Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 19 people
How much does a water systems operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$69,606typical pay for a water systems operator in 2025
$65,598 – $72,066what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 13.5% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where water systems operators work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Water Systems Operator II8 people$68,101
- Water Systems Operator IV6 people$75,483
Highest-paid water systems operators, 2025
- 1Ryan MorrisWater Systems Operator IV · Provo City$89,328
- 2Jordan VacherWater Systems Operator IV · Provo City$79,366
- 3Logan G FraserWater Systems Operator IV · Brigham City$77,157
- 4Braidyn J GreeneWater Systems Operator IV · Brigham City$73,809
- 5Richard C WilliamsWater Systems Operator · Bear River Water Conservancy District$72,880
Common questions
How much does a water systems operator make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical water systems operator was paid $69,606 in 2025; most earned between $65,598 and $72,066. This counts all 19 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.5% of all pay for water systems operators in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Water Systems Operator, at any level (for example "Water Systems Operator II"). 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