Utah · 2025 pay
How much do Sandy City employees make?
$11,361typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$1,932 – $75,012what 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 OfficerCrossing GuardAc Lifeguard Seas
✓ 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.
$1,946
$11,310
$74,990
$223,634
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 $6,332 in 2016 to $11,361 in 2025 (+79%).
What changed since 2024
- −10.6%Typical pay went down from $12,715 to $11,361.
- +551,292 people were paid in 2025, compared with 1,237 in 2024.
- +79%Since 2016, typical pay has gone from $6,332 to $11,361, while the number of people paid went up from 1,184 to 1,292.
The agency updates it yearly, after each entity's fiscal year closes.
Pay slip · 2025
A typical worker's year
Sandy City
official data
2016–2025
| Regular pay | $11,099 |
|---|---|
| Overtime | $192 |
| Extra pay | $19 |
| Total for the year | $11,310 |
Average of the 65 workers in the middle of the pay range. Does not include benefits.
Matches the agency's latest release
Worth knowing about pay at Sandy City
What stands out in the payroll data, checked against the rest of our data before it is shown.
- +0.5%
People paid by Sandy City in both 2024 and 2025 saw their pay change by a typical +0.5%. Typical pay across everyone paid changed -10.6%, as people joined and left.
Usual among the 29 other cities in Utah in our data: +7.5%.
Compares the same people in both years, so new hires and leavers do not move it. Overtime and hours worked count too.
- +70%
Since 2016, total pay at Sandy City went up 70% while the number of people paid went up 9%.
Counts everyone paid during each year. Not adjusted for inflation.
Pay by job
Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.
| Job | People | Typical pay | Most earn | Since 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police Officer | 101 | $96,537 | $78k – $108k | ▼ 0.9% |
| Crossing Guard | 80 | $5,878 | $3k – $7k | ▼ 5.7% |
| Ac Lifeguard Seas | 75 | $839 | $0k – $2k | ▼ 43.2% |
| Parks Maintenance Worker Seas | 71 | $3,637 | $2k – $5k | ▲ 4.6% |
| Official / Referee / Scorekeeper I | 55 | $846 | $0k – $2k | ▲ 4.6% |
| Golf Course Worker I Ptnb | 38 | $756 | $0k – $1k | new |
| Aerobics Instructor | 31 | $1,067 | $1k – $3k | ▼ 7.4% |
| Firefighter/EMT | 27 | $62,753 | $53k – $67k | ▼ 7.7% |
| Recreation Site Supervisor Ptnb | 26 | $3,423 | $2k – $5k | ▲ 29.0% |
| Golf Course Worker Ptnb | 26 | $2,781 | $2k – $8k | ▲ 47.2% |
| Youth Camp Counselor I Seas | 26 | $2,613 | $1k – $6k | ▲ 135.1% |
| Parks Maintenance Worker Aca f/T | 19 | $13,015 | $11k – $29k | ▼ 6.9% |
| Youth Camp Counselor II Seas | 19 | $4,887 | $2k – $7k | ▲ 140.0% |
| Ac Lifeguard Supervisor Seas | 19 | $2,050 | $1k – $3k | ▼ 41.9% |
| Fire Captain | 16 | $125,181 | $124k – $128k | ▼ 2.3% |
| Golf Course Grounds Worker Ptnb | 16 | $6,796 | $2k – $11k | ▲ 4.9% |
| Police Sergeant | 15 | $121,698 | $116k – $136k | ▼ 2.5% |
| Fire Engineer | 15 | $98,793 | $97k – $103k | ▼ 1.3% |
| Street Maintenance Worker II | 15 | $59,324 | $56k – $63k | ▼ 1.3% |
| Alta Canyon Custodian Ptnb | 15 | $2,160 | $2k – $7k | ▲ 8.1% |
| Concession Attendant/Cashier Seas | 15 | $783 | $1k – $1k | ▲ 50.7% |
| Paramedic | 14 | $84,174 | $75k – $86k | ▼ 3.5% |
| Recreation Sports Instructor Ptnb | 14 | $267 | $0k – $0k | ▼ 52.7% |
| Custodian Ptnb | 13 | $12,069 | $3k – $15k | ▼ 5.1% |
| Senior Paramedic | 12 | $106,001 | $98k – $113k | ▲ 5.5% |
| Parks Maintenance Crew Leader | 12 | $58,642 | $55k – $61k | ▼ 0.9% |
| Tennis Instructor Seas | 12 | $453 | $0k – $1k | ▼ 21.9% |
| Golf Course Worker II Ptnb | 11 | $1,547 | $1k – $3k | new |
| Records Specialist | 10 | $44,485 | $28k – $49k | ▼ 2.4% |
| Youth Camp Counselor II Ptnb | 10 | $5,829 | $1k – $8k | ▲ 17.5% |
| Water Safety Instructor Seas | 10 | $1,411 | $1k – $2k | ▼ 43.5% |
| Police Lieutenant | 8 | $138,108 | $129k – $148k | ▼ 7.0% |
| Ac Office Aide Ptnb | 8 | $9,676 | $5k – $13k | ▲ 112.2% |
| Sego Lily Gardner | 8 | $3,645 | $3k – $6k | ▼ 37.6% |
| Council Member | 7 | $32,654 | $33k – $39k | ▲ 8.7% |
| Public Utilities Laborer | 7 | $2,880 | $2k – $5k | ▼ 26.1% |
| Animal Services Officer | 6 | $64,549 | $35k – $74k | ▲ 38.3% |
| Police Special Function Officer | 6 | $60,400 | $37k – $73k | new |
| Street Crew Leader | 5 | $81,975 | $75k – $83k | ▼ 2.0% |
| Senior Firefighter/EMT | 5 | $81,647 | $75k – $84k | new |
| Drainage Maintenance Worker II | 5 | $59,415 | $59k – $62k | new |
| Youth Camp Site Supervisor | 5 | $6,426 | $5k – $18k | new |
| Youth Camp Counselor I Ptnb | 5 | $5,090 | $1k – $6k | ▲ 10.9% |
| Alta Canyon Pool Site Supervisor Seas | 5 | $4,235 | $4k – $7k | ▼ 32.1% |
No jobs match.
How many people earn what
- Under $10k629
- $10k – $30k102
- $30k – $50k56
- $50k – $70k143
- $70k – $90k135
- $90k – $110k109
- $110k – $150k91
- $150k or more27
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Highest paid at Sandy City in 2025
- 1Lynn H PaceCity Attorney$223,634▲ $3,087 vs 2024
- 2Shane E PaceChief Administrative Officer$222,979▲ $1,313 vs 2024
- 3Brian P KelleyAdministrative Services Director$222,084▲ $1,244 vs 2024
- 4Thomas K WardPublic Utilities Director$221,498▲ $2,304 vs 2024
- 5James L SorensenCommunity Development Director$211,085▲ $2,197 vs 2024
- 6Greg J SeversonPolice Chief$207,764▲ $2,537 vs 2024
- 7Paul C FarrJustice Court Judge$202,161▼ $1,081 vs 2024
- 8Kimberly A BellDeputy Mayor$201,274▲ $3,272 vs 2024
- 9Ryan D McconaghieFire Chief$185,866▲ $14,081 vs 2024
- 10Martin J JensenDeputy Chief Administrative Officer$178,208▲ $115,726 vs 2024
Common questions
How much does a Sandy City employee make?
The typical employee was paid $11,361 in 2025: half of the 1,292 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $1,932 and $75,012.
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. 629 people (48.7%) 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 (96.0% of all pay), overtime (3.8%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (0.2%).
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