Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 26 people
How much does a recreation director make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$78,151typical pay for a recreation director in 2025
$53,515 – $111,443what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 7.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where recreation directors work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Murray City2 people$76,519
- North Salt Lake2 people$20,636
- Ogden City1 person$141,570
- Mount Pleasant City1 person$56,319
- Milford City1 person$3,108
- Moroni City1 person$1,400
- Hurricane City1 person$82,497
- Morgan County1 person$65,416
- Beaver City1 person$61,696
- Enoch City1 person$700
- North Logan City1 person$82,855
- Pleasant Grove City1 person$115,863
- Blanding City1 person$102,176
- Kanab City1 person$70,249
- Saratoga Springs1 person$95,272
- Payson City1 person$126,289
- Park City1 person$167,853
- Lehi City1 person$123,156
- Smithfield City1 person$115,031
- South Salt Lake City1 person$104,718
- Manti City1 person$73,805
- South Weber City1 person$62,528
- Cedar Hills City1 person$113,684
- Genola Town1 person$3,000
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Highest-paid recreation directors, 2025
- 1Kenneth M FisherRecreation Director · Park City$167,853
- 2Edward L BridgeRecreation Director · Ogden City$141,570
- 3Karl TeemantRecreation Director · Payson City$126,289
- 4Daniel J HarrisonRecreation Director · Lehi City$123,156
- 5Megan A ZollingerRecreation Director · Pleasant Grove City$115,863
Common questions
How much does a recreation director make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical recreation director was paid $78,151 in 2025; most earned between $53,515 and $111,443. This counts all 26 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for recreation directors in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Recreation Director, at any level (for example "Recreation Director"). 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