Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 14 people
How much does a captain fire make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$127,043typical pay for a captain fire in 2025
$107,755 – $142,926what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 10.7% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where captain fires work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid captain fires, 2025
- 1Joshua P SchultzCaptain Fire · Murray City$179,065
- 2Colby G AtkinsonCaptain Fire · Murray City$163,770
- 3John D RileyCaptain Fire · Murray City$144,450
- 4Jacob G ChristensenCaptain Fire · Murray City$143,050
- 5Steve M EllefsenCaptain Fire · Murray City$142,556
Common questions
How much does a captain fire make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical captain fire was paid $127,043 in 2025; most earned between $107,755 and $142,926. This counts all 14 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 14.1% of all pay for captain fires in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Captain Fire, at any level (for example "Captain Fire"). 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