Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 35 people
How much does a plant operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$48,876typical pay for a plant operator in 2025
$33,450 – $68,558what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 12.1% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where plant operators work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Plant Operator13 people$47,092
- Plant Operator 026 people$66,062
Highest-paid plant operators, 2025
- 1Bryce M. SouthworthPlant Operator 04 · North Davis Sewer District$116,236
- 2Donna J MartinezPlant Operator IV · Jordan Basin Improvement District$98,765
- 3Kelly J PetersenPlant Operator IV · Jordan Basin Improvement District$97,870
- 4Tom A. CramerPlant Operator 04 · North Davis Sewer District$94,116
- 5Steve LloydPlant Operator II · Jordan Basin Improvement District$75,956
Common questions
How much does a plant operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical plant operator was paid $48,876 in 2025; most earned between $33,450 and $68,558. This counts all 35 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for plant operators in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Plant Operator, at any level (for example "Plant 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