Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 355 people
How much does an equipment operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$59,640typical pay for a equipment operator in 2025
$39,717 – $72,928what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 6.5% from 2024.
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Where equipment operators work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Wasatch Front Waste and Recycling District54 people$61,617
- Wasatch County40 people$76,892
- Ogden City30 people$55,705
- St. George City27 people$52,161
- Cache County27 people$52,208
- Cottonwood Improvement District22 people$80,749
- Garfield County20 people$64,321
- Summit County18 people$68,415
- Murray City14 people$62,109
- Utah County11 people$59,368
- Springville City11 people$46,864
- Weber County11 people$73,012
- Cedar City10 people$48,740
- Uintah County8 people$65,780
- Davis County7 people$18,967
- Price City6 people$37,257
- South Utah Valley Solid Waste District6 people$49,430
- Salt Lake City5 people$34,712
- Box Elder County4 people$38,530
- Payson City4 people$62,926
- Logan City3 people$10,998
- Brigham City3 people$69,855
- Utah State University3 people$26,843
- Nephi City2 people$63,036
- Carbon County2 people$43,427
- Maeser Water Improvement District1 person$66,564
- Jordanelle Special Service District1 person$83,776
- Weber County School District1 person$52,378
- Provo City1 person$8,422
- Western Kane County Special Service District 11 person$62,312
- Daggett County1 person$37,145
- Elk Meadows Special Service District1 person$58,400
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Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Equipment Operator I78 people$40,307
- Equipment Operator130 people$61,878
- Equipment Operator II99 people$65,938
- Equipment Operator III36 people$66,748
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).
- Equipment Operator (this page)$59,640 (everyone)
- Lead Equipment Operator$75,159 (everyone)
Highest-paid equipment operators, 2025
- 1Jonathan D. GublerEquipment Operator · Cottonwood Improvement District$111,199
- 2William M. PattersonEquipment Operator · Cottonwood Improvement District$110,205
- 3John D. MartelizEquipment Operator · Cottonwood Improvement District$101,515
- 4Preston J. BorenEquipment Operator II · Wasatch County$99,302
- 5Anthony F. HaleEquipment Operator · Cottonwood Improvement District$98,698
Common questions
How much does an equipment operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical equipment operator was paid $59,640 in 2025; most earned between $39,717 and $72,928. This counts all 355 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.6% of all pay for equipment operators in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Equipment Operator, at any level (for example "Equipment Operator 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