Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 53 people
How much does a project manager make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$83,045typical pay for a project manager in 2025
$71,784 – $105,405what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 5.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where project managers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of Utah14 people$80,553
- Salt Lake City6 people$111,106
- St. George City4 people$67,134
- Washington County Water Conservancy District3 people$104,907
- Utah Housing Corporation2 people$99,267
- Salt Lake City Public Library2 people$65,954
- Salt Lake Community College2 people$71,368
- Granite School District2 people$83,565
- Utah Transit Authority2 people$107,488
- Herriman City1 person$73,512
- Sandy Suburban Improvement District1 person$139,055
- Price City1 person$21,517
- Spanish Fork City1 person$15,534
- Snyderville Basin Water Reclamation District1 person$125,472
- Utah County Housing Authority1 person$90,337
- Weber State University1 person$76,099
- Central Davis Sewer District1 person$184,237
- Snow College1 person$81,149
- Park City1 person$76,001
- Granger-Hunter Improvement District1 person$104,829
- Vineyard City1 person$31,772
- North Tooele Fire Protection Service District1 person$71,427
- Heber Light & Power Company1 person$167,205
- Four Corners Community Behavioral Health, Inc.1 person$30,075
- Southern Utah University1 person$72,306
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Highest-paid project managers, 2025
- 1Brent K. JustensenProject Manager · Central Davis Sewer District$184,237
- 2Lindy AllenProject Manager · Heber Light & Power Company$167,205
- 3Scott R. NielsenProject Manager · Sandy Suburban Improvement District$139,055
- 4Trent H. BayProject Manager · Snyderville Basin Water Reclamation District$125,472
- 5Austin TaylorProject Manager · Salt Lake City$112,951
Common questions
How much does a project manager make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical project manager was paid $83,045 in 2025; most earned between $71,784 and $105,405. This counts all 53 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for project managers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Project Manager, at any level (for example "Project 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