Utah · 2025 pay · 46 people
How much does a park ranger make in Utah?
$44,809typical pay for a park ranger in 2025
$14,677 – $63,864what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 17.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where park rangers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Park Ranger I8 people$30,420
- Park Ranger II21 people$46,514
- Park Ranger17 people$50,147
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).
- Park Ranger (this page)$44,809 (everyone)
- Park Ranger Lead$66,920 (everyone)
Highest-paid park rangers, 2025
- 1Kathleen DonnellPark Ranger II · Department of Natural Resources$73,102
- 2Carl AldrichPark Ranger II · Department of Natural Resources$72,533
- 3Trisha AckleyPark Ranger II · Department of Natural Resources$70,279
- 4Colton TracyPark Ranger II · Department of Natural Resources$68,980
- 5Kiley JohnsonPark Ranger II · Department of Natural Resources$65,795
Common questions
How much does a park ranger make in Utah?
The typical park ranger was paid $44,809 in 2025; most earned between $14,677 and $63,864. This counts all 46 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.5% of all pay for park rangers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Park Ranger, at any level (for example "Park Ranger I"). 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