West Jordan police officer salary, 2026
West Jordan is a city in Salt Lake County. 117 people worked as police officers for West Jordan in fiscal year 2026. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $95,354, overtime included.
What is the average police officer salary at West Jordan?
Full-year police officers1
86 of 117
our best estimate from Utah's file: how reliable are the Utah figures?
Based on the 86 of 117 police officers who worked the full year.
- Median total pay
- $96,193
- the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- In total pay
- Utah's file doesn't list it separately
- Highest-paid title
- $109,909
- Police Officer III, average total pay
- Average pay rank
- 30th
- of 61 Utah employers
What does each police officer title at West Jordan 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 Officer I$79,061
- Police Officer II$95,856
- Police Officer III$109,909
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 West Jordan
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 | 117 | $95,354 |
| Sergeants | 20 | $133,836 |
| Lieutenants | 8 | $144,378 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $133,836, $38,482 more than officers.
Does West Jordan pay police officers more than other employers in Salt Lake County?
Average total pay of full-year police officers: West Jordan next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- West Jordan$95,354
- All employers in Salt Lake County$104,497
- All employers in Utah$98,209
Full-year police officers at West Jordan earned $9,143 less than the Salt Lake County average and $2,855 less than the Utah average.
Where does West Jordan rank among Utah employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year police officers, by average total pay.1
All 61 Utah employers
West Jordan ranks 30th of 61, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $93,852
The 13 employers in Salt Lake County
West Jordan ranks 12th of 13, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $100,711
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 West Jordan
What is the average police officer salary at West Jordan?
Police officers at West Jordan who worked the full year earned an average of $95,354 in fiscal year 2026, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $96,193: half earned more, half less.
How much does a police sergeant make at West Jordan?
Full-year sergeants at West Jordan averaged $133,836 in total pay in fiscal year 2026, overtime included.
More salaries in Salt Lake County
- Cottonwood Heights$100,711 average total pay
- Herriman$99,595 average total pay
- Murray$98,773 average total pay
- Draper$97,850 average total pay
- South Salt Lake$96,625 average total pay
- South Jordan$93,852 average total pay
- Highest police officer salaries in UtahThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Water operator salaries at West Jordan$64,585 average total pay
Sources for the West Jordan figures
Every person who held a police officer position at West Jordan 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.