Utah · 2025 pay

How much do Salt Lake City employees make?

Name: Salt Lake City employee pay 2025
Creator: PublicPayData

$70,644typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025

$24,755 – $96,961what 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: Police Officer Golf Relations Specialist Parks Maintenance Technician

✓ 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.

$25,423

$70,616

$97,060

$384,785

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 $51,222 in 2016 to $70,644 in 2025 (+38%).

Typical payNumber of people paidTotal payroll

What changed since 2024

+5.7%Typical pay went up from $66,852 to $70,644.
+884,757 people were paid in 2025, compared with 4,669 in 2024.

The agency updates it yearly, after each entity's fiscal year closes.

Pay slip · 2025

A typical worker's year

Salt Lake City

10years of
official data
2016–2025

Average pay of people in the middle of the pay range
Regular pay	$68,699
Overtime	$1,917
Extra pay	$0
Total for the year	$70,616

Average of the 238 workers in the middle of the pay range. Does not include benefits.

Official source: Utah Transparency (Office of the State Auditor / Division of Finance), utah.gov ↗
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
Police Officer	511	$99,900	$77k – $113k	▼ 4.7%
Golf Relations Specialist	205	$3,544	$2k – $7k	▲ 1.8%
Parks Maintenance Technician	136	$10,366	$6k – $20k	▲ 22.8%
School Crossing Guard	94	$6,324	$3k – $7k	▲ 5.6%
Golf Groundskeeper	90	$3,976	$2k – $8k	▼ 1.9%
Firefighter EMT	86	$62,091	$50k – $67k	new
Firefighter / Paramedic	82	$96,717	$78k – $100k	new
Public Safety Dispatcher	81	$79,360	$37k – $91k	▲ 21.0%
Police Sergeant	76	$129,946	$123k – $141k	▼ 8.7%
Airfield Maintenance Specialist III	69	$71,247	$70k – $72k	▲ 2.5%
Firefighter / Engineer	60	$91,548	$88k – $96k	new
Intern	53	$3,520	$2k – $7k	▲ 13.6%
Fleet Mechanic	52	$70,242	$62k – $73k	▼ 3.0%
Youthcity Elementary Program Instructor II	50	$13,405	$5k – $21k	▲ 31.3%
Fire Captain	49	$117,726	$111k – $129k	▲ 5.9%
Airport Operations Specialist Terminal/Landside I	41	$57,061	$37k – $60k	▲ 25.6%
Facilities Maintenance Coordinator	37	$83,188	$79k – $87k	▲ 3.6%
Airport Operations Specialist Terminal/Landside II	37	$69,695	$56k – $74k	▲ 14.7%
Parks Maintenance Technician Part Time	37	$11,128	$5k – $24k	▲ 29.6%
General Maintenance Worker III	33	$68,660	$43k – $71k	▲ 3.7%
Waste and Recycling Equipment Operator II	33	$63,980	$34k – $68k	▲ 20.2%
Office Facilitator II	32	$66,529	$65k – $70k	▲ 4.7%
Captain	31	$118,027	$110k – $129k	▲ 2.6%
Asphalt Equipment Operator II	29	$60,478	$52k – $61k	▼ 2.8%
Police Lieutenant	28	$140,561	$138k – $145k	▼ 6.1%
Associate City Prosecutor	26	$44,729	$23k – $51k	▼ 18.6%
Youthcity Elementary Program Instructor I	26	$7,283	$4k – $15k	▲ 37.6%
Records Technician	25	$65,090	$49k – $74k	▼ 9.6%
City Apprentice	25	$9,046	$5k – $10k	▲ 10.5%
Natural Resources Technician	25	$7,039	$4k – $14k	▲ 94.3%
Water Plant Operator II	24	$86,829	$83k – $90k	▲ 3.2%
Ice Rink Specialist	24	$3,946	$3k – $5k	▼ 22.6%
Airport Airfield Operations Specialist	23	$83,390	$78k – $91k	▼ 1.8%
Customer Service Collector / Investigator Utilities Specialist	23	$70,541	$70k – $72k	▲ 2.4%
Office Technician II	22	$58,401	$32k – $59k	▲ 8.6%
Airfield Maintenance Electrician	21	$100,009	$95k – $105k	▲ 3.4%
Senior City Attorney	19	$187,700	$187k – $194k	▲ 6.6%
