What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Utility Operator's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Assistant Utility Operator?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Utility Operator roles, with salaries approximately 22% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Utility Operator's salary?

An Assistant Utility Operator's salary grows with experience: starting around $44,486 for beginners, reaching about $63,535 at mid-level, and approach $67,418 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Utility Operator?

Assistant Utility Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Utility Operator roles are District of Columbia $49,395, California $49,207, Massachusetts $48,552. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Utility Operator roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Utility Operator level roles vary by specialization: Utility Plant Operator IV: $105,530; Utility Systems Repairer-Operator Supervisor: $105,505; Utility Plant Operator V: $91,487; Utility Plant Operator III: $91,160; Utility Plant Operator: $82,878.

Assistant Utility Operator Salary in Colorado

How much does an Assistant Utility Operator make in Colorado? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Utility Operator in Colorado is $45,518 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

However, an Assistant Utility Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $54,984
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,325 to $50,473
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,418

10% $39,418

50% (Median) $45,518

90% $54,984

Assistant Utility Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,473	$4,206	$971	$24
Average	$45,518	$3,793	$875	$22
25th Percentile	$42,325	$3,527	$814	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Utility Operator Salaries

An Assistant Utility Operator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Assistant Utility Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Utility Operator's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $44,486
Early Career (1-2 years): $56,896
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $63,535
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $70,136
Expert (over 8 years): $67,418

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Assistant Utility Operator	less than 1 year	$44,486
Production Technician II	1-2 years	$56,896
Production Technician III	2-4 years	$63,535
Production Technician IV	5-8 years	$70,136
Production Team Leader	over 8 years	$67,418

How Do Assistant Utility Operator Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Assistant Utility Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $49,395.
California: $49,207.
Massachusetts: $48,552.

District of Columbia $49,395 California $49,207 Massachusetts $48,552 Washington $48,373 New Jersey $48,355 Alaska $48,293 Connecticut $47,677 New York $47,427

Hawaii $46,629 Rhode Island $46,254 Maryland $46,000 Minnesota $45,652 Colorado $45,518 Illinois $45,473 Oregon $45,304 Delaware $45,179

New Hampshire $45,100 Virginia $44,925 Pennsylvania $44,412 Nevada $44,153 North Dakota $44,068 Michigan $43,934 Wisconsin $43,885 Vermont $43,787

Texas $43,515 Maine $43,497 Arizona $43,470 Ohio $43,439 Georgia $43,029 Indiana $42,823 Wyoming $42,783 Utah $42,721

Iowa $42,694 Kansas $42,480 Louisiana $42,417 North Carolina $42,395 Missouri $42,386 Florida $42,212 Montana $42,119 Nebraska $42,029

Kentucky $41,980 South Carolina $41,802 Tennessee $41,690 Idaho $41,646 New Mexico $41,320 Oklahoma $41,249 Alabama $40,985 South Dakota $40,544

Arkansas $40,303 West Virginia $40,173 Mississippi $39,785

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Utility Operator

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Glen Haven: $44,627
Hygiene: $46,178
Johnstown: $44,726

