Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 8 people
How much does an athletic director make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$108,090typical pay for a athletic director in 2025
$94,573 – $121,593what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where athletic directors work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid athletic directors, 2025
- 1Doug KnuthAthletic Director · Southern Utah University$266,972
- 2Jess BrinkerhoffAthletic Director · Utah State University$125,813
- 3Patrick ThurmanAthletic Director · Canyons School District$120,186
- 4James LangfordAthletic Director · Canyons School District$117,504
- 5Garrett WilsonAthletic Director · Canyons School District$98,676
Common questions
How much does an athletic director make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical athletic director was paid $108,090 in 2025; most earned between $94,573 and $121,593. This counts all 8 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for athletic directors in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Athletic Director, at any level (for example "Athletic Director"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this