Utah · 2024–2025 pay · 1,679 people
How much are construction and trades workers paid in Utah?
$59,753typical pay for construction and trades workers, 2024–2025
$37,486 – $73,042what most people earned
Counts everyone paid during the year, including part-year workers, in the 47 jobs listed below (part-time-schedule titles left out). Each employer counts with its latest published year (2024 or 2025).
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Pay by job
Typical pay counts everyone paid during each job's latest year.
- Equipment Operator355 people$59,640
- Building Inspector181 people$70,359
- Heavy Equipment Operator108 people$58,774
- Construction and Maintenance Specialist79 people$46,719
- Street Maintenance Worker72 people$55,962
- Public Works Inspector58 people$68,329
- Water Maintenance Worker51 people$28,142
- Road Maintenance Worker50 people$46,512
- Asphalt Equipment Operator35 people$57,619
- Building Official35 people$105,458
- Plans Examiner35 people$84,568
- Public Works Maintenance Operator34 people$49,846
- Light Equipment Operator29 people$22,217
- Journeyman Electrician28 people$71,569
- Public Works Operator27 people$50,394
- Journeyman Carpenter25 people$68,468
- Public Works Maintenance25 people$23,586
- Streets Maintenance Worker24 people$49,852
- Journeyman Plumber22 people$68,519
- Lead Maintenance/Construction Specialist22 people$63,216
- Airfield Maintenance Electrician21 people$100,009
- Heavy Equipment Operator Environmental21 people$55,129
- Street Maintenance21 people$41,203
- Journey Electrician20 people$75,746
- Street Operator20 people$34,454
- Equipment Operator Water19 people$45,379
- Journeyman Painter19 people$65,416
- Maintenance Road Crew19 people$71,208
- Road Equipment Operator18 people$63,212
- Collection Operator17 people$57,216
- Senior Building Inspector17 people$81,321
- Maintenance/Construction Worker Career Service Exempt16 people$20,949
- Public Works Crew Leader16 people$69,655
- Traffic Maintenance Operator16 people$50,737
- Concrete Finisher15 people$66,017
- Landscape Construction Worker15 people$6,368
- Construction Inspector14 people$69,342
- Journey Plumber14 people$71,436
- Streets Operator14 people$75,703
- Lead Electrician10 people$73,816
- Public Works Maintenance Worker9 people$60,228
- Industrial Electrician7 people$110,241
- Maintenance Electrician -6 people$75,769
- Construction Supervisor5 people$68,308
- Public Works Supervisor5 people$95,340
- Sheet Metal Worker5 people$47,309
- Street Maintenance Supervisor5 people$76,216
No jobs match.
Other job groups in Utah
- Teachers and librarians56,002 people$23,839
- Police, fire and security15,364 people$45,052
- Office and administrative support14,999 people$38,168
- Managers10,870 people$90,372
- Doctors, nurses and health professionals10,751 people$70,178
- Cleaning and grounds9,948 people$5,557
- Social work and counseling6,858 people$51,331
- Recreation and personal care6,581 people$1,575
- Healthcare support4,716 people$33,935
- Drivers and transportation4,604 people$29,382
- Science jobs4,126 people$50,400
- Business and finance jobs4,119 people$59,110
- Arts, media and sports4,032 people$2,289
- Food service3,876 people$15,686
- Computer and IT jobs2,958 people$81,965
- Maintenance and repair2,392 people$51,993
- Legal jobs1,476 people$118,179
- Sales and cashiers1,177 people$9,443
- Plant operators and production537 people$60,326
- Engineers and architects528 people$82,676
- Farming, fishing and forestry131 people$13,866
Jobs are grouped by the federal Standard Occupational Classification (SOC 2018) major groups. This page: Construction and Extraction Occupations (SOC 47-0000). Job titles we could not place with confidence are left out. "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this