Utah · 2025 pay
How much do Provo City employees make?
$8,502typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$2,029 – $60,310what 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: LaborerLifeguard/Swim InstructorRecreation Worker
✓ 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.
$2,011
$8,569
$60,477
$226,453
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 $4,417 in 2016 to $8,502 in 2025 (+93%).
What changed since 2024
- +18.5%Typical pay went up from $7,178 to $8,502.
- −462,103 people were paid in 2025, compared with 2,149 in 2024.
- +93%Since 2016, typical pay has gone from $4,417 to $8,502, while the number of people paid went up from 2,011 to 2,103.
The agency updates it yearly, after each entity's fiscal year closes.
Pay slip · 2025
A typical worker's year
Provo City
official data
2016–2025
| Regular pay | $8,555 |
|---|---|
| Overtime | $0 |
| Extra pay | $13 |
| Total for the year | $8,569 |
Average of the 106 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laborer | 219 | $4,926 | $2k – $8k | ▲ 36.8% |
| Lifeguard/Swim Instructor | 208 | $2,260 | $1k – $5k | ▲ 20.3% |
| Recreation Worker | 193 | $1,654 | $1k – $4k | ▲ 14.8% |
| Recreation Instructor | 145 | $1,284 | $1k – $2k | ▲ 11.8% |
| Recreation Sports Specialist | 140 | $967 | $0k – $2k | ▲ 16.4% |
| School Crossing Guard | 53 | $2,520 | $1k – $4k | ▼ 17.6% |
| Custodian | 45 | $6,066 | $2k – $10k | ▲ 55.4% |
| Arts Center Generalist | 37 | $2,456 | $1k – $5k | ▼ 19.8% |
| Senior Police Officer | 33 | $86,453 | $75k – $94k | ▲ 1.6% |
| Police Officer I | 27 | $20,360 | $13k – $59k | ▼ 56.8% |
| Recreation Leader | 27 | $11,495 | $9k – $15k | ▲ 0.8% |
| Fire Captain | 24 | $135,787 | $116k – $145k | ▲ 3.0% |
| Administrative Assistant | 23 | $17,705 | $4k – $22k | ▼ 1.6% |
| Police Officer II | 21 | $68,949 | $66k – $76k | ▲ 15.0% |
| Firefighter/EMT | 18 | $58,820 | $17k – $60k | ▲ 309.9% |
| Police Sergeant | 17 | $117,238 | $107k – $125k | ▲ 7.2% |
| Public Safety Telecommunicator I | 17 | $17,387 | $12k – $31k | ▼ 23.7% |
| Intern | 17 | $6,489 | $4k – $15k | ▼ 32.5% |
| Library Page | 16 | $3,335 | $1k – $7k | ▼ 32.4% |
| Senior Public Safety Telecommunicator | 15 | $65,670 | $35k – $77k | ▲ 57.8% |
| Librarian II | 15 | $21,600 | $19k – $27k | ▼ 15.4% |
| Master Police Officer | 14 | $100,463 | $96k – $113k | ▲ 6.8% |
| Police Officer | 14 | $71,053 | $5k – $97k | ▲ 12.0% |
| Senior Sanitation Worker | 14 | $70,174 | $57k – $74k | ▲ 2.2% |
| Executive Office Assistant | 14 | $59,417 | $53k – $64k | ▲ 19.3% |
| Customer Service Representative | 13 | $43,843 | $27k – $46k | ▲ 93.1% |
| Airport Operations Specialist I | 13 | $19,437 | $11k – $32k | ▼ 12.9% |
| Librarian I | 13 | $17,074 | $9k – $22k | ▲ 0.3% |
| Library Clerk | 13 | $11,142 | $3k – $13k | ▼ 3.3% |
| Master Firefighter/Engineer/Paramedic | 11 | $111,651 | $110k – $127k | new |
| Public Safety Telecommunicator II | 11 | $57,387 | $40k – $66k | ▲ 1.3% |
| Fuel Reduction Specialist | 11 | $4,947 | $4k – $5k | ▲ 36.4% |
| Senior Firefighter/Paramedic | 10 | $95,688 | $87k – $104k | ▲ 15.5% |
| Recreation Program Coordinator II | 10 | $47,650 | $33k – $57k | ▼ 9.9% |
| Senior Administrative Assistant | 10 | $36,424 | $19k – $51k | ▼ 16.6% |
| Apprentice Line Clearance Arborist | 10 | $16,057 | $4k – $48k | new |
| Firefighter/Paramedic II | 9 | $80,485 | $74k – $94k | ▲ 9.1% |
