Provo police officer salary, 2026
Provo is a city in Utah County. 103 people worked as police officers for Provo in fiscal year 2026. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $87,739, overtime included.
What is the average police officer salary at Provo?
Full-year police officers1
79 of 103
our best estimate from Utah's file: how reliable are the Utah figures?
Based on the 79 of 103 police officers who worked the full year.
- Median total pay
- $89,609
- the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- In total pay
- Utah's file doesn't list it separately
- Highest-paid title
- $106,664
- Master Police Officer, average total pay
- Average pay rank
- 37th
- of 61 Utah employers
What does each police officer title at Provo 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.
- Police OfficerFewer than 5
- Police Officer I$63,806
- Police Officer II$83,818
- Master Police Officer$106,664
- Matser Police OfficerFewer than 5
- Senior Police Officer$90,601
- Sr. Police Officer$98,968
average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Police sergeant and lieutenant pay at Provo
Ranks above officer, kept out of the officer figures on this page. Each rank's name leads to its statewide overview. Pay: average total pay of full-year staff, overtime included.1
| Rank | People | Average total pay |
|---|---|---|
| Officers | 103 | $87,739 |
| Sergeants | 16 | $124,719 |
| Lieutenants | 7 | $135,023 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $124,719, $36,980 more than officers.
Does Provo pay police officers more than other employers in Utah County?
Average total pay of full-year police officers: Provo next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Provo$87,739
- All employers in Utah County$91,542
- All employers in Utah$98,209
Full-year police officers at Provo earned $3,803 less than the Utah County average and $10,470 less than the Utah average.
Where does Provo rank among Utah employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year police officers, by average total pay.1
All 61 Utah employers
Provo ranks 37th of 61, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $93,852
The 12 employers in Utah County
Provo ranks 6th of 12, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $87,446
Each bar counts the employers whose average total pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.
Questions about police officer pay at Provo
What is the average police officer salary at Provo?
Police officers at Provo who worked the full year earned an average of $87,739 in fiscal year 2026, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $89,609: half earned more, half less.
How much does a police sergeant make at Provo?
Full-year sergeants at Provo averaged $124,719 in total pay in fiscal year 2026, overtime included.
More salaries in Utah County
- Santaquin$91,156 average total pay
- Saratoga Springs$87,154 average total pay
- Lindon$87,056 average total pay
- Pleasant Grove$85,688 average total pay
- Springville$85,423 average total pay
- Payson$82,394 average total pay
- Highest police officer salaries in UtahThe best-paying employers, ranked
- 911 dispatcher salaries at Provo$73,870 average total pay
- Water operator salaries at Provo$74,490 average total pay
Sources for the Provo figures
Every person who held a police officer position at Provo 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.
- 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.