Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 19 people
How much does a refuse driver make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$52,208typical pay for a refuse driver in 2025
$33,376 – $57,749what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 3.4% from 2024.
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Where refuse drivers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Refuse Driver I14 people$50,456
- Refuse Driver II5 people$57,990
Highest-paid refuse drivers, 2025
- 1David M SmithRefuse Driver II · Logan City$84,582
- 2Jorge O GonzalezRefuse Driver I · Logan City$64,262
- 3Joe S HansenRefuse Driver II · Logan City$64,125
- 4Boyd C HubbardRefuse Driver I · Logan City$60,239
- 5Troy R NieldRefuse Driver II · Logan City$57,990
Common questions
How much does a refuse driver make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical refuse driver was paid $52,208 in 2025; most earned between $33,376 and $57,749. This counts all 19 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 2.8% of all pay for refuse drivers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Refuse Driver, at any level (for example "Refuse Driver I"). 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