Utah police sergeant salaries by department, 2025-26
590 people held a police sergeant title at 61 Utah city police departments and police agencies in the newest year each employer has published (fiscal years 2025 and 2026). Those who worked the full year earned an average of $128,939, overtime included, against $98,209 for officers.
What is the average police sergeant salary in Utah?
Average total pay, full-year Utah police sergeants1
$128,939
Highest- and lowest-paying among the 14 departments with at least 10 full-year sergeants. The lists below include every department with at least 5.
- Police sergeants
- 590
- 529 of them worked the full year
- Median total pay
- $126,956
- the middle sergeant: half earned more, half less
- Departments
- 61
- with police sergeants on their payroll
Which Utah police departments pay sergeants the most?
By average total pay of full-year police sergeants, among departments with at least 5 of them.
Highest average total pay
- Park CityCity in Summit County, fiscal year 2026
7 full-year sergeants$172,763 - Salt Lake CityCity in Salt Lake County, fiscal year 2026
73 full-year sergeants$153,458 - HeberCity in Wasatch County, fiscal year 2026
5 full-year sergeants$147,784 - LaytonCity in Davis County, fiscal year 2026
15 full-year sergeants$143,255 - OgdenCity in Weber County, fiscal year 2026
17 full-year sergeants$140,451 - RivertonCity in Salt Lake County, fiscal year 2026
5 full-year sergeants$138,356 - LehiCity in Utah County, fiscal year 2026
13 full-year sergeants$136,019 - Saratoga SpringsCity in Utah County, fiscal year 2026
6 full-year sergeants$135,376 - West JordanCity in Salt Lake County, fiscal year 2026
18 full-year sergeants$133,836 - West Valley CityCity in Salt Lake County, fiscal year 2026
30 full-year sergeants$132,923
Utah average for sergeants, $128,939
Which Utah counties pay police sergeants the most?
Average total pay of full-year sergeants across each county's city and district police departments, where at least 5 of them worked the full year. The dashed line marks the Utah average of $128,939.
Compare police sergeant pay at every Utah department
Every department with at least 5 police sergeants: what full-year sergeants earned. Click a column to sort it.
Showing 1 to 25 of 40 departments, highest average total pay first.
| Park CitySummit County | Summit | $172,763 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake CitySalt Lake County | Salt Lake | $153,458 | 82 |
| HeberWasatch County | Wasatch | $147,784 | 5 |
| LaytonDavis County | Davis | $143,255 | 15 |
| OgdenWeber County | Weber | $140,451 | 19 |
| RivertonSalt Lake County | Salt Lake | $138,356 | 6 |
| LehiUtah County | Utah | $136,019 | 14 |
| Saratoga SpringsUtah County | Utah | $135,376 | 7 |
| West JordanSalt Lake County | Salt Lake | $133,836 | 20 |
| West Valley CitySalt Lake County | Salt Lake | $132,923 | 32 |
| HerrimanSalt Lake County | Salt Lake | $132,640 | 9 |
| DraperSalt Lake County | Salt Lake | $129,839 | 9 |
| MurraySalt Lake County | Salt Lake | $128,813 | 12 |
| Unified Police DepartmentSalt Lake County | Salt Lake | $128,200 | 44 |
| SandySalt Lake County | Salt Lake | $127,592 | 18 |
| Spanish ForkUtah County | Utah | $127,471 | 10 |
| OremUtah County | Utah | $126,942 | 24 |
| South JordanSalt Lake County | Salt Lake | $126,743 | 13 |
| Brigham CityBox Elder County | Box Elder | $126,617 | 6 |
| SyracuseDavis County | Davis | $125,383 | 5 |
| ProvoUtah County | Utah | $124,719 | 16 |
| TaylorsvilleSalt Lake County | Salt Lake | $123,112 | 10 |
| South Salt LakeSalt Lake County | Salt Lake | $122,779 | 17 |
| ClearfieldDavis County | Davis | $121,354 | 6 |
| St. GeorgeWashington County | Washington | $121,154 | 20 |
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"Fewer than 5": fewer than 5 sergeants worked the full year, too few for an average. Departments with fewer than 5 sergeants aren't listed.
How much more do police sergeants earn than officers in Utah?
Average total pay of full-year staff at every Utah city police department and police agency, overtime included.
- Officers$98,209
- Detectives$94,533
- Sergeants$128,939
- Lieutenants$140,167
- Captains$153,762
Sergeants earn $30,730 more than officers on average. Detectives average $94,533, lieutenants average $140,167 and captains average $153,762.
Questions about police sergeant pay in Utah
How much does a police sergeant make in Utah?
Full-year Utah police sergeants at city police departments and police agencies earned an average of $128,939 in the newest year each employer has published (fiscal years 2025 and 2026), overtime included. The middle sergeant earned $126,956. Officers averaged $98,209.
Which Utah police department pays sergeants the most?
Among departments with at least 10 full-year sergeants, Salt Lake City has the highest average total pay, $153,458, followed by Layton ($143,255) and Ogden ($140,451).
Which Utah county pays police sergeants the most?
Summit County, where full-year sergeants at its police departments averaged $172,763, followed by Wasatch County ($147,784) and Salt Lake County ($136,232).
Sources for the Utah police sergeant figures
Every person who held a police sergeant title at any point in the newest year each employer has published (fiscal years 2025 and 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 gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other 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.