Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 18 people
How much does a water system operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$49,343typical pay for a water system operator in 2025
$16,158 – $68,605what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 4.1% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where water system operators work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Water System Operator I9 people$19,683
- Water System Operator7 people$76,385
Highest-paid water system operators, 2025
- 1Rikely GonzalesWater System Operator · Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake & Sandy$86,920
- 2Taylor WorkmanWater System Operator · Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake & Sandy$79,890
- 3Jeremiah HinrichsWater System Operator · Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake & Sandy$77,922
- 4Todd TuckerWater System Operator · Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake & Sandy$76,385
- 5Franklin HughesWater System Operator · Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake & Sandy$69,462
Common questions
How much does a water system operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical water system operator was paid $49,343 in 2025; most earned between $16,158 and $68,605. This counts all 18 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.9% of all pay for water system operators in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Water System Operator, at any level (for example "Water System 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