Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 9 people
How much does a water manager make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$76,198typical pay for a water manager in 2025
$75,458 – $103,590what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 18.5% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where water managers 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).
- Water Master$65,399 (everyone)
- Water Supervisor$73,098 (everyone)
- Water Manager (this page)$76,198 (everyone)
Highest-paid water managers, 2025
- 1Scott BowlerWater Manager · St. George City$117,230
- 2Quinn W FentonWater Manager · Orem City$108,446
- 3Jason HobbsWater Manager · Draper City$103,590
- 4Brandon K CrookstonWater Manager · South Jordan City$101,468
- 5Mark JohnsonWater Manager · South Weber City$76,198
Common questions
How much does a water manager make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical water manager was paid $76,198 in 2025; most earned between $75,458 and $103,590. This counts all 9 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.6% of all pay for water managers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Water Manager, at any level (for example "Water Manager"). 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