Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 76 people
How much does a battalion chief make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$140,287typical pay for a battalion chief in 2025
$114,852 – $152,869what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 5.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where battalion chiefs work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Salt Lake City14 people$147,988
- Park City Fire Service District6 people$139,577
- Hurricane Valley Fire Special Service District5 people$108,780
- West Valley City5 people$134,901
- Draper City4 people$148,116
- Wasatch County Fire Protection SSD4 people$136,325
- Weber Fire District4 people$150,006
- Murray City4 people$150,710
- South Salt Lake City4 people$140,287
- Sandy City3 people$149,908
- Spanish Fork City3 people$164,409
- South Jordan City3 people$157,470
- Santaquin City3 people$11,904
- Lehi City3 people$117,321
- Syracuse City3 people$129,831
- Smithfield City2 people$63,859
- Cache County2 people$13,964
- Santa Clara City1 person$103,528
- North View Fire District1 person$107,403
- Saratoga Springs1 person$103,749
- Cedar City1 person$90,249
No employers match.
Highest-paid battalion chiefs, 2025
- 1Jed Martin PetersBattalion Chief · West Valley City$188,273
- 2Jonathan GrangrothBattalion Chief · Spanish Fork City$175,849
- 3Cody JolleyBattalion Chief · Draper City$172,249
- 4Ty ShepherdBattalion Chief · Salt Lake City$169,455
- 5Robert AshbyBattalion Chief · Spanish Fork City$164,409
Common questions
How much does a battalion chief make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical battalion chief was paid $140,287 in 2025; most earned between $114,852 and $152,869. This counts all 76 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 2.3% of all pay for battalion chiefs in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Battalion Chief, at any level (for example "Battalion Chief"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this