Utah · 2025 pay · 200 people
How much does a program manager make in Utah?
$81,107typical pay for a program manager in 2025
$61,250 – $91,427what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Each employer counts with its latest published year (2024 or 2025). Typical pay rose 7.0% from the same employers' year before.
✓ 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 program managers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Department of Agriculture & Food21 people$85,236
- Wasatch Behavioral Health Services Special Service District19 people$126,681
- Department of Transportation18 people$85,699
- Weber Human Services15 people$57,668
- Department of Health and Human Services15 people$76,795
- Department of Veterans & Military Affairs11 people$64,050
- Department of Cultural and Community Engagement10 people$84,843
- Salt Lake County10 people$87,635
- Department of Public Safety9 people$82,790
- Utah National Guard9 people$86,495
- Department of Government Operations7 people$77,204
- Tax Commission7 people$76,557
- Southeastern Utah Association of Governments7 people$55,587
- Six County Association of Governments5 people$45,984
- Utah State University5 people$133,107
- Utah Valley University4 people$26,608
- R6 Regional Council4 people$106,043
- Department of Natural Resources3 people$89,624
- Southern Utah University3 people$57,756
- Weber State University3 people$58,710
- Salt Lake Community College3 people$71,822
- Bear River Association of Governments2 people$64,480
- Department of Corrections2 people$87,195
- Grand County1 person$109,223
- Judicial Branch1 person$210
- Solid Waste Special Service District 11 person$73,953
- American Fork City1 person$97,134
- Labor Commission1 person$98,768
- Highland City1 person$19,557
- Housing Authority of Southeastern Utah1 person$61,377
- Utah Lake Authority1 person$38,466
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Program Manager 211 people$52,910
- Program Manager185 people$83,624
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).
- Program Supervisor$3,293 (everyone)
- Program Associate$20,798 (everyone)
- Program Assistant$31,132 (everyone)
- Program Assistant Senior$44,000 (everyone)
- Manager Program$54,683 (everyone)
- Program Manager (this page)$81,107 (everyone)
Highest-paid program managers, 2025
- 1Don LinfordProgram Manager · Utah State University$147,392
- 2Dustin MaughanProgram Manager · Utah State University$145,742
- 3Chad ShubinProgram Manager · Wasatch Behavioral Health Services Special Service District$144,401
- 4Bryant JenksProgram Manager · Wasatch Behavioral Health Services Special Service District$143,104
- 5Joseph LimbProgram Manager · Wasatch Behavioral Health Services Special Service District$142,265
Common questions
How much does a program manager make in Utah?
The typical program manager was paid $81,107 in 2025; most earned between $61,250 and $91,427. This counts all 200 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for program managers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Program Manager, at any level (for example "Program Manager 2"). 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