Utah · 2025 pay
How much do West Valley City employees make?
$35,864typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$4,172 – $90,302what 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 OfficerLifeguard 1Crossing Guard
✓ 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.
$4,154
$35,527
$90,315
$305,329
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 $29,103 in 2016 to $35,864 in 2025 (+23%).
What changed since 2024
- −2.6%Typical pay went down from $36,808 to $35,864.
- +271,421 people were paid in 2025, compared with 1,394 in 2024.
- +23%Since 2016, typical pay has gone from $29,103 to $35,864, while the number of people paid went up from 1,197 to 1,421.
The agency updates it yearly, after each entity's fiscal year closes.
Pay slip · 2025
A typical worker's year
West Valley City
official data
2016–2025
| Regular pay | $35,527 |
|---|---|
| Overtime | $0 |
| Extra pay | $0 |
| Total for the year | $35,527 |
Average of the 72 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police Officer | 107 | $91,059 | $81k – $100k | ▲ 3.2% |
| Lifeguard 1 | 96 | $3,134 | $1k – $5k | ▲ 88.7% |
| Crossing Guard | 82 | $8,830 | $8k – $10k | ▲ 12.3% |
| Police Officer 1st Class | 77 | $109,445 | $104k – $116k | ▲ 1.3% |
| Golf Course Equipment Operator | 43 | $2,801 | $2k – $7k | ▲ 13.5% |
| Firefighter | 35 | $30,945 | $23k – $57k | ▼ 37.9% |
| Golf Course Ranger | 35 | $1,959 | $1k – $5k | ▲ 9.2% |
| Desk Clerk N/B Rec Center | 31 | $3,920 | $1k – $8k | ▲ 53.1% |
| Camp Counselor | 27 | $3,522 | $1k – $5k | ▲ 303.5% |
| Snack Bar Attendant-Rec Center | 25 | $2,331 | $1k – $3k | ▲ 25.0% |
| Aerobic Instructor | 21 | $2,233 | $1k – $3k | ▲ 11.7% |
| Recreation Worker | 21 | $1,084 | $1k – $2k | ▼ 9.3% |
| Police Sergeant | 18 | $127,189 | $122k – $140k | ▲ 0.7% |
| Lifeguard 2 | 18 | $8,990 | $5k – $14k | ▲ 44.9% |
| Senior Support Services Clerk | 17 | $52,581 | $48k – $58k | ▲ 6.2% |
| Golf Course Banquet Server | 15 | $3,685 | $1k – $5k | ▲ 144.7% |
| Activity Area Attendant | 15 | $2,085 | $1k – $3k | ▲ 180.0% |
| Lifeguard 3 | 13 | $11,194 | $8k – $15k | ▼ 32.0% |
| Sergeant | 12 | $125,402 | $121k – $126k | ▲ 2.8% |
| Animal Shelter Technician | 12 | $16,898 | $12k – $29k | ▼ 16.9% |
| Lieutenant | 11 | $144,580 | $140k – $155k | ▲ 2.3% |
| Golf Course Grill Server | 11 | $3,448 | $3k – $5k | ▲ 53.6% |
| Operator I | 10 | $47,146 | $17k – $50k | ▲ 8.5% |
| Golf Course Starter | 10 | $4,438 | $2k – $6k | ▼ 12.1% |
| Seasonal Laborer | 10 | $2,280 | $2k – $3k | new |
| Seasonal Park Caretaker | 9 | $7,090 | $5k – $8k | ▲ 51.4% |
| Seasonal Right of Way Worker | 9 | $2,368 | $2k – $4k | new |
| Golf Course Beverage Cart | 9 | $1,436 | $0k – $3k | ▲ 709.0% |
| Planning Commission | 9 | $957 | $1k – $1k | ▼ 22.7% |
| Senior Firefighter Paramedic + Specialty | 8 | $91,996 | $81k – $95k | ▲ 12.1% |
| Senior Firefighter Paramedic | 8 | $86,614 | $85k – $92k | ▲ 6.9% |
| Court Clerk | 8 | $19,778 | $14k – $22k | ▼ 25.7% |
| Child Care Attendant | 8 | $7,311 | $4k – $10k | ▲ 119.8% |
| Custodian-Rec Center | 8 | $4,806 | $3k – $8k | ▲ 113.3% |
| Public Safety Review Board | 8 | $588 | $0k – $1k | ▲ 71.4% |
| Ff Critical Care + Specialty | 7 | $110,967 | $110k – $122k | ▲ 6.1% |
| Engineer/Paramedic | 7 | $105,268 | $104k – $116k | ▼ 2.4% |
| Senior Operator | 7 | $59,906 | $59k – $65k | ▼ 1.4% |
| Park Worker I | 7 | $46,426 | $46k – $50k | ▲ 15.6% |
| City Council | 7 | $28,760 | $29k – $29k | ▲ 5.2% |
| Building Custodian I | 7 | $25,346 | $23k – $55k | ▼ 35.5% |
| Golf Course Line/Prep Cook | 7 | $4,462 | $4k – $10k | ▲ 155.2% |
| Captain/Paramedic | 6 | $144,340 | $131k – $158k | ▲ 2.7% |
| Captain Paramedic | 6 | $132,083 | $119k – $135k | ▼ 1.5% |
| Senior Firefighter + Specialty | 6 | $88,797 | $78k – $100k | ▲ 21.8% |
| Victim Advocate | 6 | $46,195 | $37k – $51k | ▼ 0.0% |
| Street Maintenance II | 6 | $32,288 | $15k – $41k | ▲ 16.1% |
| Aquasize Instructor | 6 | $1,307 | $0k – $2k | ▼ 48.2% |
| Beer Decoy | 6 | $875 | $0k – $1k | ▼ 43.1% |
| Fire Captain Paramedic | 5 | $136,556 | $130k – $151k | new |
| Battalion Chief | 5 | $134,901 | $134k – $153k | ▼ 6.9% |
| Senior Firefighter | 5 | $80,631 | $80k – $83k | ▲ 10.9% |
| Office Manager | 5 | $70,122 | $69k – $80k | new |
| Court Clerk III | 5 | $68,538 | $63k – $70k | ▲ 7.3% |
| Firefighter + Specialty | 5 | $61,015 | $48k – $66k | ▼ 0.3% |
| Administrative Assistant | 5 | $54,888 | $51k – $60k | ▼ 1.4% |
| Parking Compliance Specialist | 5 | $50,980 | $48k – $54k | ▲ 24.8% |
| Code Enforcement Officer | 5 | $44,011 | $40k – $50k | new |
| Recreation Program Manager | 5 | $23,008 | $12k – $64k | new |
| Temporary Park Worker | 5 | $2,484 | $2k – $11k | ▼ 49.8% |
| Concessions Attendant | 5 | $2,310 | $2k – $2k | ▲ 24.8% |
No jobs match.
How many people earn what
- Under $10k547
- $10k – $30k145
- $30k – $50k103
- $50k – $70k141
- $70k – $90k125
- $90k – $110k166
- $110k – $150k150
- $150k or more44
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Highest paid at West Valley City in 2025
- 1Faaifoaoolelagi M PiliCity Manager$305,329▲ $240,810 vs 2024
- 2John Anthony FloresAssistant City Manager$261,798▲ $51,323 vs 2024
- 3Jon Eric BundersonCity Attorney$232,915▲ $6,784 vs 2024
- 4James David WelchFinance Director$232,317▲ $6,766 vs 2024
- 5John C EvansFire Chief$223,528▼ $25,875 vs 2024
- 6Stephen L PastorikCed Director$217,402▲ $6,333 vs 2024
- 7Jonathan SpringmeyerRda/Economic Develop Director$213,054▲ $25,432 vs 2024
- 8Colleen JacobsPolice Chief$211,970▲ $6,140 vs 2024
- 9Christopher D BeichnerDeputy Fire Chief$210,269▲ $40,631 vs 2024
- 10Ryan D RobinsonLegal Department Division Head$205,413▲ $5,982 vs 2024
Common questions
How much does a West Valley City employee make?
The typical employee was paid $35,864 in 2025: half of the 1,421 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $4,172 and $90,302.
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. 547 people (38.5%) 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 (100.0% of all pay), overtime (0.0%) 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; 0 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals