Utah · 2025 pay
How much do Salt Lake County employees make?
$12,887typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$2,288 – $60,980what 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: Deputy IILifeguard Trainee 1Lifeguard 2
✓ 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.
$2,304
$12,896
$61,118
$342,939
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 $7,543 in 2016 to $12,887 in 2025 (+71%).
What changed since 2024
- +29.8%Typical pay went up from $9,925 to $12,887.
- −3459,987 people were paid in 2025, compared with 10,332 in 2024.
- +71%Since 2016, typical pay has gone from $7,543 to $12,887, while the number of people paid went up from 9,332 to 9,987.
The agency updates it yearly, after each entity's fiscal year closes.
Pay slip · 2025
A typical worker's year
Salt Lake County
10years of
official data
2016–2025
official data
2016–2025
| Regular pay | $12,772 |
|---|---|
| Overtime | $43 |
| Extra pay | $81 |
| Total for the year | $12,896 |
Average of the 500 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy II | 511 | $75,791 | $60k – $86k | ▲ 1.8% |
| Lifeguard Trainee 1 | 453 | $1,699 | $0k – $3k | ▲ 15.9% |
| Lifeguard 2 | 355 | $4,060 | $2k – $7k | ▼ 5.8% |
| Recreation Specialist 3 | 293 | $732 | $0k – $2k | ▲ 7.6% |
| Lifeguard 1 | 221 | $2,831 | $1k – $5k | ▲ 3.5% |
| Program Supervisor 3 | 192 | $3,899 | $1k – $10k | ▼ 11.2% |
| Facility Supervisor 1 | 184 | $627 | $0k – $2k | ▲ 44.0% |
| Groundskeeper 3 | 151 | $2,172 | $1k – $4k | ▼ 14.3% |
| Caretaker 4 | 145 | $2,831 | $1k – $7k | ▼ 33.7% |
| Deputy I | 135 | $63,744 | $48k – $77k | ▼ 3.5% |
| Case Manager | 135 | $62,242 | $54k – $72k | ▲ 3.1% |
| Lifeguard Supervisor 1 | 133 | $8,909 | $5k – $13k | ▼ 2.0% |
| Custodian 1 | 129 | $3,337 | $1k – $7k | ▲ 53.0% |
| Customer Service Specialist | 120 | $29,231 | $20k – $35k | ▲ 5.0% |
| Program Supervisor 2 | 119 | $3,063 | $1k – $8k | ▲ 17.1% |
| Swim Lesson Instructor 1 | 118 | $3,617 | $1k – $7k | ▲ 23.2% |
| Starter 1 | 117 | $765 | $0k – $1k | ▼ 14.5% |
| Youth Worker | 110 | $22,658 | $6k – $43k | ▼ 12.5% |
| Program Supervisor 1 | 110 | $1,494 | $0k – $4k | ▼ 0.9% |
| Facility Supervisor 2 | 93 | $2,289 | $1k – $5k | ▲ 9.9% |
| Poll Worker | 92 | $300 | $0k – $1k | new |
| Librarian | 85 | $56,031 | $47k – $66k | ▲ 2.7% |
| Childcare Lead 1 | 82 | $3,764 | $2k – $8k | ▼ 28.4% |
| Office Specialist | 75 | $43,407 | $34k – $47k | ▲ 13.4% |
| Library Shelver | 74 | $17,566 | $13k – $19k | ▲ 3.3% |
| Caretaker 2 | 70 | $5,070 | $3k – $9k | ▼ 21.6% |
| Recreation Specialist 2 | 70 | $540 | $0k – $1k | ▼ 33.1% |
