Washington City water operator salary, 2026

Washington City is a city in Washington County. 17 people worked as water operators for Washington City in fiscal year 2026. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $63,760, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Washington City?

Full-year water operators1

12 of 17

our best estimate from Utah's file: how reliable are the Utah figures?

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$63,760

overtime and other pay included

Based on the 12 of 17 water operators who worked the full year.

Median total pay
$64,243
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Overtime
In total pay
Utah's file doesn't list it separately
Highest-paid title
Not reported
fewer than 5 full-year people in any title
Average pay rank
20th
of 26 Utah employers

What does each water operator title at Washington City pay?

Each row is one title, from trainee to supervisor. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1 Utah's pay file has no official pay ranges, so none are shown.

Water system operators

  1. Water Operator 15 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Operator 3fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Water Operator 4fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Wastewater collection operators

  1. Sewer Operator 1fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Sewer Operator 2fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Sewer Operator 3fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Sewer Supervisorfewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Treatment Operator 1fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Does Washington City pay water operators more than other employers in Washington County?

Average total pay of full-year water operators: Washington City next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year water operators at Washington City earned $4,784 less than the Washington County average and $10,175 less than the Utah average.

Where does Washington City rank among Utah employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.1

All 26 Utah employers

Washington City ranks 20th of 26, below the middle employer.

Washington City
$60k$80k$100k$120k

Middle employer: $66,958

Each bar counts the employers whose average total pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.

Questions about water operator pay at Washington City

What is the average water operator salary at Washington City?

Water operators at Washington City who worked the full year earned an average of $63,760 in fiscal year 2026, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $64,243: half earned more, half less.

More salaries in Washington County

Sources for the Washington City figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Washington City at any point in fiscal year 2026 counts toward the headcount. 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 the 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. Averages lead; the median total pay is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with very high pay. Every figure covers at least 5 people.

  1. 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.
  2. Utah Code, Section 34-40-103, Minimum wage: Utah's minimum wage, the federal rate of $7.25 an hour.

How we read the data