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Legislative Research & General Counsel

Source file: Transparent Utah — State Government Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Legislative Research & General Counsel is part of the legislative branch — making laws, setting policy, and overseeing government.

In 2019, this agency had 201 employees with median total compensation of $3,017; the highest distinct record was $268,766.

Year
2019
Total payroll
$9.3M
Employees
201
Median total
$3,017
Highest record
$268,766

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2019 total compensation is spread across the 201 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($3,017) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$28,576 (62%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$2,755 (6%)
  • Benefits$15,057 (32%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$3,017
$3,017
$3,017
$67,468
$172,679

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $172,679 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $3,017. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2017
$8.7M
183
$3,015
2018
$9.2M
6.7%
194
6.0%
$3,015
±0%
2019
$9.3M
0.9%
201
3.6%
$3,017
±0%

Record list

Employees

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Adam Sweet

Legislative Policy Analyst/Legislative Research & General Counsel

2019 total comp
$141,859
Sub-department
LEG Research & General Counsel
Base pay
$83,699
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$5,513
Benefits
$52,647
Total compensation
$141,859

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Adam Sweet holds the role of Legislative Policy Analyst at Legislative Research & General Counsel within Leg Research & General Counsel. In 2019, their total compensation was $141,859.

Lee Killian

Legis Associate General Counsel-Research Attorney/Legislative Research & General Counsel

2019 total comp
$138,314
Sub-department
LEG Research & General Counsel
Base pay
$88,780
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$6,265
Benefits
$43,270
Total compensation
$138,314

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Pay Components
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Lee Killian works as a Legis Associate General Counsel-Research Attorney for Legislative Research & General Counsel within Leg Research & General Counsel. Lee earned $138,314 in 2019.

Chad Poll

Legis IT Staff II/Legislative Research & General Counsel

2019 total comp
$133,991
Sub-department
LEG Research & General Counsel
Base pay
$77,584
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$5,968
Benefits
$50,439
Total compensation
$133,991

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Pay Components
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Chad Poll is a Legis IT Staff II at Legislative Research & General Counsel within Leg Research & General Counsel. 2019 total compensation came to $133,991.

John Byers

Legis IT Staff III/Legislative Research & General Counsel

2019 total comp
$133,711
Sub-department
LEG Research & General Counsel
Base pay
$83,117
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$6,394
Benefits
$44,200
Total compensation
$133,711

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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John Byers works as a Legis IT Staff III for Legislative Research & General Counsel within Leg Research & General Counsel. John earned $133,711 in 2019.