Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 24 people
How much does a communications specialist make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$41,053typical pay for a communications specialist in 2025
$22,701 – $74,984what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 48.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where communications specialists work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Utah Valley University10 people$18,938
- American Fork City2 people$51,224
- Salt Lake City2 people$86,497
- Herriman City2 people$76,637
- West Jordan City1 person$42,749
- Davis School District1 person$124,923
- Bluffdale City1 person$62,360
- West Valley City1 person$65,594
- South Jordan City1 person$74,446
- Ogden City1 person$23,155
- Utah Housing Corporation1 person$61,882
- Farmington City1 person$85,982
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Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Communications Specialist I9 people$21,337
- Communications Specialist9 people$63,090
Highest-paid communications specialists, 2025
- 1Terri HallCommunications Specialist · Davis School District$124,923
- 2Paul VarelaCommunications Specialist II · Salt Lake City$95,004
- 3Jody PeetersCommunications Specialist · Farmington City$85,982
- 4Chelsey ShumanCommunications Specialist I · Salt Lake City$77,990
- 5Mitchell C DavisCommunications Specialist III · Herriman City$76,678
Common questions
How much does a communications specialist make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical communications specialist was paid $41,053 in 2025; most earned between $22,701 and $74,984. This counts all 24 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.1% of all pay for communications specialists in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Communications Specialist, at any level (for example "Communications Specialist I"). 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