Paid Youth Intern	19	$2,127	$2k – $2k	▲ 2.4%
Firefighter / Hazardous Materials Technician	18	$71,517	$68k – $90k	new
Parks Maintenance Technician II	18	$55,337	$50k – $57k	▲ 3.7%
Compliance Enforcement Officer	18	$52,546	$50k – $58k	▲ 23.0%
Park Ranger	17	$50,147	$37k – $64k	▼ 4.6%
Parks Maintenance Technician I	17	$49,922	$40k – $53k	▲ 14.7%
Airport Operations Manager	16	$107,488	$107k – $109k	▲ 3.5%
Airport Rescue Firefighter Arff	16	$97,708	$93k – $105k	new
Airfield Maintenance Specialist II	16	$48,338	$17k – $65k	▲ 16.8%
Electronic Security Technician	15	$82,023	$80k – $84k	▲ 4.1%
Battalion Chief	14	$147,988	$141k – $157k	▲ 8.2%
Financial Analyst III	14	$94,996	$90k – $106k	▲ 2.7%
Executive Assistant	14	$82,568	$79k – $85k	▲ 6.9%
Community Programs Manager	14	$54,552	$34k – $64k	▼ 10.7%
Youthcity Teen Program Instructor	14	$14,022	$6k – $16k	▲ 4.4%
Financial Analyst IV	13	$112,034	$108k – $118k	▲ 6.8%
Senior Water System Maintenance Operator	13	$88,071	$75k – $99k	▲ 10.1%
Engineering Technician IV	13	$76,246	$69k – $85k	▲ 5.5%
Water System Maintenance Operator II	13	$68,269	$55k – $75k	▼ 7.5%
Special Projects Assistant	13	$67,061	$65k – $69k	▲ 5.1%
Concrete Finisher	13	$66,023	$57k – $66k	▲ 9.3%
Office Technician I	13	$24,184	$8k – $29k	▲ 55.6%
Special Project Assistant	13	$16,563	$6k – $26k	▲ 26.9%
Water Reclamation Facility Operator I	13	$15,740	$10k – $36k	▼ 10.0%
Watershed Worker	13	$5,187	$3k – $14k	▼ 58.8%
Network Support Administrator III	12	$104,792	$90k – $119k	▲ 15.3%
Engineer IV	12	$103,763	$66k – $111k	▲ 0.8%
Operations Manager	12	$102,318	$99k – $106k	▼ 0.8%
Airfield Maintenance Supervisor	12	$88,460	$87k – $90k	▼ 2.8%
Operations Supervisor	12	$87,832	$81k – $90k	▼ 3.6%
Principal Planner	12	$86,816	$85k – $90k	▲ 9.2%
Airport Operations Coordinator	12	$83,057	$68k – $85k	▲ 10.8%
Licensed Clinical Social Worker/Clinical Mental Health Counselor	12	$80,965	$55k – $86k	▲ 0.4%
District Supervisor	12	$79,888	$76k – $83k	▲ 4.3%
Senior Asphalt Equipment Operator	12	$67,316	$66k – $68k	▼ 1.1%
Judicial Assistant III	12	$67,192	$67k – $68k	▲ 3.8%
Assistant Golf Course Superintendent	12	$63,142	$62k – $64k	▲ 7.2%
Maintenance Specialist II	12	$62,639	$61k – $65k	▲ 43.7%
Airfield Maintenance Specialist I	12	$57,797	$57k – $58k	▲ 41.8%
Victim Advocate	12	$41,081	$14k – $69k	▲ 200.9%
Art Or General Education Instructor Hourly	12	$4,384	$4k – $21k	▼ 2.8%
Senior Community Program Manager	11	$75,018	$75k – $75k	▲ 5.1%
Community Response Specialist II	11	$65,921	$59k – $67k	▲ 4.0%
Senior Warehouse Operator	11	$58,455	$51k – $63k	▼ 4.0%
Water System Maintenance Operator I	11	$55,223	$36k – $65k	▲ 21.6%
Prosecutor Assistant	11	$53,771	$40k – $54k	▲ 6.0%
Accountant III	10	$88,290	$69k – $94k	▲ 1.1%
Network Support Administrator II	10	$80,634	$76k – $85k	▲ 6.0%
Community Liaison	10	$79,505	$71k – $83k	▲ 5.4%
Water Reclamation Facility Operator II	10	$73,915	$71k – $78k	▲ 3.4%
Social Service Worker / Licensed Substance Use Disorder Counselor	10	$71,375	$65k – $78k	▲ 8.1%
Streets Maintenance Lead	10	$70,509	$69k – $72k	▼ 4.8%
Judicial Assistant II	10	$60,485	$56k – $65k	▼ 1.5%
Access Control Specialist	10	$60,333	$52k – $61k	▲ 11.8%
Traffic Maintenance Operator I	10	$45,441	$40k – $53k	▲ 108.9%
Public Engagement Communications Specialist	10	$28,899	$26k – $48k	▼ 6.3%
Engineer V	9	$116,782	$111k – $118k	▲ 6.9%
