Utah · 2025 pay · 1,047 people
How much does a correctional officer make in Utah?
$75,645typical pay for a correctional officer in 2025
$50,205 – $84,879what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 660.5% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where correctional officers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid correctional officers, 2025
- 1Mathew JensenCorrectional Officer · Department of Corrections$177,378
- 2Corey ShockCorrectional Officer · Department of Corrections$160,612
- 3Juan Salas AlcalaCorrectional Officer · Department of Corrections$143,309
- 4Michael LaplanteCorrectional Officer · Department of Corrections$139,507
- 5Jay GardnerCorrectional Officer · Department of Corrections$135,226
Common questions
How much does a correctional officer make in Utah?
The typical correctional officer was paid $75,645 in 2025; most earned between $50,205 and $84,879. This counts all 1,047 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 6.5% of all pay for correctional officers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Correctional Officer, at any level (for example "Correctional Officer"). 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