| Judicial Processing Specialist | 69 | $48,340 | $24k – $55k | ▼ 5.8% |
| Jail Nurse II | 66 | $98,323 | $75k – $116k | ▲ 4.0% |
| Office Assistant 4 | 66 | $4,100 | $2k – $9k | ▼ 19.2% |
| Marshall 1 | 62 | $809 | $0k – $2k | ▲ 16.3% |
| Recreation Specialist 1 | 62 | $357 | $0k – $1k | ▼ 6.9% |
| Deputy Iiib | 60 | $102,485 | $91k – $109k | ▲ 93.7% |
| Recreation Program Coordinator | 57 | $51,397 | $43k – $57k | ▲ 4.5% |
| Group Fitness Instructor 6d | 57 | $4,232 | $2k – $6k | ▼ 7.7% |
| Facility Supervisor 4 | 54 | $3,208 | $1k – $8k | ▲ 42.1% |
| Deputy Sergeant II | 53 | $104,032 | $101k – $110k | ▼ 3.7% |
| Office Coordinator | 52 | $49,267 | $43k – $55k | ▲ 3.4% |
| Temp Driver | 50 | $10,383 | $5k – $17k | ▼ 20.5% |
| Office Assistant 3 | 49 | $6,008 | $2k – $8k | ▼ 0.3% |
| Facility Supervisor 3 | 48 | $3,026 | $2k – $7k | ▲ 16.4% |
| Paralegal | 46 | $65,456 | $51k – $72k | ▲ 3.8% |
| Youth Leader | 46 | $6,087 | $1k – $11k | ▲ 11.9% |
| Temporary Customer Services Specialist | 45 | $4,305 | $1k – $10k | ▼ 43.2% |
| Office Assistant 1 | 45 | $2,644 | $1k – $5k | ▲ 60.1% |
| Office Assistant 2 | 44 | $2,075 | $1k – $5k | ▼ 2.7% |
| Groundskeeper 2 | 44 | $1,378 | $0k – $2k | ▲ 4.8% |
| Lifeguard Supervisor 2 | 43 | $9,248 | $3k – $14k | ▲ 3.6% |
| Library Assistant | 42 | $44,617 | $38k – $49k | ▲ 3.7% |
| Jail Clerk | 42 | $38,912 | $10k – $48k | ▼ 4.3% |
| Facility Supervisor 5 | 42 | $6,851 | $1k – $12k | ▲ 40.6% |
| Americorps | 42 | $5,575 | $3k – $10k | ▲ 22.7% |
| Construction and Maintenance Specialist I | 40 | $37,025 | $28k – $48k | ▼ 12.7% |
| Pool Manager 1 | 40 | $19,139 | $14k – $24k | ▲ 10.6% |
| Construction and Maintenance Specialist II | 39 | $52,342 | $44k – $61k | ▼ 6.6% |
| Temp Asp Teacher | 39 | $1,283 | $1k – $3k | ▼ 43.9% |
| Public Health Nurse | 38 | $90,999 | $75k – $100k | ▲ 8.5% |
| Road Maintenance Worker I | 37 | $37,641 | $15k – $48k | ▲ 5.1% |
| Environmental Hth Scientist II | 36 | $75,513 | $69k – $79k | ▲ 3.4% |
| Legal Secretary | 36 | $50,210 | $47k – $57k | ▲ 4.8% |
| Guest Service Specialist | 36 | $5,740 | $3k – $12k | ▼ 31.3% |
| Starter 2 | 35 | $1,208 | $0k – $2k | ▲ 74.3% |
| Control Room Operator | 34 | $44,195 | $38k – $49k | ▲ 1.4% |
| Temporary Librarian | 34 | $7,811 | $5k – $14k | ▼ 2.2% |
| Prosecuting Attorney I | 32 | $92,952 | $46k – $122k | ▲ 12.6% |
| Heavy Equipment Operator | 31 | $62,243 | $56k – $67k | ▲ 3.9% |
| Temporary Law Clerk | 31 | $12,961 | $8k – $21k | ▲ 57.5% |
| Caretaker 3 | 31 | $9,078 | $5k – $13k | ▲ 847.9% |
| Fiscal Coordinator | 30 | $55,748 | $39k – $61k | ▲ 1.9% |
| Cashier 1 | 30 | $1,334 | $1k – $2k | ▲ 13.8% |
| Prosecuting Attorney III | 29 | $136,889 | $96k – $140k | ▲ 2.8% |
| Temporary Library Shelver | 29 | $4,256 | $3k – $7k | ▲ 49.1% |
| Associate Division Director | 28 | $120,398 | $117k – $130k | ▲ 0.2% |
| Accountant | 28 | $70,812 | $65k – $82k | ▲ 2.0% |
| Arttix Ticket Seller | 28 | $7,061 | $4k – $13k | ▲ 1.8% |
| Cashier 2 | 28 | $1,161 | $0k – $2k | ▼ 5.1% |
| Custodial Maintenance Worker | 27 | $43,754 | $40k – $46k | ▲ 3.4% |
| Fleet Technician CDL | 26 | $78,991 | $71k – $86k | ▲ 3.8% |
| Swim Instructor Supervisor 1 | 26 | $8,409 | $5k – $18k | ▲ 11.4% |
| Senior Attorney Justice | 25 | $155,824 | $145k – $160k | ▲ 1.3% |
| Lifeguard Supervisor 3 | 25 | $11,630 | $6k – $17k | ▲ 14.9% |
| Swim Lesson Instructor 2 | 25 | $4,657 | $1k – $9k | ▼ 29.1% |
| Childcare Facilitator 1 | 25 | $3,063 | $2k – $7k | ▲ 61.6% |
| EMT | 25 | $2,291 | $1k – $5k | ▲ 7.9% |
| Skate Instructor 3 | 25 | $514 | $0k – $1k | ▼ 52.9% |
| Usher | 24 | $6,396 | $6k – $7k | ▼ 14.2% |
| Customer Service Attendant 3 | 23 | $3,406 | $1k – $5k | ▲ 73.0% |
| Prosecuting Attorney II | 22 | $127,701 | $125k – $129k | ▲ 5.8% |
| Temporary Position | 22 | $17,309 | $6k – $26k | ▲ 46.3% |
| Skate Instructor 4 | 22 | $930 | $1k – $2k | ▼ 31.9% |
| Recreation Manager | 21 | $85,007 | $82k – $89k | ▲ 4.2% |
| Lead Custodial Maintenance Worker | 21 | $37,728 | $26k – $41k | ▲ 2.5% |
| Temporary Youth Leader | 21 | $7,022 | $5k – $10k | ▲ 2.2% |
| Senior Attorney Civil | 20 | $166,636 | $162k – $180k | ▲ 3.5% |
| Circulation Spv | 19 | $57,812 | $52k – $65k | ▼ 0.6% |
| Animal Care Lead 1 | 19 | $6,954 | $4k – $15k | ▼ 17.8% |
| Library Manager | 18 | $87,344 | $84k – $94k | ▲ 3.4% |
| Land Records Specialist II | 18 | $57,471 | $52k – $61k | ▲ 7.4% |
| Customer Care Associate | 18 | $13,206 | $7k – $31k | ▼ 17.3% |
| Voter Services Temp Employee | 18 | $3,904 | $2k – $9k | ▼ 57.9% |
| Peer Mentor | 18 | $3,136 | $1k – $5k | ▼ 35.8% |
| Deputy Lieutenant II | 17 | $122,360 | $120k – $123k | ▲ 1.9% |
| Screener | 17 | $77,043 | $73k – $84k | ▲ 7.8% |
| Childcare Assistant 1 | 17 | $1,652 | $0k – $5k | ▲ 18.5% |
| Division Director | 16 | $143,411 | $139k – $158k | ▲ 5.4% |
| Mental Health Therapist II | 16 | $88,799 | $83k – $97k | ▲ 6.1% |
| Case Management Spv | 16 | $75,170 | $73k – $80k | ▲ 3.5% |
| Information Services Specialist | 16 | $46,667 | $41k – $50k | ▲ 9.9% |
| Assistant Circulation Spv | 16 | $45,700 | $40k – $48k | ▲ 7.0% |
| Facilities Operations Worker | 16 | $40,676 | $24k – $43k | ▼ 0.0% |
