Utah / Legislative Research & General Counsel

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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

-$33$244,046+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

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

$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

Legis Session Intern

93 · $3,017

Legislative Associate General Counsel

17 · $148,561

Legislative Policy Analyst

13 · $157,134

Legislative Session Worker

9 · $5,154

Legis IT Staff III

8 · $157,070

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median 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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Christine Peterson

Legislative Bill and Data Management Supervisor/Legislative Research & General Counsel

2019 total comp

$150,209

Sub-department: LEG Research & General Counsel
Base pay: $88,254
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,189
Benefits: $54,766
Total compensation: $150,209

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Christine Peterson works as a Legislative Bill and Data Management Supervisor for Legislative Research & General Counsel within Leg Research & General Counsel. Christine earned $150,209 in 2019.

Andrea Arthur

Legislative Associate General Counsel/Legislative Research & General Counsel

2019 total comp

$149,578

Sub-department: LEG Research & General Counsel
Base pay: $91,728
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,308
Benefits: $54,542
Total compensation: $149,578

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Andrea Arthur works as a Legislative Associate General Counsel for Legislative Research & General Counsel within Leg Research & General Counsel. Andrea earned $149,578 in 2019.

Peter Asplund

Legislative Associate General Counsel/Legislative Research & General Counsel

2019 total comp

$148,990

Sub-department: LEG Research & General Counsel
Base pay: $88,088
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,776
Benefits: $54,126
Total compensation: $148,990

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At Legislative Research & General Counsel, Peter Asplund serves as a Legislative Associate General Counsel within Leg Research & General Counsel. Their 2019 pay totaled $148,990.

Michael Curtis

Legislative Associate General Counsel/Legislative Research & General Counsel

2019 total comp

$148,561

Sub-department: LEG Research & General Counsel
Base pay: $90,106
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,931
Benefits: $51,524
Total compensation: $148,561

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Michael Curtis works as a Legislative Associate General Counsel for Legislative Research & General Counsel within Leg Research & General Counsel. Michael earned $148,561 in 2019.

Kurt Gasser

Legislative Associate General Counsel/Legislative Research & General Counsel

2019 total comp

$147,773

Sub-department: LEG Research & General Counsel
Base pay: $90,106
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,931
Benefits: $50,736
Total compensation: $147,773

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Kurt Gasser holds the role of Legislative Associate General Counsel at Legislative Research & General Counsel within Leg Research & General Counsel. In 2019, their total compensation was $147,773.

Allyson Hicks

Legislative Policy Analyst/Legislative Research & General Counsel

2019 total comp

$144,898

Sub-department: LEG Research & General Counsel
Base pay: $93,884
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $51,014
Total compensation: $144,898

Source-specific fields

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At Legislative Research & General Counsel, Allyson Hicks serves as a Legislative Policy Analyst within Leg Research & General Counsel. Their 2019 pay totaled $144,898.