Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 17 people
How much does a water meter reader make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$27,030typical pay for a water meter reader in 2025
$11,440 – $45,548what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 10.1% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where water meter readers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid water meter readers, 2025
- 1Tyler RanckWater Meter Reader III · Salt Lake City$50,443
- 2Joseph GallegosWater Meter Reader III · Salt Lake City$49,604
- 3Jordan D PorterWater Meter Reader · Logan City$48,522
- 4Saul Lopez -UrbinaWater Meter Reader II · Salt Lake City$46,860
- 5Austin PadillaWater Meter Reader II · Salt Lake City$45,548
Common questions
How much does a water meter reader make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical water meter reader was paid $27,030 in 2025; most earned between $11,440 and $45,548. This counts all 17 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.3% of all pay for water meter readers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Water Meter Reader, at any level (for example "Water Meter Reader"). 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