Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 29 people
How much does a landfill operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$52,288typical pay for a landfill operator in 2025
$22,145 – $62,118what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 10.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where landfill operators work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Landfill Operator14 people$31,677
- Landfill Operator I7 people$52,288
- Landfill Operator II8 people$59,689
Highest-paid landfill operators, 2025
- 1Sione Fineasi WolfgrammLandfill Operator · North Pointe Solid Waste SSD$101,089
- 2Eusebio IrisarriLandfill Operator II · Summit County$77,853
- 3Brian R MoultonLandfill Operator · North Pointe Solid Waste SSD$74,864
- 4William BartonLandfill Operator II · Summit County$70,395
- 5Trenton S HovinghoffLandfill Operator · North Pointe Solid Waste SSD$68,435
Common questions
How much does a landfill operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical landfill operator was paid $52,288 in 2025; most earned between $22,145 and $62,118. This counts all 29 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for landfill operators in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Landfill Operator, at any level (for example "Landfill 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