Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 108 people
How much does a heavy equipment operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$58,774typical pay for a heavy equipment operator in 2025
$40,882 – $67,026what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 6.1% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where heavy equipment operators work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Salt Lake County31 people$62,243
- Box Elder County15 people$52,917
- San Juan County14 people$56,388
- Trans-Jordan Cities13 people$58,032
- Roy City13 people$5,514
- Bountiful City10 people$73,241
- Davis County4 people$68,923
- West Jordan City3 people$68,414
- Davis School District2 people$62,881
- Granite School District1 person$54,518
- South Salt Lake City1 person$64,098
- Roosevelt City1 person$64,856
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Highest-paid heavy equipment operators, 2025
- 1Spackman| DelbertHeavy Equipment Operator · Box Elder County$84,608
- 2Royal D RockwellHeavy Equipment Operator · Trans-Jordan Cities$83,161
- 3Thomas C OlsenHeavy Equipment Operator · Salt Lake County$80,956
- 4Wayco L BarkerHeavy Equipment Operator · Davis County$80,100
- 5John E MccowenHeavy Equipment Operator · Bountiful City$79,226
Common questions
How much does a heavy equipment operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical heavy equipment operator was paid $58,774 in 2025; most earned between $40,882 and $67,026. This counts all 108 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.8% of all pay for heavy equipment operators in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Heavy Equipment Operator, at any level (for example "Heavy 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