Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 7 people
How much does a dam tender make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$56,898typical pay for a dam tender in 2025
$34,633 – $82,531what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 25.1% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where dam tenders work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid dam tenders, 2025
- 1Chris BroughDam Tender · Uintah Water Conservancy District$89,584
- 2Heath PenrodDam Tender · Uintah Water Conservancy District$88,320
- 3Nebecker DustinDam Tender · Uintah Water Conservancy District$76,741
- 4Ethan SchoenfeldDam Tender · Uintah Water Conservancy District$56,898
- 5Alan JenkinsDam Tender · North Utah County Water Conservancy District$37,114
Common questions
How much does a dam tender make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical dam tender was paid $56,898 in 2025; most earned between $34,633 and $82,531. This counts all 7 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 9.5% of all pay for dam tenders in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Dam Tender, at any level (for example "Dam Tender"). 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