Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 68 people
How much does a city manager make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$171,873typical pay for a city manager in 2025
$123,687 – $206,432what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 9.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where city managers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Grantsville City2 people$16,359
- Draper City2 people$131,502
- Riverton City2 people$104,446
- Bluffdale City2 people$194,769
- Toquerville City2 people$54,731
- Ephraim City2 people$68,035
- Ivins City1 person$192,130
- Farmington City1 person$203,579
- Panguitch City1 person$81,250
- Roosevelt City1 person$160,243
- Midvale City1 person$206,236
- Cottonwood Heights1 person$167,880
- Providence City1 person$168,791
- Smithfield City1 person$127,742
- Vineyard City1 person$162,721
- Salem City1 person$171,816
- Bountiful City1 person$237,219
- South Jordan City1 person$234,724
- West Valley City1 person$305,329
- Cedar Hills City1 person$151,887
- Layton City1 person$255,133
- Hurricane City1 person$173,688
- North Salt Lake1 person$210,555
- Morgan City1 person$156,306
- Beaver City1 person$118,079
- Vernal City1 person$144,284
- Paradise Town1 person$42,182
- Park City1 person$273,917
- Orem City1 person$206,823
- Santa Clara City1 person$163,129
- Holladay City1 person$197,539
- South Ogden City1 person$193,155
- Santaquin City1 person$166,038
- Washington City1 person$216,113
- Roy City1 person$159,564
- Tremonton City1 person$124,145
- Heber City1 person$217,084
- Enoch City1 person$176,075
- Clearfield City1 person$188,109
- South Weber City1 person$130,987
- Cedar City1 person$172,414
- Monticello City1 person$83,978
- Saratoga Springs1 person$206,301
- Herriman City1 person$216,629
- Kaysville City1 person$180,073
- Clinton City1 person$122,314
- Payson City1 person$196,614
- Parowan City1 person$121,993
- Alpine City1 person$177,614
- Enterprise City1 person$111,988
- Willard City1 person$121,329
- St. George City1 person$251,967
- Eagle Mountain City1 person$92,304
- Blanding City1 person$128,418
- Centerville City1 person$165,659
- Kanab City1 person$143,202
- Millcreek City1 person$251,080
- Washington Terrace City1 person$171,931
- West Point City1 person$180,582
- Moab City1 person$215,208
- Syracuse City1 person$192,339
- Spanish Fork City1 person$216,466
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Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- City Apprentice$9,046 (everyone)
- Assistant City Manager$145,206 (everyone)
- City Manager (this page)$171,873 (everyone)
Highest-paid city managers, 2025
- 1Faaifoaoolelagi M PiliCity Manager · West Valley City$305,329
- 2Matthew DiasCity Manager · Park City$273,917
- 3Jensen Alex RCity Manager · Layton City$255,133
- 4John R WillisCity Manager · St. George City$251,967
- 5Michael K WinderCity Manager · Millcreek City$251,080
Common questions
How much does a city manager make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical city manager was paid $171,873 in 2025; most earned between $123,687 and $206,432. This counts all 68 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for city managers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is City Manager, at any level (for example "City Manager"). 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