Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 8 people
How much does a lead equipment operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$75,159typical pay for a lead equipment operator in 2025
$71,222 – $79,497what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 5.1% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where lead equipment operators work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
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$59,640 (everyone)
- Lead Equipment Operator (this page)$75,159 (everyone)
Highest-paid lead equipment operators, 2025
- 1Christopher M AguiarLead Equipment Operator · Wasatch Front Waste and Recycling District$85,309
- 2Steven R ReyesLead Equipment Operator · Wasatch Front Waste and Recycling District$79,663
- 3Jason L GatesLead Equipment Operator · Wasatch Front Waste and Recycling District$79,441
- 4Michele HennLead Equipment Operator · Wasatch Front Waste and Recycling District$76,713
- 5Jason D. OlsenLead Equipment Operator · Wasatch Front Waste and Recycling District$73,605
Common questions
How much does a lead equipment operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical lead equipment operator was paid $75,159 in 2025; most earned between $71,222 and $79,497. This counts all 8 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for lead equipment operators in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Lead Equipment Operator, at any level (for example "Lead 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