| Legal Investigator | 15 | $132,734 | $127k – $137k | ▲ 4.3% |
| Family Therapist II | 15 | $80,991 | $75k – $89k | ▲ 2.4% |
| Senior Center Manager | 15 | $69,727 | $67k – $73k | ▲ 3.0% |
| Supervisor | 15 | $69,279 | $65k – $73k | ▲ 0.6% |
| Building Operations Manager | 15 | $59,678 | $56k – $68k | ▲ 9.9% |
| Health Educator | 15 | $57,208 | $54k – $60k | ▲ 2.3% |
| Sub Library Assistant | 15 | $5,652 | $5k – $8k | ▲ 28.1% |
| Admin and Fiscal Manager II | 14 | $134,919 | $120k – $138k | ▲ 5.5% |
| Area Maintenance Spv | 14 | $72,009 | $64k – $78k | ▲ 4.2% |
| Office Spv | 14 | $61,456 | $55k – $65k | ▲ 3.1% |
| Community Outreach Assistant | 14 | $6,845 | $5k – $14k | ▲ 14.5% |
| Temporary Group Fitnessinstruc | 14 | $3,190 | $2k – $6k | ▲ 16.7% |
| Paid Intern-Summer Youth Libr | 14 | $3,174 | $3k – $3k | ▲ 14.1% |
| Group Fitness Instructor 6b | 14 | $1,601 | $1k – $3k | ▼ 22.8% |
| Jr Golf Instructor 2 | 14 | $452 | $0k – $1k | ▼ 13.9% |
| Deputy Sergeant Iiib | 13 | $126,856 | $119k – $129k | ▲ 114.2% |
| Admin and Fiscal Manager I | 13 | $111,845 | $109k – $119k | ▲ 0.6% |
| Deputy Sergeant I | 13 | $97,292 | $94k – $99k | ▲ 4.2% |
| Electrician | 13 | $80,450 | $71k – $89k | ▼ 5.8% |
| Recreation Program Manager | 13 | $60,726 | $58k – $64k | ▲ 1.5% |
| Centers Program Coordinator | 13 | $59,592 | $50k – $64k | ▲ 2.7% |
| Cash Accounting Specialist | 13 | $54,511 | $44k – $59k | ▲ 3.4% |
| Group Home Spv | 12 | $65,262 | $40k – $77k | ▲ 11.4% |
| Public Health Nutritionist | 12 | $60,936 | $26k – $75k | ▲ 3.1% |
| Case Worker | 12 | $57,383 | $57k – $63k | new |
| Residential Appraiser I | 12 | $53,915 | $25k – $58k | ▼ 7.7% |
| Council Member | 12 | $51,528 | $28k – $52k | ▲ 1.8% |
| Driver | 12 | $36,212 | $34k – $46k | ▼ 0.6% |
| Temporary Health Educator | 12 | $19,520 | $10k – $30k | ▲ 37.7% |
| Assistant House Manager | 12 | $8,435 | $5k – $10k | ▲ 57.6% |
| Environmental Health Spv | 11 | $89,719 | $88k – $94k | ▲ 2.0% |
| Social Worker | 11 | $75,063 | $54k – $88k | ▼ 1.6% |
| Exempt Secretary | 11 | $74,229 | $41k – $84k | ▲ 3.1% |
| Epidemiologist | 11 | $72,950 | $70k – $80k | ▼ 4.0% |
| Carpenter | 11 | $69,339 | $68k – $70k | ▲ 10.5% |
| Road Maintenance Worker II | 11 | $66,776 | $55k – $71k | ▲ 7.5% |
| Personal Property Appraiser | 11 | $62,694 | $59k – $72k | ▼ 4.9% |
| Case Manager - Tl | 11 | $60,640 | $52k – $64k | ▲ 10.9% |
| Health Educator - Time Limited | 11 | $57,373 | $38k – $62k | ▲ 2.8% |
| Child Care Group Leader | 11 | $49,503 | $41k – $50k | ▲ 25.9% |
| House Manager | 11 | $11,798 | $8k – $13k | ▼ 6.3% |
