Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 18 people
How much does an elected official make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$10,100typical pay for a elected official in 2025
$6,275 – $74,921what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 12.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where elected officials work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid elected officials, 2025
- 1Sharon BolosElected Official · Weber County$178,333
- 2Michael OlsenElected Official · Emery County$150,499
- 3Brenda L. TuttleElected Official · Emery County$98,335
- 4Kristine BellElected Official · Emery County$94,829
- 5Keven JensenElected Official · Emery County$74,921
Common questions
How much does an elected official make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical elected official was paid $10,100 in 2025; most earned between $6,275 and $74,921. This counts all 18 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for elected officials in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Elected Official, at any level (for example "Elected Official"). 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