Business Systems Analyst II	9	$96,873	$94k – $104k	▼ 4.4%
Firefighter / Heavy Rescue Technician	9	$75,163	$73k – $79k	new
Accountant II	9	$58,607	$38k – $70k	▼ 7.1%
Police Commander	8	$163,822	$162k – $169k	new
911 Dispatch Communications Supervisor	8	$108,309	$107k – $110k	▼ 5.5%
Air Operator Terminal Landside Sup	8	$103,673	$101k – $107k	▲ 1.6%
Senior Planner	8	$102,873	$103k – $104k	▲ 6.7%
Cmms / Eams Administrator	8	$99,656	$96k – $104k	new
Building Inspector III	8	$91,337	$89k – $94k	▲ 7.1%
Airport Glycol Facilities Maintenance Coordinator	8	$83,262	$71k – $84k	▲ 3.2%
Senior Fleet Mechanic	8	$83,194	$79k – $84k	▲ 0.8%
Airport Operations Specialist Terminal/Landside III	8	$82,880	$82k – $85k	▲ 3.2%
Community Development Grant Specialist	8	$80,862	$80k – $82k	▲ 5.1%
District Liaison / Policy Specialist	8	$76,523	$69k – $79k	▲ 10.4%
Senior Utility Locator	8	$71,263	$69k – $73k	▲ 5.0%
Civil Enforcement Officer I	8	$57,249	$43k – $58k	▲ 8.1%
Water Distribution Valve Operator	8	$53,242	$50k – $55k	▲ 16.4%
Communications Coordinator	8	$51,508	$25k – $72k	new
Building Inspector I	8	$51,089	$39k – $70k	new
Wastewater Collection Maintenance Worker I	8	$50,572	$50k – $53k	new
Police Specialist	8	$13,377	$11k – $15k	▼ 4.9%
Ice Rink Assistant Manager	8	$8,554	$5k – $12k	▼ 13.5%
Senior Advisor	7	$155,240	$142k – $187k	▲ 5.0%
Engineer VII	7	$132,584	$132k – $138k	▲ 0.4%
Engineering Construction Program / Projects Manager	7	$98,624	$97k – $104k	▲ 7.5%
Fleet Management Services Supervisor	7	$92,724	$91k – $96k	▼ 2.8%
Airport Operations Agent	7	$90,057	$83k – $93k	▲ 2.6%
Communications and Engagement Manager	7	$85,242	$79k – $113k	new
Management Analyst	7	$83,374	$83k – $90k	▲ 4.2%
Sprinkler Irrigation Technician III	7	$64,686	$58k – $75k	▼ 0.4%
Drainage Maintenance Worker II	7	$61,028	$58k – $62k	▲ 24.2%
Watershed Ranger	7	$58,113	$38k – $69k	▲ 1.9%
Community Response Specialist I	7	$53,806	$53k – $56k	▲ 40.9%
Council Person	7	$53,218	$53k – $54k	▲ 26.9%
Natural Resources Technician II	7	$51,880	$50k – $55k	▲ 156.2%
Events Assistant	7	$18,141	$4k – $23k	▲ 53.7%
Drainage Maintenance Worker I	7	$11,798	$7k – $26k	▼ 63.4%
Computer Center Assistant	7	$4,784	$3k – $18k	new
Wastewater Collection Maintenance Worker Trainee	7	$4,713	$2k – $27k	▼ 77.3%
Enterprise Technology Solutions Manager	6	$124,490	$121k – $128k	▲ 4.6%
Cybersecurity Engineer I	6	$120,576	$19k – $121k	new
Planning Manager	6	$120,445	$119k – $121k	▲ 5.8%
Industrial Electrician IV	6	$111,355	$91k – $113k	▲ 20.0%
Project Manager	6	$111,106	$111k – $112k	▲ 15.4%
Airport Operations Supervisor / Communications	6	$96,725	$90k – $101k	▲ 2.9%
Economic Development Project Manager	6	$96,308	$86k – $100k	▲ 7.8%
Golf Course Superintendent	6	$92,327	$82k – $94k	▲ 4.8%
Business Systems Analyst I	6	$91,951	$91k – $93k	▲ 5.0%
Engineering Technician VI	6	$87,288	$82k – $93k	▲ 0.9%
Engineering Technician V	6	$84,002	$77k – $91k	▲ 4.7%
Wastewater Collection Maintenance Worker Lead	6	$81,244	$76k – $89k	▲ 5.6%
Paralegal	6	$81,145	$80k – $82k	▲ 6.6%
Water Distribution System Operator II	6	$73,376	$67k – $80k	new
Civil Enforcement Officer II	6	$71,594	$64k – $74k	▲ 7.0%
Maintenance Specialist III	6	$70,882	$68k – $77k	▼ 5.1%
Senior Communications Coordinator	6	$64,063	$60k – $66k	▲ 8.4%
Facilities Contracts Compliance Specialist	6	$62,356	$46k – $63k	▲ 156.8%
Quartermaster Technician	6	$61,670	$55k – $64k	▲ 2.6%