| Aquatics Leader | 9 | $13,834 | $11k – $20k | new |
| Storyteller | 9 | $3,406 | $1k – $6k | ▼ 41.5% |
| Senior Librarian | 8 | $61,829 | $60k – $65k | ▲ 6.9% |
| Specialist/Technician | 8 | $19,477 | $17k – $22k | ▼ 2.7% |
| Parking Enforcement Officer (Part-Time) | 8 | $4,734 | $1k – $7k | ▼ 29.6% |
| Power Line Worker | 7 | $115,098 | $114k – $119k | ▲ 4.7% |
| Senior Systems Analyst | 7 | $112,113 | $112k – $121k | ▲ 7.8% |
| Master Firefighter/Paramedic | 7 | $101,026 | $54k – $111k | ▼ 9.0% |
| Public Safety Telecommunicator Shift Supervisor | 7 | $87,900 | $86k – $106k | ▼ 4.0% |
| Senior Grounds Technician | 7 | $59,644 | $34k – $68k | ▲ 3.3% |
| Grounds Technician II | 7 | $53,365 | $53k – $56k | ▲ 4.2% |
| Fire Battalion Chief | 6 | $144,670 | $143k – $159k | ▲ 8.2% |
| Police Lieutenant | 6 | $131,799 | $128k – $137k | ▲ 5.0% |
| Engineer IV | 6 | $123,349 | $116k – $127k | ▲ 7.2% |
| Line Clearance Crew Supervisor | 6 | $76,360 | $73k – $85k | new |
| Streets Maintenance Worker III | 6 | $63,027 | $62k – $65k | new |
| Facilities Maintenance Technician | 6 | $54,923 | $53k – $55k | ▲ 6.9% |
| Justice Court Clerk | 6 | $46,122 | $28k – $51k | ▲ 8.5% |
| Victim Assistant | 6 | $25,316 | $20k – $28k | ▼ 40.6% |
| Aquatics/Program Supervisor | 6 | $8,974 | $6k – $11k | ▼ 42.5% |
| Security Worker | 6 | $6,725 | $4k – $13k | new |
| Power Line Crew Supervisor | 5 | $124,949 | $123k – $135k | new |
| Systems Analyst II | 5 | $94,109 | $82k – $105k | ▲ 5.8% |
| Management Analyst II | 5 | $71,051 | $62k – $72k | ▲ 10.7% |
| Senior Streets Maintenance Worker | 5 | $67,164 | $66k – $71k | ▲ 9.1% |
| Grounds Crew Leader | 5 | $66,118 | $63k – $70k | ▲ 7.4% |
| Automotive Technician III | 5 | $65,098 | $65k – $68k | new |
| Firefighter/Paramedic I | 5 | $57,564 | $55k – $58k | new |
| Senior Accounting Technician | 5 | $53,508 | $53k – $56k | ▲ 9.2% |
| Council Member | 5 | $23,839 | $24k – $24k | ▲ 98.3% |
| Media Services Specialist | 5 | $17,620 | $17k – $25k | ▲ 17.6% |
No jobs match.
How many people earn what
- Under $10k1,104
- $10k – $30k286
- $30k – $50k73
- $50k – $70k214
- $70k – $90k162
- $90k – $110k108
- $110k – $150k119
- $150k or more37
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Highest paid at Provo City in 2025
- 1Scott HendersonChief Administrative Officer$226,453▲ $23,733 vs 2024
- 2Brian JonesCity Attorney$212,310▲ $18,017 vs 2024
- 3Scott BunkerDirector of Energy Services$199,505▲ $41,003 vs 2024
- 4Troy BeebePolice Chief$198,521▲ $17,629 vs 2024
- 5Steve SchreinerJustice Court Judge$196,978▲ $26,783 vs 2024
- 6Jeremy HeadmanFire Chief$193,626▲ $15,177 vs 2024
- 7John BorgetDirector of Admin Services$191,576▲ $11,857 vs 2024
- 8Gordon HaightDirector of Public Works$189,706▲ $20,517 vs 2024
- 9Daniel CatherFire Captain$189,259▲ $41,213 vs 2024
- 10Brian TorgersenDirector of Airport Services$186,660▲ $24,277 vs 2024
Common questions
How much does a Provo City employee make?
The typical employee was paid $8,502 in 2025: half of the 2,103 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $2,029 and $60,310.
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. 1,104 people (52.5%) 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 (99.5% of all pay), overtime (0.0%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (0.5%).
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