Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 24 people
How much does a water system maintenance operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$58,551typical pay for a water system maintenance operator in 2025
$35,223 – $68,674what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 5.7% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where water system maintenance operators work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Water System Maintenance Operator I11 people$55,223
- Water System Maintenance Operator II13 people$68,269
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 System Maintenance Operator (this page)$58,551 (everyone)
- Senior Water System Maintenance Operator$88,071 (everyone)
Highest-paid water system maintenance operators, 2025
- 1Jeremy FennWater System Maintenance Operator II · Salt Lake City$127,662
- 2Ryan OliphantWater System Maintenance Operator II · Salt Lake City$77,183
- 3Shaz PompWater System Maintenance Operator II · Salt Lake City$75,888
- 4Cody MillerWater System Maintenance Operator II · Salt Lake City$74,881
- 5Brandon PearceWater System Maintenance Operator II · Salt Lake City$71,434
Common questions
How much does a water system maintenance operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical water system maintenance operator was paid $58,551 in 2025; most earned between $35,223 and $68,674. This counts all 24 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 13.4% of all pay for water system maintenance operators in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Water System Maintenance Operator, at any level (for example "Water System Maintenance Operator I"). 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