Glen Haven, CO $44,627

Hygiene, CO $46,178

Johnstown, CO $44,726

Laporte, CO $44,231

Livermore, CO $44,087

Loveland, CO $44,587

Lyons, CO $46,097

Masonville, CO $44,259

Mead, CO $45,234

Milliken, CO $44,664

Niwot, CO $46,540

Red Feather Lakes, CO $44,208

Severance, CO $44,294

Timnath, CO $44,237

Wellington, CO $43,989

Windsor, CO $44,301

Brighton, CO $45,398

Ault, CO $44,216

Briggsdale, CO $44,228

Carr, CO $43,468

Eastlake, CO $45,517

Eaton, CO $44,356

Evans, CO $44,582

Fort Lupton, CO $45,269

Galeton, CO $44,360

Gilcrest, CO $44,825

Gill, CO $44,433

Greeley, CO $44,472

Henderson, CO $45,469

Hudson, CO $45,120

Keenesburg, CO $44,902

Kersey, CO $44,438

La Salle, CO $44,748

Lucerne, CO $44,424

Nunn, CO $44,076

Orchard, CO $44,223

Pierce, CO $44,244

Ohio City, CO $44,699

Parlin, CO $44,489

Penrose, CO $44,101

Pitkin, CO $44,644

Poncha Springs, CO $44,342

Powderhorn, CO $44,396

Rockvale, CO $43,900

Sargents, CO $44,267

Twin Lakes, CO $45,729

Westcliffe, CO $43,925

Wetmore, CO $43,643

Durango, CO $44,521

Cahone, CO $44,411

Cortez, CO $44,378

Dolores, CO $44,483

Dove Creek, CO $44,367

Egnar, CO $44,392

Hesperus, CO $44,132

Lewis, CO $44,490

Mancos, CO $44,377

Marvel, CO $44,131

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $44,147

Pleasant View, CO $44,284

Rico, CO $44,494

Towaoc, CO $44,193

Yellow Jacket, CO $44,437

Montrose, CO $44,661

Austin, CO $44,719

Bedrock, CO $44,380

Cedaredge, CO $44,764

Cory, CO $44,708

Crawford, CO $44,581

Delta, CO $44,660

Eckert, CO $44,730

Hotchkiss, CO $44,702

Lazear, CO $44,669

Naturita, CO $44,471

Norwood, CO $44,488

Nucla, CO $44,539

Olathe, CO $44,611

Ophir, CO $44,536

Ouray, CO $44,529

Paonia, CO $44,907

Paradox, CO $44,405

Placerville, CO $44,495

Redvale, CO $44,509

Ridgway, CO $44,523

Silverton, CO $44,448

Somerset, CO $45,043

Telluride, CO $44,545

Grand Junction, CO $44,935

Platteville, CO $44,925

Roggen, CO $44,461

Weldona, CO $44,118

Wiggins, CO $44,354

Fort Morgan, CO $44,136

Log Lane Village, CO $44,280

Akron, CO $43,816

Amherst, CO $43,676

Atwood, CO $43,970

Brush, CO $43,966

Crook, CO $43,845

Eckley, CO $43,706

Fleming, CO $43,928

Grover, CO $43,894

Haxtun, CO $43,920

Hereford, CO $43,614

Hillrose, CO $44,010

Holyoke, CO $43,787

Idalia, CO $43,567

Iliff, CO $43,960

Julesburg, CO $43,783

Lindon, CO $43,628

Merino, CO $44,008

New Raymer, CO $43,998

Otis, CO $43,855

Ovid, CO $43,798

Padroni, CO $43,848

Paoli, CO $43,920

Peetz, CO $43,836

Sedgwick, CO $43,814

Snyder, CO $43,975

Sterling, CO $44,045

Stoneham, CO $44,000

Vernon, CO $43,609

Woodrow, CO $43,719

Wray, CO $43,696

Yuma, CO $43,842

Anton, CO $43,639

Arapahoe, CO $43,295

Arriba, CO $43,452

Bethune, CO $43,517

Burlington, CO $43,476

Calhan, CO $44,164

Cascade, CO $44,527

Cheyenne Wells, CO $43,358

Cope, CO $43,619

Cripple Creek, CO $44,443

Divide, CO $44,467

Flagler, CO $43,497

Florissant, CO $44,431

Fountain, CO $44,160

Genoa, CO $43,482

Green Mountain Falls, CO $44,516

Guffey, CO $44,383

Hugo, CO $43,216

Joes, CO $43,662

Karval, CO $42,965

Kirk, CO $43,626

Kit Carson, CO $43,304

Limon, CO $43,744

Lake George, CO $44,498

Manitou Springs, CO $44,527

Matheson, CO $43,712

Peyton, CO $44,372