| Group Fitness Instructor 6c | 11 | $2,349 | $2k – $5k | ▼ 51.7% |
| Program Manager | 10 | $87,635 | $75k – $90k | ▲ 1.3% |
| Stage Manager | 10 | $69,041 | $64k – $73k | ▲ 11.8% |
| Irrigation/Plumbing Specialist | 10 | $56,669 | $39k – $67k | ▼ 3.5% |
| Public Health Nurse - Tl | 10 | $32,065 | $12k – $59k | ▼ 56.2% |
| Case Manager - Time Limited | 10 | $21,210 | $5k – $57k | ▼ 38.5% |
| Guest Service Team Lead | 10 | $17,724 | $16k – $22k | new |
| Temporary Driver | 10 | $15,895 | $12k – $18k | ▲ 18.4% |
| Temporary District Worker | 10 | $11,236 | $7k – $13k | ▲ 51.1% |
| Hearing Officer | 10 | $7,747 | $4k – $12k | ▼ 28.2% |
| Nursing Spv | 9 | $106,174 | $91k – $115k | ▲ 3.2% |
| Hvac Specialist | 9 | $82,496 | $77k – $89k | ▲ 4.8% |
| Residential Appraiser II | 9 | $68,137 | $65k – $69k | ▲ 3.1% |
| GIS/Cadastral Technician | 9 | $60,828 | $45k – $66k | ▲ 3.6% |
| Marriage/Passport Specialist | 9 | $59,211 | $58k – $63k | ▼ 2.6% |
| Elections Coordinator | 9 | $56,435 | $54k – $61k | ▲ 3.1% |
| Program Coordinator | 9 | $55,313 | $53k – $64k | ▲ 1.9% |
| Family Peer Support Specialist-Tl | 9 | $48,753 | $41k – $53k | ▲ 4.4% |
| Second Assistant Golf Professional | 9 | $47,536 | $38k – $51k | ▼ 0.5% |
| Warehouse/Dock Worker | 9 | $46,931 | $42k – $50k | ▲ 3.3% |
| Arttix Shift Spv | 9 | $37,653 | $36k – $47k | ▼ 0.6% |
| Nutrition Assistant | 9 | $32,072 | $15k – $64k | ▼ 5.8% |
| Temporary Seniorpeer Counselor | 9 | $18,650 | $9k – $21k | ▲ 284.3% |
| Temporary Kitchen Lead | 9 | $16,291 | $10k – $18k | ▲ 23.1% |
| Asp Data Specialist | 9 | $14,364 | $13k – $21k | ▲ 1.0% |
| Temporary Office Specialist | 9 | $13,794 | $8k – $21k | ▼ 19.9% |
| Animal Control Officer | 9 | $12,620 | $9k – $34k | ▼ 74.0% |
| Crossing Guard | 9 | $5,439 | $2k – $7k | ▲ 86.3% |
| Vote by Mail Temp Employee | 9 | $2,480 | $2k – $4k | ▼ 0.6% |
| Group Fitness Instructor 6a | 9 | $2,476 | $2k – $4k | ▲ 44.5% |
| Group Fitness Instructor 4d | 9 | $1,068 | $1k – $3k | ▲ 2.1% |
| Group Fitness Instructor 1a | 9 | $551 | $0k – $1k | ▲ 53.3% |
| Field Spv | 8 | $104,628 | $95k – $112k | ▲ 1.0% |
| GIS Analyst | 8 | $99,568 | $94k – $103k | ▲ 0.9% |
| Facilities Manager I | 8 | $85,296 | $85k – $97k | ▲ 4.6% |
| Deputy III | 8 | $80,818 | $79k – $87k | ▲ 122.6% |
| Communications Manager | 8 | $70,855 | $68k – $73k | ▲ 2.5% |
| Assistant Library Manager | 8 | $68,994 | $68k – $74k | ▲ 4.3% |
| Events Coordinator | 8 | $66,137 | $65k – $67k | ▲ 4.0% |
| Lead Construction and Maintenance Specialist | 8 | $60,774 | $57k – $63k | ▲ 1.7% |