Traffic Maintenance Operator II	6	$60,390	$60k – $61k	▼ 2.6%
Streets Equipment Operator II	6	$60,153	$2k – $62k	new
Office Facilitator I	6	$51,517	$39k – $65k	▼ 5.6%
City Payments Processor	6	$51,440	$18k – $61k	new
Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment Program Permit Writer	6	$51,362	$17k – $65k	▲ 61.9%
Water Distribution System Operator I	6	$48,085	$34k – $73k	▼ 6.0%
Asphalt Equipment Operator I	6	$43,886	$31k – $56k	▲ 178.9%
Parts / Warehouse Support Worker	6	$12,912	$7k – $27k	new
Justice Court Judge	5	$195,489	$195k – $196k	▲ 5.1%
Deputy Director	5	$177,947	$157k – $188k	▲ 4.4%
Assistant Maintenance Director	5	$149,192	$148k – $149k	new
Airport Project Manager V	5	$135,012	$132k – $139k	new
Engineer VI	5	$125,698	$123k – $126k	▲ 5.8%
Airfield Electrical Supervisor	5	$114,364	$113k – $116k	▲ 5.0%
Information Technology Support Manager	5	$114,326	$113k – $120k	▼ 2.8%
Software Support Administrator III	5	$107,449	$106k – $108k	new
Hr Business Partner II	5	$107,312	$107k – $109k	▲ 6.0%
Network Engineer I	5	$106,070	$96k – $108k	new
Transportation Planner IV	5	$103,217	$103k – $103k	new
Software Support Administrator II	5	$99,717	$98k – $100k	▲ 5.6%
Engineer III	5	$96,158	$93k – $96k	▲ 10.6%
Water Reclamation Facility Operations Supervisor	5	$94,169	$93k – $104k	▲ 4.6%
Airport Operations Supervisor	5	$91,479	$85k – $94k	new
Records Program Manager	5	$89,546	$86k – $92k	new
Special Projects Analyst	5	$88,561	$76k – $90k	new
Water System Maintenance Supervisor	5	$84,971	$81k – $90k	▲ 10.7%
Financial Analyst II	5	$75,347	$75k – $89k	▲ 4.0%
Network Support Administrator I	5	$74,046	$70k – $77k	new
Senior Crime Scene Technician	5	$72,851	$63k – $73k	new
Metal Fabrication Technician	5	$72,722	$73k – $94k	▼ 16.2%
Water Quality Technician	5	$69,468	$69k – $70k	▲ 4.2%
Engineering Technician III	5	$68,092	$56k – $81k	new
Park Ranger Lead	5	$66,920	$26k – $70k	new
Traffic Signal Technician I	5	$66,812	$26k – $74k	new
Lead Compliance Enforcement Officer	5	$62,661	$57k – $65k	▲ 1.6%
Business License Officer	5	$61,831	$32k – $67k	new
Graffiti Response Field Technician	5	$55,350	$54k – $56k	▲ 2.8%
Cemetery Equipment Operator	5	$47,739	$22k – $52k	new
Maintenance Specialist I	5	$42,569	$40k – $51k	new
Clean	5	$42,286	$42k – $55k	new
Utilities Development Review Specialist	5	$39,141	$24k – $55k	new
Equipment Operator	5	$34,712	$18k – $56k	new
Medical Response Paramedic	5	$34,223	$13k – $59k	new
Waste and Recycling Education Specialist I	5	$20,523	$12k – $55k	▲ 122.2%
Airport Operations Technician	5	$14,523	$3k – $18k	▲ 187.2%
Flagger / Laborer	5	$7,511	$6k – $8k	▲ 105.6%

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How many people earn what

Under $10k792
$10k – $30k485
$30k – $50k263
$50k – $70k800
$70k – $90k943
$90k – $110k713
$110k – $150k585
$150k or more176

Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.

Common questions

How much does a Salt Lake City employee make?

The typical employee was paid $70,644 in 2025: half of the 4,757 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $24,755 and $96,961.

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. 792 people (16.6%) 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 (95.2% of all pay), overtime (4.8%) 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; 3 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals