Highest water operator salaries in Utah, by employer, 2025-26
Park City pays Utah's highest average total pay for water operators: $121,888 for those who worked the full year in the newest year each employer has published (fiscal years 2025 and 2026), against a state average of $73,935.
Where do water operators earn the most in Utah?
The 25 employers with the highest average total pay of full-year water and wastewater operators, overtime included.
Highest average total pay
- Park CityCity in Summit County, fiscal year 2026
11 full-year operators$121,888 - SandyCity in Salt Lake County, fiscal year 2026
5 full-year operators$94,228 - Taylorsville-Bennion Improvement DistrictLocal district in Salt Lake County, fiscal year 2025
12 full-year operators$88,976 - Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake & SandyLocal district in Salt Lake County, fiscal year 2026
9 full-year operators$87,548 - Jordan Valley Water Conservancy DistrictLocal district in Salt Lake County, fiscal year 2026
14 full-year operators$85,131 - Salt Lake CityCity in Salt Lake County, fiscal year 2026
118 full-year operators$81,529 - DraperCity in Salt Lake County, fiscal year 2026
5 full-year operators$75,371 - ProvoCity in Utah County, fiscal year 2026
25 full-year operators$74,490 - PaysonCity in Utah County, fiscal year 2026
7 full-year operators$72,797 - St. GeorgeCity in Washington County, fiscal year 2025
45 full-year operators$69,148 - Brigham CityCity in Box Elder County, fiscal year 2025
5 full-year operators$69,136 - North Davis Sewer DistrictLocal district in Davis County, fiscal year 2025
12 full-year operators$67,545 - TooeleCity government, fiscal year 2026
15 full-year operators$67,510 - HerrimanCity in Salt Lake County, fiscal year 2026
17 full-year operators$66,406 - Cedar CityCity in Iron County, fiscal year 2025
17 full-year operators$65,876 - LoganCity in Cache County, fiscal year 2026
5 full-year operators$65,305 - West JordanCity in Salt Lake County, fiscal year 2026
22 full-year operators$64,585 - LehiCity in Utah County, fiscal year 2026
13 full-year operators$64,584 - Spanish ForkCity in Utah County, fiscal year 2026
12 full-year operators$64,048 - Washington CityCity in Washington County, fiscal year 2026
12 full-year operators$63,760 - MidvaleCity in Salt Lake County, fiscal year 2026
7 full-year operators$61,427 - SmithfieldCity in Cache County, fiscal year 2026
5 full-year operators$60,530 - BluffdaleCity in Salt Lake County, fiscal year 2026
6 full-year operators$59,507 - Eagle MountainCity in Utah County, fiscal year 2026
6 full-year operators$57,513 - Price River Water Improvement DistrictLocal district in Carbon County, fiscal year 2025
10 full-year operators$54,929
Do water treatment or wastewater operators earn more in Utah?
Across all employers, full-year operators averaged $71,452 in wastewater treatment and $67,590 in water system. Water system means operator titles that name the water system without saying treatment or distribution.
- Wastewater treatment operators
- $71,452
- average total pay, 103 full-year
- Water system operators
- $67,590
- average total pay, 169 full-year
Highest pay for wastewater treatment operators
- Salt Lake City$80,884
- Provo$74,820
- Tooele$69,376
- Cedar City$68,350
- West Jordan$66,514
Highest pay for water system operators
- Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake & Sandy$87,548
- Draper$75,371
- Spanish Fork$71,655
- Payson$69,624
- St. George$68,432
Which Utah counties pay water operators the most?
Average total pay of full-year operators across every employer in the county, for the 12 counties with at least 5 of them. The dashed line marks the Utah average of $73,935.
The highest-paying employer for water operators in each Utah county
By average total pay of full-year operators, among the county's employers with at least 5 of them.
- Box Elder CountyBrigham City$69,136only employer with an average
- Cache CountyLogan$65,305highest of 2
- Carbon CountyPrice River Water Improvement District$54,929only employer with an average
- Davis CountyNorth Davis Sewer District$67,545highest of 2
- Iron CountyCedar City$65,876only employer with an average
- Salt Lake CountySandy$94,228highest of 10
- Summit CountyPark City$121,888only employer with an average
- Tooele CountyTooele$67,510only employer with an average
- Utah CountyProvo$74,490highest of 5
- Washington CountySt. George$69,148highest of 2
Questions about the highest water operator salaries in Utah
Which Utah employer pays water operators the most?
Park City, where full-year operators earned an average of $121,888, overtime included. Taylorsville-Bennion Improvement District ($88,976) and Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District ($85,131) follow.
Where do wastewater treatment operators earn the most in Utah?
At Salt Lake City, where full-year wastewater treatment operators earned an average of $80,884. Provo ($74,820) and Tooele ($69,376) follow.
Where do water system operators earn the most in Utah?
At Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake & Sandy, where full-year water system operators earned an average of $87,548. Draper ($75,371) and Spanish Fork ($71,655) follow.
Which Utah county pays water operators the most?
Summit County, where full-year operators across all employers earned an average of $120,146, followed by Wasatch County ($108,894) and Salt Lake County ($78,518).
Sources for the Utah water operator rankings
Pay figures use only people who worked for the same employer the year before, were paid at least 90% as much as in that year, earned at least 90% of that pay in the job's titles, and were paid at least $15,080, a full year at Utah's minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.2 Utah's file has no hours or start dates, so this is the closest sign of a full year. Total pay is the wages each employer reported, before tax. Utah's file has one wage figure per person with overtime inside it, so pay here is total pay and overtime can't be shown on its own. Every figure covers at least 5 people. Rankings and medians are our own arithmetic on these figures. Each employer's figures are from the newest year it has published (fiscal years 2025 and 2026).
- Transparent Utah, Office of the Utah State Auditor: title, wages and benefits of every employee of every Utah city, town, county and local district, as each reports them for its fiscal year.
- Utah Code, Section 34-40-103, Minimum wage: Utah's minimum wage, the federal rate of $7.25 an hour.