Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 28 people
How much does a staff engineer make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$86,632typical pay for a staff engineer in 2025
$61,562 – $103,072what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 3.0% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where staff engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Weber Basin Water Conservancy District4 people$78,203
- Layton City4 people$60,852
- Heber City2 people$140,022
- Magna Water District2 people$6,080
- Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District2 people$57,612
- Central Utah Water Conservancy District2 people$47,553
- Herriman City1 person$68,425
- Cottonwood Heights1 person$110,461
- Park City1 person$101,261
- Timpanogos Sanitary Sewer District1 person$98,145
- Pleasant Grove City1 person$103,441
- Millcreek City1 person$93,890
- Granger-Hunter Improvement District1 person$111,373
- Mountain Regional Water Special Service District (Atkinson)1 person$106,197
- Jordan Basin Improvement District1 person$98,400
- Clearfield City1 person$76,723
- Washington County Water Conservancy District1 person$107,374
- Lindon City1 person$102,949
No employers match.
Highest-paid staff engineers, 2025
- 1Stephen R HansenStaff Engineer · Heber City$156,144
- 2Kyle R TurnbowStaff Engineer · Heber City$123,901
- 3Jeremy GregoryStaff Engineer · Granger-Hunter Improvement District$111,373
- 4Adam GinsbergStaff Engineer · Cottonwood Heights$110,461
- 5Whit L BundyStaff Engineer · Washington County Water Conservancy District$107,374
Common questions
How much does a staff engineer make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical staff engineer was paid $86,632 in 2025; most earned between $61,562 and $103,072. This counts all 28 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for staff engineers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Staff Engineer, at any level (for example "Staff 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