| Vital Records Specialist | 8 | $50,701 | $43k – $53k | ▲ 5.5% |
| Gang Prevention Case Manager - Tl | 8 | $47,793 | $29k – $53k | ▲ 85.2% |
| Second Assistant Superintend/Greens | 8 | $33,913 | $29k – $45k | ▼ 21.8% |
| Community Health Worker II Tl | 8 | $25,474 | $17k – $56k | new |
| Temp District Worker | 8 | $4,838 | $5k – $6k | new |
| On Call Td/Stage Manager | 8 | $3,689 | $3k – $4k | new |
| Temporary Special Instructor | 8 | $2,504 | $2k – $3k | ▲ 46.4% |
| Group Fitness Instructor 5a | 8 | $2,438 | $2k – $3k | ▼ 13.8% |
| Teacher | 8 | $1,301 | $1k – $2k | ▼ 68.4% |
| Database Administrator II | 7 | $94,742 | $82k – $117k | ▲ 1.1% |
| Senior Librarian | 7 | $67,346 | $66k – $73k | ▲ 0.9% |
| Child Care Spv | 7 | $63,079 | $55k – $65k | ▲ 6.7% |
| Assistant Supervisor | 7 | $60,990 | $44k – $68k | ▲ 9.4% |
| Survey Technician | 7 | $56,301 | $56k – $57k | ▲ 4.5% |
| Division Hr Coordinator | 7 | $55,861 | $56k – $63k | ▼ 3.0% |
| Case Management Assistant | 7 | $52,140 | $52k – $56k | ▲ 3.9% |
| Animal Control Officer I | 7 | $50,597 | $44k – $54k | ▲ 0.7% |
| Collection Support Specialist | 7 | $48,863 | $47k – $49k | new |
| Scale House Cashier | 7 | $47,395 | $47k – $52k | ▲ 2.6% |
| Emergency Medical Technician | 7 | $45,605 | $14k – $48k | ▲ 83.2% |
| Family Therapist I | 7 | $39,602 | $29k – $65k | new |
| Building Maintenance Worker | 7 | $27,047 | $21k – $45k | ▼ 30.1% |
| Retail Assistant | 7 | $10,771 | $4k – $14k | ▼ 25.8% |
| Temporary Enviro Health Assist | 7 | $9,935 | $8k – $14k | ▲ 16.4% |
| Booth Attendant 1 | 7 | $9,593 | $10k – $14k | ▲ 100.8% |
| Group Fitness Instructor 3b | 7 | $1,365 | $1k – $2k | ▼ 34.8% |
| Swim Coach 3 | 7 | $309 | $0k – $1k | ▼ 61.7% |
| Jail Nursing Supervisor | 6 | $122,563 | $119k – $125k | new |
| Division Information Systems Manager | 6 | $117,168 | $70k – $138k | ▼ 11.4% |
| Construction and Maintenance Manager | 6 | $111,649 | $90k – $115k | ▲ 2.2% |
| Information Systems Manager | 6 | $104,302 | $94k – $106k | ▲ 1.9% |
| Server Administrator II | 6 | $100,224 | $65k – $114k | ▼ 9.2% |
| Division Support Services Admin | 6 | $99,194 | $77k – $107k | ▲ 0.3% |
| Certified General Apr | 6 | $99,026 | $87k – $109k | new |
| Assistant Fiscal Manager | 6 | $96,888 | $92k – $99k | ▲ 5.1% |
| Fleet Shop Spv | 6 | $90,167 | $68k – $95k | new |
| Plumber | 6 | $88,615 | $69k – $89k | ▲ 17.0% |
| Golf Course Manager | 6 | $87,996 | $87k – $89k | ▲ 1.2% |
| Quality Assurance Coordinator | 6 | $81,564 | $66k – $93k | ▼ 5.4% |
| Acquisition Librarian | 6 | $80,691 | $76k – $84k | ▲ 5.6% |
