Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 7 people
How much does a light/medium equipment operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$4,169typical pay for a light/medium equipment operator in 2025
$3,727 – $6,285what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 18.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where light/medium equipment operators work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid light/medium equipment operators, 2025
- 1Paul K NeedhamLight/Medium Equipment Operator · Murray City$13,231
- 2Peter JonesLight/Medium Equipment Operator · Murray City$7,367
- 3Wolfgang Arthur ZanderLight/Medium Equipment Operator · Murray City$5,203
- 4Kayson VanwagonerLight/Medium Equipment Operator · Murray City$4,169
- 5Sam ElwellLight/Medium Equipment Operator · Murray City$3,988
Common questions
How much does a light/medium equipment operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical light/medium equipment operator was paid $4,169 in 2025; most earned between $3,727 and $6,285. This counts all 7 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for light/medium equipment operators in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Light/Medium Equipment Operator, at any level (for example "Light/Medium 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