Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 22 people
How much does a senior engineer make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$116,068typical pay for a senior engineer in 2025
$98,474 – $123,709what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 0.5% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where senior engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
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).
- Engineer Intern$6,141 (everyone)
- Associate Engineer$36,235 (everyone)
- Senior Engineer (this page)$116,068 (everyone)
Highest-paid senior engineers, 2025
- 1James G MullerSenior Engineer · University of Utah$160,831
- 2Jonathan Alexander StathisSenior Engineer · Cedar City$135,646
- 3Marcelo AngladeSenior Engineer · Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District$131,581
- 4Christopher D ClingerSenior Engineer · South Jordan City$127,090
- 5Travis ChristensenSenior Engineer · Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District$124,166
Common questions
How much does a senior engineer make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical senior engineer was paid $116,068 in 2025; most earned between $98,474 and $123,709. This counts all 22 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for senior engineers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Senior Engineer, at any level (for example "Senior Engineer"). 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