| Certified Residential Apr | 6 | $78,314 | $76k – $99k | ▼ 2.2% |
| Assistant Facilities Manager | 6 | $76,001 | $64k – $77k | ▲ 3.0% |
| Internal Auditor | 6 | $75,975 | $56k – $80k | ▲ 55.5% |
| Epidemiologist - Time Limited | 6 | $73,493 | $72k – $74k | ▲ 3.8% |
| Office Manager | 6 | $69,552 | $68k – $71k | ▲ 6.5% |
| Assistant Golf Professional | 6 | $64,903 | $61k – $69k | ▼ 4.1% |
| Superintendent of Greens | 6 | $62,430 | $60k – $70k | ▼ 0.0% |
| Service Desk Specialist Ll | 6 | $61,769 | $56k – $67k | ▲ 1.3% |
| Concrete Specialist I | 6 | $60,020 | $41k – $67k | new |
| Health Educator - Tl | 6 | $57,606 | $57k – $59k | ▲ 4.2% |
| Purchasing Coordinator | 6 | $51,521 | $48k – $59k | new |
| Processing and Receiving Clerk | 6 | $42,931 | $22k – $44k | new |
| Tax Admin Assistant | 6 | $41,692 | $32k – $58k | ▲ 1.8% |
| Mental Health Therapist I | 6 | $36,028 | $24k – $63k | ▼ 44.5% |
| Victim Services Coordinator | 6 | $30,358 | $15k – $51k | new |
| Medical Records Technician | 6 | $21,405 | $10k – $48k | ▼ 31.4% |
| Swim Instructor Supervisor 3 | 6 | $17,550 | $10k – $20k | ▼ 4.8% |
| Swim Instructor Supervisor 2 | 6 | $10,132 | $0k – $17k | ▼ 8.6% |
| Class/Clinic Instructor 4d | 6 | $8,067 | $7k – $9k | new |
| Jr Golf Instructor 1 | 6 | $3,010 | $0k – $5k | ▲ 117.6% |
| Group Fitness Instructor 5c | 6 | $2,490 | $1k – $9k | ▲ 5.3% |
| Group Fitness Instructor 1b | 6 | $1,023 | $0k – $2k | ▲ 6.4% |
| Deputy Captain II | 5 | $147,368 | $145k – $149k | ▲ 4.2% |
| Senior Advisor | 5 | $125,751 | $126k – $126k | new |
| Prosecuting Attorney | 5 | $123,208 | $122k – $128k | ▲ 0.6% |
| Division Admin | 5 | $121,472 | $120k – $121k | ▲ 5.4% |
| Environmental Health Bureau Manager | 5 | $108,313 | $96k – $118k | new |
| Server Administrator III Senior | 5 | $103,550 | $93k – $111k | ▲ 0.8% |
| Construction Proj Manager | 5 | $102,757 | $97k – $113k | new |
| Epidemiology Spv | 5 | $95,475 | $95k – $105k | ▲ 3.3% |
| Regression Modeler | 5 | $92,165 | $79k – $94k | new |
| Payroll Admin | 5 | $91,366 | $88k – $94k | new |
| Residential Sales Analyst | 5 | $88,151 | $88k – $95k | ▲ 0.6% |
| Air Pollution Control Specialist | 5 | $86,210 | $74k – $87k | ▲ 3.0% |
| Emergency Response Coordinator | 5 | $82,119 | $78k – $110k | ▼ 2.4% |
| Commercial Appraiser II | 5 | $76,785 | $64k – $81k | ▼ 9.7% |
| Animal Control Officer II | 5 | $68,954 | $43k – $70k | ▲ 15.5% |
| Hhw Technician | 5 | $63,943 | $56k – $64k | ▲ 2.1% |
| Afterschool Program Coordinator | 5 | $62,737 | $54k – $64k | ▲ 4.3% |
| Division Volunteer Coordinator | 5 | $58,972 | $58k – $59k | ▲ 4.3% |
