Washington City police officer salary, 2026

Washington City is a city in Washington County. 29 people worked as police officers for Washington City in fiscal year 2026. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $91,358, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Washington City?

Full-year police officers1

18 of 29

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers1

$91,358

overtime and other pay included

Based on the 18 of 29 police officers who worked the full year.

Median total pay
$89,840
the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
In total pay
Utah's file doesn't list it separately
Highest-paid title
$101,587
Police Officer 3, average total pay
Average pay rank
33rd
of 61 Utah employers

What does each police officer 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.

  1. Police Officer 115 people
    $81,765
  2. Police Officer 2fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  3. Officer 3fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  4. Police Officer 39 people
    $101,587

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

Police detective and sergeant pay at Washington City

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

RankPeopleAverage total pay
Officers29$91,358
Detectives5$105,363
Sergeants9$112,492

Full-year sergeants averaged $112,492, $21,134 more than officers.

Does Washington City pay police officers more than other employers in Washington County?

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

Full-year police officers at Washington City earned $3,272 less than the Washington County average and $6,851 less than the Utah average.

Where does Washington City rank among Utah employers?

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

All 61 Utah employers

Washington City ranks 33rd of 61, below the middle employer.

Washington City
$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k

Middle employer: $93,852

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 Washington City

What is the average police officer salary at Washington City?

Police officers at Washington City who worked the full year earned an average of $91,358 in fiscal year 2026, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $89,840: half earned more, half less.

How much does a police sergeant make at Washington City?

Full-year sergeants at Washington City averaged $112,492 in total pay in fiscal year 2026, overtime included.

More salaries in Washington County

Sources for the Washington City figures

Every person who held a police officer 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