Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 11 people
How much does a water distribution operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$55,027typical pay for a water distribution operator in 2025
$24,289 – $61,446what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 0.4% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where water distribution operators work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid water distribution operators, 2025
- 1James G. LawlessWater Distribution Operator IV · Tooele City$88,467
- 2Nicolas R MansanarezWater Distribution Operator III · Tooele City$67,660
- 3G. ReidWater Distribution Operator · Utah State University$62,567
- 4Jason H FaudreeWater Distribution Operator III · Tooele City$60,326
- 5Parker YoungWater Distribution Operator I · Tooele City$55,490
Common questions
How much does a water distribution operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical water distribution operator was paid $55,027 in 2025; most earned between $24,289 and $61,446. This counts all 11 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for water distribution operators in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Water Distribution Operator, at any level (for example "Water Distribution 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