Ramah, CO $43,430

Rush, CO $43,533

Seibert, CO $43,479

Simla, CO $43,911

Stratton, CO $43,522

U S A F Academy, CO $44,525

Victor, CO $44,423

Vona, CO $43,504

Wild Horse, CO $43,221

Woodland Park, CO $44,491

Yoder, CO $43,701

Colorado Springs, CO $44,528

Clifton, CO $44,907

Fruita, CO $44,796

Gateway, CO $44,480

Glade Park, CO $44,634

Loma, CO $44,812

Mack, CO $44,693

Palisade, CO $44,826

Whitewater, CO $44,631

Glenwood Springs, CO $45,369

Dinosaur, CO $44,619

Aspen, CO $46,218

Snowmass Village, CO $46,217

Avon, CO $45,802

Basalt, CO $46,071

Carbondale, CO $45,900

Collbran, CO $44,782

Craig, CO $45,111

De Beque, CO $44,777

Eagle, CO $45,614

Edwards, CO $45,712

Parachute, CO $45,010

Battlement Mesa, CO $44,968

Gypsum, CO $45,387

Hamilton, CO $45,303

Hayden, CO $45,175

Maybell, CO $44,675

Meeker, CO $45,307

Meredith, CO $45,920

Mesa, CO $44,760

Minturn, CO $45,662

Molina, CO $44,733

New Castle, CO $45,212

Rangely, CO $44,801

Red Cliff, CO $45,656

Rifle, CO $45,100

Silt, CO $45,082

Slater, CO $44,896

Snowmass, CO $46,124

Wolcott, CO $45,642

Woody Creek, CO $46,215

Vail, CO $45,858

Pueblo, CO $43,176

Colorado City, CO $43,471

Aguilar, CO $43,661

Arlington, CO $42,892

Avondale, CO $43,291

Beulah, CO $43,474

Boncarbo, CO $43,682

Boone, CO $43,432

Branson, CO $43,325

Campo, CO $43,164

Cheraw, CO $43,247

Crowley, CO $43,340

Eads, CO $43,278

Fort Lyon, CO $43,230

Fowler, CO $43,354

Gardner, CO $43,779

Granada, CO $43,375

Hartman, CO $43,458

Hasty, CO $43,325

Haswell, CO $43,069

Hoehne, CO $43,612

Holly, CO $43,321

Kim, CO $43,280

La Junta, CO $43,308

Lamar, CO $43,440

Las Animas, CO $43,284

La Veta, CO $43,855

Mc Clave, CO $43,332

Manzanola, CO $43,275

Model, CO $43,341

Olney Springs, CO $43,201

Ordway, CO $42,986

Pritchett, CO $43,283

Rocky Ford, CO $43,212

Rye, CO $43,538

Sheridan Lake, CO $43,295

Springfield, CO $43,371

Sugar City, CO $42,871

Swink, CO $43,265

Trinchera, CO $43,425

Trinidad, CO $43,613

Two Buttes, CO $43,369

Vilas, CO $43,362

Walsenburg, CO $43,624

Walsh, CO $43,317

Weston, CO $43,765

Wiley, CO $43,292

Alamosa, CO $44,188

Antonito, CO $44,160

Arboles, CO $44,249

Arvada, CO $45,518

Aurora, CO $45,487

Bayfield, CO $44,374

Broomfield, CO $45,718

Commerce City, CO $45,411

Dupont, CO $45,498

Eldorado Springs, CO $46,582

Lafayette, CO $46,168

Louisville, CO $46,226

Westminster, CO $45,498

Wheat Ridge, CO $45,495

Agate, CO $43,883

Bennett, CO $45,024

Byers, CO $44,487

Castle Rock, CO $44,684

Deer Trail, CO $44,193

Elbert, CO $44,401

Elizabeth, CO $44,776

Englewood, CO $45,487

Franktown, CO $44,654

Kiowa, CO $44,454

Larkspur, CO $44,539

Littleton, CO $45,442

Lone Tree, CO $45,322

Louviers, CO $45,259

Monument, CO $44,495

Palmer Lake, CO $44,500

Parker, CO $45,156

Sedalia, CO $44,707

Strasburg, CO $44,881

Watkins, CO $45,218

Denver, CO $45,482

Thornton, CO $45,518

Boulder, CO $46,806

Golden, CO $45,492

Alma, CO $45,236

Bailey, CO $45,133

Black Hawk, CO $45,946

Bond, CO $45,637

Breckenridge, CO $45,332

Buffalo Creek, CO $44,977

Burns, CO $45,344

Central City, CO $45,688

Clark, CO $44,914

Climax, CO $45,385

Coalmont, CO $44,837

Como, CO $44,684

Conifer, CO $45,250

Cowdrey, CO $44,656

