What public jobs pay in Utah
Police officers, correctional officers, librarians, paramedics and EMTs, 911 dispatchers, social workers and water operators: what each one earns in Utah, employer by employer, from official pay records: the newest year each source has published (2025 to 2026).
How much does each public job pay in Utah?
Each job leads to its Utah page, with every employer. Teachers: average salary. Every other job: average total pay of people who worked the full year, overtime included.
- Police officers$98,2091average total pay, fiscal years 2025 and 2026See every employer
- Correctional officers$83,6991average total pay, fiscal year 2025See every employer
- Librarians$67,5761average total pay, fiscal years 2025 and 2026See every employer
- Paramedics and EMTs$96,3681average total pay, fiscal years 2025 and 2026See every employer
- 911 dispatchers$79,1101average total pay, fiscal years 2025 and 2026See every employer
- Social workers$64,5431average total pay, fiscal years 2025 and 2026See every employer
- Water operators$73,9351average total pay, fiscal years 2025 and 2026See every employer
Which Utah employers have pages for the most jobs?
Cities, counties and districts with a page for several jobs, largest first. Pay: average total pay of full-year staff in each job.
Salt Lake City
- Police officers$111,360
- Paramedics and EMTsNo average
- 911 dispatchers$98,670
- Social workers$88,885
- Water operators$81,529
State of Utah
- Correctional officers$82,011
- Librarians$64,452
- Paramedics and EMTsNo average
- Social workers$62,061
Provo
- Police officers$87,739
- LibrariansNo average
- 911 dispatchers$73,870
- Water operators$74,490
Logan
- Police officers$79,856
- Librarians$55,713
- 911 dispatchers$77,016
- Water operators$65,305
Spanish Fork
- Police officers$93,693
- Librarians$74,679
- Paramedics and EMTsNo average
- Water operators$64,048
St. George
- Police officers$96,404
- 911 dispatchers$82,268
- Water operators$69,148
Salt Lake County
- Librarians$60,929
- Paramedics and EMTsNo average
- Social workers$64,150
Sandy
- Police officers$105,623
- Paramedics and EMTs$91,659
- Water operators$94,228
How to read Utah's public pay figures
Total pay is more than the salary
For every job but teachers, the figures are total pay of people who worked the full year: base pay plus overtime and other pay. Teacher figures are salaries, without overtime or extra pay, so they don't compare one to one.
One wage figure, overtime inside it
Utah's pay file has one wage figure per person, so base pay and overtime can't be shown on their own, and it has no official pay ranges. Teachers aren't covered yet.
Questions about public pay in Utah
Which public job pays the most in Utah?
Of the jobs on this page, police officers have the highest average total pay in Utah: $98,209 for those who worked the full year (fiscal years 2025 and 2026), overtime included. Paramedics and EMTs average $96,368, correctional officers average $83,699, 911 dispatchers average $79,110, water operators average $73,935, librarians average $67,576 and social workers average $64,543.
Which Utah public jobs does Public Paycheck cover?
police officers, correctional officers, librarians, paramedics and EMTs, 911 dispatchers, social workers and water operators. More jobs and more states follow as we collect their pay records.
Sources for the Utah figures
- 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.