Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 6 people
How much does a grounds equipment operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$34,966typical pay for a grounds equipment operator in 2025
$24,086 – $43,179what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 16.6% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where grounds equipment operators work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid grounds equipment operators, 2025
- 1Andy R BallardGrounds Equipment Operator · Washington County School District$58,822
- 2Robert G McethmarGrounds Equipment Operator · Washington County School District$44,418
- 3Erick Scott SilverthornGrounds Equipment Operator · Washington County School District$39,462
- 4Brayden Marc PolleiGrounds Equipment Operator · Washington County School District$30,470
- 5Lance M JensenGrounds Equipment Operator · Washington County School District$21,958
Common questions
How much does a grounds equipment operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical grounds equipment operator was paid $34,966 in 2025; most earned between $24,086 and $43,179. This counts all 6 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for grounds equipment operators in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Grounds Equipment Operator, at any level (for example "Grounds Equipment Operator"). 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