Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 7 people
How much does a refuse operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$50,762typical pay for a refuse operator in 2025
$50,591 – $51,165what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where refuse operators work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid refuse operators, 2025
- 1Ronald H BrownRefuse Operator · Ogden City$61,321
- 2Lorenzo A Ceja-AlvarezRefuse Operator · Ogden City$51,312
- 3William MartinezRefuse Operator · Ogden City$51,017
- 4Anthony Francis GeradsRefuse Operator · Ogden City$50,762
- 5Hunter W ObrienRefuse Operator · Ogden City$50,698
Common questions
How much does a refuse operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical refuse operator was paid $50,762 in 2025; most earned between $50,591 and $51,165. This counts all 7 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 2.2% of all pay for refuse operators in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Refuse Operator, at any level (for example "Refuse 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