Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 9 people
How much does a solid waste equipment operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$71,058typical pay for a solid waste equipment operator in 2025
$61,426 – $76,427what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 8.4% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where solid waste equipment operators work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid solid waste equipment operators, 2025
- 1Chad MaxfieldSolid Waste Equipment Operator III · Draper City$81,810
- 2Siosifa HeimuliSolid Waste Equipment Operator II · Draper City$79,180
- 3Randy J PearsonSolid Waste Equipment Operator III · Draper City$76,427
- 4David Acosta EstradaSolid Waste Equipment Operator I · Draper City$71,372
- 5Stephen KelseySolid Waste Equipment Operator II · Draper City$71,058
Common questions
How much does a solid waste equipment operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical solid waste equipment operator was paid $71,058 in 2025; most earned between $61,426 and $76,427. This counts all 9 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for solid waste equipment operators in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Solid Waste Equipment Operator, at any level (for example "Solid Waste Equipment 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