Utah · 2025 pay · 27 people
How much does a correctional captain make in Utah?
$138,840typical pay for a correctional captain in 2025
$132,465 – $155,531what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where correctional captains work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid correctional captains, 2025
- 1Dustin JohnsonCorrectional Captain · Department of Corrections$185,811
- 2Donovan StarksCorrectional Captain · Department of Corrections$178,186
- 3Kenneth StrongCorrectional Captain · Department of Corrections$164,702
- 4Bruce YoungCorrectional Captain · Department of Corrections$162,028
- 5Cody NordellCorrectional Captain · Department of Corrections$158,402
Common questions
How much does a correctional captain make in Utah?
The typical correctional captain was paid $138,840 in 2025; most earned between $132,465 and $155,531. This counts all 27 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 1.1% of all pay for correctional captains in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Correctional Captain, at any level (for example "Correctional Captain"). 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