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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Leah Thacker

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

2019 total comp

$70,829

Sub-department: LEG Research & General Counsel
Base pay: $41,520
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $29,109
Total compensation: $70,829

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Leah Thacker holds the role of Legislative Bill and Data Management Specialist at Legislative Research & General Counsel within Leg Research & General Counsel. In 2019, their total compensation was $70,829.

Mkynzi Newbold

Legislative Policy Analyst/Legislative Research & General Counsel

2017 total comp

$69,535

Sub-department: LEG Research & General Counsel
Base pay: $47,027
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,704
Benefits: $20,804
Total compensation: $69,535

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Mkynzi Newbold works as a Legislative Policy Analyst for Legislative Research & General Counsel within Leg Research & General Counsel. Mkynzi earned $69,535 in 2017.

Tracey Fredman

Legislative Administrative Assistant/Legislative Research & General Counsel

2019 total comp

$68,619

Sub-department: LEG Research & General Counsel
Base pay: $44,283
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $24,136
Total compensation: $68,619

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At Legislative Research & General Counsel, Tracey Fredman serves as a Legislative Administrative Assistant within Leg Research & General Counsel. Their 2019 pay totaled $68,619.

Angela Haskell

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

2019 total comp

$67,468

Sub-department: LEG Research & General Counsel
Base pay: $39,540
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $27,828
Total compensation: $67,468

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At Legislative Research & General Counsel, Angela Haskell serves as a Legislative Bill and Data Management Specialist within Leg Research & General Counsel. Their 2019 pay totaled $67,468.

Tara Romans

Legislative Associate General Counsel/Legislative Research & General Counsel

2019 total comp

$66,712

Sub-department: LEG Research & General Counsel
Base pay: $43,690
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $23,021
Total compensation: $66,712

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Tara Romans holds the role of Legislative Associate General Counsel at Legislative Research & General Counsel within Leg Research & General Counsel. In 2019, their total compensation was $66,712.

Bree Frehner

Legislative Assistant/Legislative Research & General Counsel

2017 total comp

$66,330

Sub-department: LEG Research & General Counsel
Base pay: $39,714
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $26,616
Total compensation: $66,330

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Bree Frehner is a Legislative Assistant at Legislative Research & General Counsel within Leg Research & General Counsel. 2017 total compensation came to $66,330.

Brent Gage

Legislative Administrative Assistant/Legislative Research & General Counsel

2019 total comp

$65,711

Sub-department: LEG Research & General Counsel
Base pay: $41,122
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,413
Benefits: $22,177
Total compensation: $65,711

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Brent Gage holds the role of Legislative Administrative Assistant at Legislative Research & General Counsel within Leg Research & General Counsel. In 2019, their total compensation was $65,711.

Andrea Crabb

Legislative Administrative Assistant/Legislative Research & General Counsel

2019 total comp

$65,633

Sub-department: LEG Research & General Counsel
Base pay: $42,411
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,020
Benefits: $22,202
Total compensation: $65,633

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Andrea Crabb works as a Legislative Administrative Assistant for Legislative Research & General Counsel within Leg Research & General Counsel. Andrea earned $65,633 in 2019.

Jacob Pitkin

Legis IT Staff III/Legislative Research & General Counsel

2019 total comp

$64,408

Sub-department: LEG Research & General Counsel
Base pay: $42,787
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $21,572
Total compensation: $64,408

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Jacob Pitkin is a Legis IT Staff III at Legislative Research & General Counsel within Leg Research & General Counsel. 2019 total compensation came to $64,408.

Katie Lefevre

Legislative Assistant/Legislative Research & General Counsel

2017 total comp

$61,673

Sub-department: LEG Research & General Counsel
Base pay: $37,442
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $24,231
Total compensation: $61,673

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Katie Lefevre is a Legislative Assistant at Legislative Research & General Counsel within Leg Research & General Counsel. 2017 total compensation came to $61,673.