| Std Health Investigator | 5 | $57,100 | $53k – $69k | ▲ 10.4% |
| Adaptive Program Manager | 5 | $56,266 | $41k – $57k | new |
| Assistant Superintendent of Greens | 5 | $52,986 | $51k – $60k | ▼ 8.7% |
| Taxpayer Care Specialist | 5 | $52,405 | $50k – $55k | ▲ 3.0% |
| District Worker | 5 | $50,765 | $27k – $51k | new |
| Tax Services Specialist | 5 | $49,061 | $45k – $50k | ▲ 11.6% |
| Driver/Warehouse/Dock Worker | 5 | $44,400 | $44k – $44k | ▲ 4.9% |
| Landfill Traffic Controller | 5 | $34,162 | $22k – $50k | ▲ 6.3% |
| Animal Contrl Enforcemnt Associate | 5 | $18,380 | $15k – $40k | new |
| Temp Watershed | 5 | $15,120 | $14k – $18k | new |
| Veterinary Technician-Non Certified | 5 | $11,158 | $2k – $15k | new |
| Dome Show Presenter | 5 | $10,096 | $5k – $11k | new |
| Temporary Program Specialist | 5 | $7,835 | $6k – $20k | new |
| Temp Special Instructor | 5 | $2,710 | $1k – $3k | ▲ 159.5% |
| Private Swim Instructor 4 | 5 | $1,862 | $0k – $3k | ▲ 10.0% |
| Group Fitness Instructor 4a | 5 | $1,115 | $1k – $2k | new |
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How many people earn what
- Under $10k4,652
- $10k – $30k1,379
- $30k – $50k786
- $50k – $70k1,200
- $70k – $90k933
- $90k – $110k463
- $110k – $150k432
- $150k or more142
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Highest paid at Salt Lake County in 2025
- 1Rong XiaoPsychiatrist$342,939▲ $6,985 vs 2024
- 2Darrin CasperDeputy Mayor/Finance and Admin$258,980▲ $7,796 vs 2024
- 3Bradley C JohnsonSenior Attorney Civil$254,545▲ $10,839 vs 2024
- 4Simarjit S GillDistrict Attorney$230,834▲ $6,829 vs 2024
- 5Zachary S PosnerChief Information Officer$227,461▲ $6,338 vs 2024
- 6Anna L Rossi AndersonChief Deputy District Attorney$213,970▲ $6,552 vs 2024
- 7Ralph E ChamnessChief Deputy District Attorney$213,870▲ $6,501 vs 2024
- 8Jeffrey W HallChief Deputy District Attorney$213,870▲ $6,501 vs 2024
- 9Bridget K RomanoChief Deputy District Attorney$213,870▲ $6,501 vs 2024
- 10Dorothy E AdamsDirector Health$213,824▼ $17,203 vs 2024
Common questions
How much does a Salt Lake County employee make?
The typical employee was paid $12,887 in 2025: half of the 9,987 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $2,288 and $60,980.
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. 4,652 people (46.6%) 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 (96.1% of all pay), overtime (2.6%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (1.3%).
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; 2 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals