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Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 5 people

How much does a lead operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?

$92,717typical pay for a lead operator in 2025

$84,583 – $104,309what most people earned

Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 5.5% from 2024.

✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗

Where lead 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).

  1. Senior Operator$61,661 (everyone)
  2. Operator Supervisor$80,418 (everyone)
  3. Lead Operator (this page)$92,717 (everyone)

Highest-paid lead operators, 2025

  1. 1Corry J KingLead Operator · South Davis Sewer District$118,371
  2. 2Jace WoodrowLead Operator · Central Davis Sewer District$104,309
  3. 3Samuel B. TaylorLead Operator · Central Utah Water Conservancy District$92,717
  4. 4William B ChadwickLead Operator · Timpanogos Sanitary Sewer District$84,583
  5. 5Robert S. IvieLead Operator · Timpanogos Sanitary Sewer District$80,400

Common questions

How much does a lead operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?

The typical lead operator was paid $92,717 in 2025; most earned between $84,583 and $104,309. This counts all 5 people paid, including part-year workers.

How much of the pay is overtime?

Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for lead operators in 2025.

Which job titles are included?

Everyone whose payroll title is Lead Operator, at any level (for example "Lead 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