Utah · 2025 pay
How much do West Jordan City employees make?
$61,407typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$14,952 – $92,991what 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: Crossing GuardSeasonal LaborerPolice Officer I
✓ 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.
$14,871
$61,292
$92,711
$251,618
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 $46,798 in 2016 to $61,407 in 2025 (+31%).
What changed since 2024
- +6.3%Typical pay went up from $57,778 to $61,407.
- −10763 people were paid in 2025, compared with 773 in 2024.
- +31%Since 2016, typical pay has gone from $46,798 to $61,407, while the number of people paid went up from 654 to 763.
The agency updates it yearly, after each entity's fiscal year closes.
Pay slip · 2025
A typical worker's year
West Jordan City
official data
2016–2025
| Regular pay | $59,173 |
|---|---|
| Overtime | $1,966 |
| Extra pay | $153 |
| Total for the year | $61,292 |
Average of the 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossing Guard | 103 | $6,058 | $2k – $10k | ▲ 11.9% |
| Seasonal Laborer | 74 | $6,615 | $4k – $13k | ▲ 20.1% |
| Police Officer I | 40 | $72,216 | $66k – $81k | ▼ 2.8% |
| Fire Paramedic | 35 | $101,338 | $88k – $109k | ▲ 1.4% |
| Police Officer III | 34 | $99,220 | $96k – $107k | ▲ 2.9% |
| Police Officer II | 34 | $92,033 | $88k – $96k | ▲ 8.8% |
| Police Sergeant | 19 | $120,926 | $118k – $136k | ▲ 4.6% |
| Firefighter I Suppression | 16 | $62,915 | $61k – $68k | ▲ 9.2% |
| Fire Captain Suppression | 12 | $130,800 | $124k – $142k | ▲ 6.0% |
| Fire Engineer - Suppression | 12 | $101,122 | $98k – $104k | ▲ 0.8% |
| Police Records Technician | 12 | $41,672 | $30k – $47k | ▼ 8.1% |
| Niu-Utility Crew Leader | 10 | $76,421 | $70k – $85k | new |
| Street Maintenance Worker I | 10 | $34,141 | $11k – $49k | ▼ 30.8% |
| Parks Maintenance Worker I | 9 | $46,536 | $36k – $51k | ▲ 1.4% |
| Water Operator I | 9 | $33,085 | $23k – $45k | ▼ 14.6% |
| Street Maintenance Worker III | 8 | $62,785 | $61k – $64k | ▲ 4.7% |
| Street Maintenance Worker II | 8 | $42,028 | $19k – $56k | ▼ 16.8% |
| Police Lieutenant | 7 | $134,954 | $134k – $139k | ▲ 1.8% |
| Administrative Assistant | 7 | $52,443 | $52k – $57k | ▲ 5.7% |
| City Council Members | 7 | $19,200 | $19k – $19k | ▲ 86.5% |
| Firefighter II - Suppression | 6 | $87,671 | $76k – $92k | ▲ 7.2% |
| Parks Maintenance Crew Supervisor | 6 | $74,919 | $65k – $81k | ▲ 4.6% |
| Wastewater Operator IV | 6 | $70,638 | $65k – $78k | new |
| GIS Intern | 6 | $14,869 | $8k – $19k | ▲ 87.3% |
| Passport Agent | 6 | $8,665 | $2k – $18k | new |
| Senior Engineer | 5 | $106,165 | $47k – $123k | new |
| Fleet Mechanic | 5 | $70,852 | $69k – $75k | ▲ 5.6% |
| Water Operator II | 5 | $58,914 | $56k – $63k | ▲ 2.7% |
| Animal Services Officer | 5 | $58,246 | $51k – $65k | new |
| Stormwater Operator I | 5 | $44,449 | $41k – $56k | ▲ 162.9% |
| Police Officer in Training | 5 | $27,513 | $20k – $41k | ▲ 102.4% |
| Community Service Officer | 5 | $13,582 | $10k – $43k | new |
No jobs match.
How many people earn what
- Under $10k149
- $10k – $30k99
- $30k – $50k53
- $50k – $70k154
- $70k – $90k104
- $90k – $110k102
- $110k – $150k83
- $150k or more19
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Highest paid at West Jordan City in 2025
- 1Jeremy RobertsonDeputy Police Chief$251,618▲ $1,593 vs 2024
- 2Korban LeeChief Administrative Officer$248,164▲ $10,958 vs 2024
- 3Derek MaxfieldFire Chief$209,145▲ $11,804 vs 2024
- 4Kenneth WallentinePolice Chief$207,840▲ $11,215 vs 2024
- 5Danyce SteckAdmin Services Director$202,156▲ $7,861 vs 2024
- 6Josh ChandlerCity Attorney$200,418▲ $11,141 vs 2024
- 7Paul JeromeAssistant Chief Admin Officer$197,671▲ $175,471 vs 2024
- 8Scott S LangfordCommunity Development Director$183,571▲ $9,159 vs 2024
- 9Douglas O SaundersPolice Lieutenant$182,568▼ $27,637 vs 2024
- 10Robert N AllredIT Director$177,342▼ $2,097 vs 2024
Common questions
How much does a West Jordan City employee make?
The typical employee was paid $61,407 in 2025: half of the 763 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $14,952 and $92,991.
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. 149 people (19.5%) 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 (95.7% of all pay), overtime (3.8%) 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