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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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Julia Conner

Legislative Administrative Assistant/Legislative Research & General Counsel

2019 total comp
$29,980
Sub-department
LEG Research & General Counsel
Base pay
$19,760
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$100
Benefits
$10,120
Total compensation
$29,980

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Julia Conner works as a Legislative Administrative Assistant for Legislative Research & General Counsel within Leg Research & General Counsel. Julia earned $29,980 in 2019.

Sarah Balland

Legislative Research Assistant/Legislative Research & General Counsel

2018 total comp
$24,970
Sub-department
LEG Research & General Counsel
Base pay
$21,944
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$3,026
Total compensation
$24,970

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Sarah Balland works as a Legislative Research Assistant for Legislative Research & General Counsel within Leg Research & General Counsel. Sarah earned $24,970 in 2018.

Debra Hale

Legis Receptionist/Secretary/Legislative Research & General Counsel

2019 total comp
$24,401
Sub-department
LEG Research & General Counsel
Base pay
$13,306
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,015
Benefits
$8,081
Total compensation
$24,401

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Debra Hale is a Legis Receptionist/Secretary at Legislative Research & General Counsel within Leg Research & General Counsel. 2019 total compensation came to $24,401.