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Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 28 people

How much does a system operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?

$68,607typical pay for a system operator in 2025

$53,250 – $74,889what most people earned

Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 4.9% from 2024.

✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗

Where system operators work

Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).

Pay by level

Levels with 5 or more people.

  • System Operator15 people$55,336
  • System Operator III7 people$74,756

Highest-paid system operators, 2025

  1. 1Robert B. MaxwellSystem Operator IV · Kearns Improvement District$96,595
  2. 2Bracken M. HansonSystem Operator IV · Kearns Improvement District$85,062
  3. 3Jordan A. DallSystem Operator III · Kearns Improvement District$79,397
  4. 4David FairbournSystem Operator · Bear Lake Special Service District$79,133
  5. 5Max RamirezSystem Operator III · Kearns Improvement District$78,792

Common questions

How much does a system operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?

The typical system operator was paid $68,607 in 2025; most earned between $53,250 and $74,889. 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 system operators in 2025.

Which job titles are included?

Everyone whose payroll title is System Operator, at any level (for example "System 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