Dillon, CO $45,305

Dumont, CO $45,525

Evergreen, CO $45,413

Empire, CO $45,317

Fairplay, CO $44,725

Fraser, CO $45,369

Frisco, CO $45,585

Georgetown, CO $45,283

Granby, CO $45,248

Grand Lake, CO $45,223

Grant, CO $44,901

Hartsel, CO $44,487

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $45,187

Idaho Springs, CO $45,448

Idledale, CO $45,445

Indian Hills, CO $45,422

Jamestown, CO $46,731

Jefferson, CO $44,807

Kittredge, CO $45,426

Kremmling, CO $45,183

Leadville, CO $45,329

Mc Coy, CO $45,337

Morrison, CO $45,412

Nederland, CO $46,306

Oak Creek, CO $45,256

Parshall, CO $45,451

Phippsburg, CO $45,301

Pine, CO $45,031

Pinecliffe, CO $46,524

Rand, CO $44,840

Rollinsville, CO $46,090

Shawnee, CO $45,021

Silver Plume, CO $45,092

Steamboat Springs, CO $45,172

Tabernash, CO $45,474

Toponas, CO $45,284

Walden, CO $44,773

Ward, CO $46,184

Winter Park, CO $45,533

Yampa, CO $45,345

Silverthorne, CO $45,546

Longmont, CO $45,998

Allenspark, CO $45,789

Estes Park, CO $45,101

Bellvue, CO $44,524

Berthoud, CO $45,070

Dacono, CO $45,595

Drake, CO $44,540

Erie, CO $45,800

Firestone, CO $45,482

Fort Collins, CO $44,206

Frederick, CO $45,484

Blanca, CO $44,032

Capulin, CO $44,258

Center, CO $44,222

Chama, CO $43,881

Chimney Rock, CO $44,268

Chromo, CO $43,971

Conejos, CO $44,133

Creede, CO $44,364

Crestone, CO $44,052

Del Norte, CO $44,268

Fort Garland, CO $43,933

San Luis, CO $43,754

Homelake, CO $44,227

Hooper, CO $44,080

Ignacio, CO $44,183

Jaroso, CO $43,850

La Jara, CO $44,204

Manassa, CO $44,159

Moffat, CO $44,110

Monte Vista, CO $44,253

Mosca, CO $44,024

Pagosa Springs, CO $44,264

Romeo, CO $44,289

Saguache, CO $44,262

Sanford, CO $44,041

San Pablo, CO $43,815

South Fork, CO $44,312

Villa Grove, CO $44,169

Salida, CO $44,343

Almont, CO $45,485

Buena Vista, CO $45,415

Canon City, CO $44,145

Cimarron, CO $44,443

Coal Creek, CO $43,883

Coaldale, CO $44,235

Cotopaxi, CO $44,111

Crested Butte, CO $45,724

Florence, CO $43,814

Monarch, CO $44,436

Granite, CO $45,103

Gunnison, CO $44,478

Hillside, CO $44,094

Howard, CO $44,314

Lake City, CO $44,441

Nathrop, CO $44,476

Assistant Utility Operator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Utility Operator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 44% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 22% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Utility Operator positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Utility Operator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assistant Utility Operator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$55,532	$27.0	22%
Internet	$53,256	$26.0	17%
Aerospace & Defense	$50,980	$25.0	12%
Energy & Utilities	$50,070	$24.0	10%
Financial Services	$50,070	$24.0	10%

Assistant Utility Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Utility Operator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$42,325

Average $45,518/year

$50,473

$3,527

Average $3,793/month

$4,206

$814

Average $875/week

$971

$20

Average $22/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,473	$4,206	$971	$24
Average	$45,518	$3,793	$875	$22
25th Percentile	$42,325	$3,527	$814	$20

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