Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Salary in Utah

At $77,310 a year, the median for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Utah is close to the national median of $76,210 (+1%); Utah ranks 20th of 51 states by median. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers earn 54% more than the median across all occupations in Utah ($50,110). Among neighbouring states, Colorado, Arizona and Nevada pay more (up to $97,350 in Colorado) and New Mexico, Idaho and Wyoming pay less (down to $66,140 in Wyoming). Utah employs 5,500 police and sheriff's patrol officers, 3.17 per 1,000 jobs, the 33rd largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.73 means it is less common in Utah than nationally.

Utah vs the United States, May 2025

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Utah and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
UtahHourly$28.99$31.02$37.17$45.27$48.04$37.875,5003.170.73
Annual$60,290$64,520$77,310$94,150$99,920$78,760
United StatesHourly$22.84$28.50$36.64$46.93$55.35$38.08670,520––
Annual$47,510$59,290$76,210$97,600$115,120$79,200
$0$25k$50k$75k$100k10th10th: $60,290$60,29025th25th: $64,520$64,520MedianMedian: $77,310$77,31075th75th: $94,150$94,15090th90th: $99,920$99,920US median
Utah annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
20th of 51 states
Rank by employment
33rd of 51 states
Location quotient
0.73
Jobs per 1,000
3.17

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Utah's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Utah

5 metropolitan areas and 2 nonmetropolitan areas touching Utah publish a row for police and sheriff's patrol officers, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$38.93$80,970$62,840$102,7702,6603.220.75
St. George, UT$38.62$80,330$57,660$94,2203003.270.76
Ogden, UT$37.53$78,070$62,100$94,1508203.030.70
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$36.68$76,290$60,150$90,9406802.240.52
Logan, UT-ID$30.27$62,970$51,820$78,7002503.700.86
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area$35.31$73,440$61,920$95,6702403.530.82
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$31.34$65,190$50,590$90,1805805.251.22

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Utah$37.17$77,3105,5000.73
Arizona$37.92$78,88012,0100.86
Colorado$46.81$97,3509,6100.78
Idaho$32.21$66,9902,8100.76
New Mexico$33.26$69,1804,5801.22
Nevada$37.57$78,1405,7200.85
Wyoming$31.80$66,1401,3101.08

See the national page for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (every state ranked) and the Utah wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Utah estimates.

  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.