Utah · 2025 pay
How much do Payson City employees make?
$2,949typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$857 – $15,093what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year and seasonal workers. The source doesn't show who worked the full year.
Transparent Utah publishes pay by position without employee names, so there is no name search here.
Common jobs: LifeguardEMTYouth Recreation Official Ref
✓ Official data from Transparent UtahMatches the agency's latest releaseutah.gov ↗
How is pay spread across workers?
A year of pay for a lower-paid, typical and higher-paid worker (counting everyone paid), and the top earner, split into regular pay, overtime and extra pay.
$872
$2,937
$15,154
$196,614
Lower-paid workerearns more than 1 in 4 coworkers
Typical workerright in the middle
Higher-paid workerearns more than 3 in 4 coworkers
Highest paidone person
Regular payOvertimeExtra pay
Is pay going up?
Yes. Typical pay went from $1,348 in 2016 to $2,949 in 2025 (+119%).
What changed since 2024
- +13.5%Typical pay went up from $2,599 to $2,949.
- −10722 people were paid in 2025, compared with 732 in 2024.
- +119%Since 2016, typical pay has gone from $1,348 to $2,949, while the number of people paid went up from 675 to 722.
The agency updates it yearly, after each entity's fiscal year closes.
Pay slip · 2025
A typical worker's year
Payson City
official data
2016–2025
| Regular pay | $2,937 |
|---|---|
| Overtime | $0 |
| Extra pay | $0 |
| Total for the year | $2,937 |
Average of the 37 workers in the middle of the pay range. Does not include benefits.
Matches the agency's latest release
Pay by job
Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.
| Job | People | Typical pay | Most earn | Since 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifeguard | 100 | $1,495 | $1k – $3k | ▲ 17.5% |
| EMT | 45 | $8,151 | $2k – $17k | ▼ 12.8% |
| Youth Recreation Official Ref | 37 | $401 | $0k – $1k | ▲ 31.9% |
| City Band | 35 | $176 | $0k – $0k | ▲ 16.4% |
| Rec Ref Ump Etc | 26 | $1,211 | $1k – $4k | ▲ 32.5% |
| Gymnastics Instructor | 23 | $2,798 | $1k – $4k | ▼ 5.3% |
| Snack Shack Worker | 20 | $1,023 | $1k – $2k | ▲ 33.5% |
| Cart Worker | 20 | $975 | $1k – $2k | ▼ 42.6% |
| Greens Maintenance Worker | 19 | $3,270 | $2k – $6k | ▼ 5.0% |
| Adult Recreation Official - Ref | 18 | $1,263 | $1k – $3k | ▼ 7.8% |
| Patrol Officer | 17 | $71,011 | $69k – $74k | ▲ 4.5% |
| Pct Professional | 16 | $300 | $0k – $1k | ▲ 0.0% |
| Pool Cashier | 15 | $1,806 | $1k – $3k | ▲ 6.8% |
| Head Lifeguard | 14 | $2,812 | $1k – $3k | ▼ 9.1% |
| Server | 14 | $1,133 | $0k – $2k | ▼ 47.3% |
| Paramedic | 13 | $9,736 | $5k – $18k | ▲ 37.9% |
| Library Clerk | 11 | $10,625 | $9k – $15k | ▲ 29.7% |
| Swim Instructor | 10 | $1,097 | $1k – $1k | ▲ 43.6% |
| Starter | 8 | $2,365 | $2k – $3k | ▼ 46.9% |
| Firefighter | 7 | $3,120 | $2k – $6k | ▲ 10.3% |
| Youth Scorekeeper | 7 | $1,493 | $1k – $4k | new |
| Pool Maintenance Worker | 7 | $1,415 | $1k – $2k | ▲ 7.6% |
| Cemetery Worker | 6 | $4,617 | $3k – $7k | ▲ 122.3% |
| Police Sergeant | 5 | $113,720 | $111k – $123k | ▲ 11.0% |
| Council Member | 5 | $21,720 | $20k – $22k | ▲ 120.5% |
| Crossing Guard | 5 | $9,960 | $5k – $12k | ▲ 109.9% |
| Grounds Maintenance Worker | 5 | $7,396 | $7k – $8k | ▲ 32.3% |
| Cemetery Laborer | 5 | $3,091 | $2k – $4k | new |
| Youth Sports Supervisor | 5 | $1,500 | $1k – $3k | new |
No jobs match.
How many people earn what
- Under $10k515
- $10k – $30k69
- $30k – $50k14
- $50k – $70k39
- $70k – $90k39
- $90k – $110k14
- $110k – $150k26
- $150k or more6
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Highest paid at Payson City in 2025
- 1David C TuckettCity Manager$196,614▲ $7,919 vs 2024
- 2Shawn L. BlackPower Director$181,372▲ $55,243 vs 2024
- 3Cathy J. JensenFinance Director$178,062▲ $7,111 vs 2024
- 4Bradley D BishopChief of Police$174,346▲ $7,242 vs 2024
- 5Scott J SpencerFire Chief$172,031▲ $6,806 vs 2024
- 6Travis Christian JockumsenPublic Works Director$168,163▲ $6,725 vs 2024
- 7Bradley J. KearlElectric Distribution Superintendent$149,630▲ $1,612 vs 2024
- 8Ty L RoylancePower Plant Foreman$149,400▲ $14,951 vs 2024
- 9Robert H. MillsAssistant City Manager$144,642▲ $11,798 vs 2024
- 10Noemi A SandovalPolice Sergeant$141,611▲ $39,184 vs 2024
Common questions
How much does a Payson City employee make?
The typical employee was paid $2,949 in 2025: half of the 722 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $857 and $15,093.
Why do so many people earn very little?
The list includes everyone who got a paycheck during the year: part-time, seasonal and short-term workers, and people who joined or left partway through. 515 people (71.3%) were paid under $10,000.
Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?
No. It is the pay people received: regular salary or wages (100.0% of all pay), overtime (0.0%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (0.0%).
Where does this data come from, and when is it updated?
From Utah Transparency (Office of the State Auditor / Division of Finance) (utah.gov). Our figures match the agency's latest release; the agency updates it yearly, after each entity's fiscal year closes.
"Typical pay" is the median: half earn more, half earn less. "Most earn" is the middle half of workers. Figures are calculated by PublicPayData from the official dataset; 0 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals