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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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Ryan Hunter

Legislative Policy Analyst/Legislative Research & General Counsel

2019 total comp
$160,997
Sub-department
LEG Research & General Counsel
Base pay
$99,403
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$6,691
Benefits
$54,903
Total compensation
$160,997

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Ryan Hunter works as a Legislative Policy Analyst for Legislative Research & General Counsel within Leg Research & General Counsel. Ryan earned $160,997 in 2019.

Alex Janak

Legislative Policy Analyst/Legislative Research & General Counsel

2019 total comp
$157,134
Sub-department
LEG Research & General Counsel
Base pay
$93,163
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$7,166
Benefits
$56,805
Total compensation
$157,134

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Alex Janak works as a Legislative Policy Analyst for Legislative Research & General Counsel within Leg Research & General Counsel. Alex earned $157,134 in 2019.

Brian Bean

Legislative Policy Analyst/Legislative Research & General Counsel

2019 total comp
$155,619
Sub-department
LEG Research & General Counsel
Base pay
$96,699
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$5,629
Benefits
$53,291
Total compensation
$155,619

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Brian Bean is a Legislative Policy Analyst at Legislative Research & General Counsel within Leg Research & General Counsel. 2019 total compensation came to $155,619.