, the median of $120,599 ranks #6 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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Research Consultant III/Department of Transportation
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Joseph Walker holds the role of Research Consultant III at Department of Transportation within DOT Support Services. In 2019, their total compensation was $177,044.
Research Consultant III/Department of Transportation
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Linda Massie holds the role of Research Consultant III at Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $145,577.
Research Consultant III/Department of Transportation
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At Department of Transportation, Jared Barton serves as a Research Consultant III within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Their 2019 pay totaled $137,158.
Research Consultant III/Department of Transportation
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Robert Pelly works as a Research Consultant III for Department of Transportation within DOT Engineering Services. Robert earned $123,361 in 2019.
Research Consultant III/Department of Transportation
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Robert Edwards works as a Research Consultant III for Department of Transportation within Comp & Excess Pool. Robert earned $122,640 in 2019.
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Shawn Debenham is a Research Consultant III at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. 2019 total compensation came to $121,802.
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Nathan Nichols is a Research Consultant III at Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. 2019 total compensation came to $119,396.
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Elizabeth Giraud works as a Research Consultant III for Department of Transportation within DOT Engineering Services. Elizabeth earned $115,086 in 2019.
Research Consultant III/Department of Transportation
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At Department of Transportation, Elisabeth Robinson serves as a Research Consultant III within DOT Engineering Services. Their 2019 pay totaled $113,637.
Research Consultant III/Department of Transportation
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Rodney Hess works as a Research Consultant III for Department of Transportation within DOT Engineering Services. Rodney earned $113,170 in 2019.
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Phillip Pettersson works as a Research Consultant III for Department of Transportation within DOT Operations/Maintenance. Phillip earned $105,206 in 2019.
Research Consultant III/Department of Transportation
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Eric Rasband is a Research Consultant III at Department of Transportation within DOT Engineering Services. 2018 total compensation came to $80,196.