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

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

$74,255typical pay for a payroll manager in 2025

$66,032 – $110,539what most people earned

Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers.

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

Where payroll managers 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. Payroll Assistant$48,240 (everyone)
  2. Payroll Manager (this page)$74,255 (everyone)
  3. Payroll Supervisor$83,707 (everyone)

Highest-paid payroll managers, 2025

  1. 1Tennille Stevens MillsPayroll Manager · Washington County School District$121,926
  2. 2Ronaldo Hernandez TrinidadPayroll Manager · West Valley City$110,539
  3. 3Winny Oguna MugwehPayroll Manager · Utah Transit Authority$74,255
  4. 4Jadee WaymanPayroll Manager · Uintah Health Care Special Service District$66,032
  5. 5Mary SchwalbendorfPayroll Manager · Utah Transit Authority$16,986

Common questions

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

The typical payroll manager was paid $74,255 in 2025; most earned between $66,032 and $110,539. 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 payroll managers in 2025.

Which job titles are included?

Everyone whose payroll title is Payroll Manager, at any level (for example "Payroll Manager"). 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