Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 13 people
How much does a payroll technician make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$58,387typical pay for a payroll technician in 2025
$54,976 – $62,536what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 1.5% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where payroll technicians work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Payroll Technician5 people$58,387
- Payroll Technician II8 people$59,349
Highest-paid payroll technicians, 2025
- 1Kayla R ChristensenPayroll Technician · Sandy City$83,766
- 2Cynthia ChambersPayroll Technician II · Davis School District$74,206
- 3Amy DobsonPayroll Technician II · Davis School District$64,011
- 4Angela MonroePayroll Technician II · Davis School District$62,536
- 5Stephanie L FranceljPayroll Technician · Sandy City$62,303
Common questions
How much does a payroll technician make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical payroll technician was paid $58,387 in 2025; most earned between $54,976 and $62,536. This counts all 13 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 1.7% of all pay for payroll technicians in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Payroll Technician, at any level (for example "Payroll Technician"). 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