State of Utah correctional officer salary, 2025
The State of Utah counts as one employer here: the file doesn't say which state agency each person works for. Its staff work across the state, so its figures are compared only with the state as a whole. 1,171 people worked as correctional officers for State of Utah in fiscal year 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $82,011, overtime included.
What is the average correctional officer salary at State of Utah?
Full-year correctional officers1
638 of 1,171
our best estimate from Utah's file: how reliable are the Utah figures?
Based on the 638 of 1,171 correctional officers who worked the full year.
- Median total pay
- $80,624
- the middle correctional officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- In total pay
- Utah's file doesn't list it separately
- Highest-paid title
- $82,011
- Correctional Officer, average total pay
- Average pay rank
- 7th
- of 17 Utah employers
What does each correctional officer title at State of Utah 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.
- Correctional Officer$82,011
- Corrl Officer, PostFewer than 5
average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Correctional sergeant, lieutenant and captain pay at State of Utah
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 | 1,171 | $82,011 |
| Sergeants | 196 | $107,338 |
| Lieutenants | 79 | $117,917 |
| Captains | 50 | $134,920 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $107,338, $25,327 more than officers.
Does State of Utah pay correctional officers more than other Utah employers?
Average total pay of full-year correctional officers: State of Utah next to every Utah employer together.1
- State of Utah$82,011
- All employers in Utah$83,699
Full-year correctional officers at State of Utah earned $1,688 less than the Utah average.
Where does State of Utah rank among Utah employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year correctional officers, by average total pay.1
All 17 Utah employers
State of Utah ranks 7th of 17, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $78,922
Each bar counts the employers whose average total pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.
Questions about correctional officer pay at State of Utah
What is the average correctional officer salary at State of Utah?
Correctional officers at State of Utah who worked the full year earned an average of $82,011 in fiscal year 2025, overtime included. The middle correctional officer earned $80,624: half earned more, half less.
How much does a correctional sergeant make at State of Utah?
Full-year sergeants at State of Utah averaged $107,338 in total pay in fiscal year 2025, overtime included.
More public salaries at State of Utah
Sources for the State of Utah figures
Every person who held a correctional officer position at State of Utah at any point in fiscal year 2025 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.