Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 269 people
How much does a fire captain make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$114,670typical pay for a fire captain in 2025
$101,411 – $126,335what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 4.4% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where fire captains work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Salt Lake City49 people$117,726
- Provo City24 people$135,787
- Weber Fire District20 people$120,113
- Orem City19 people$108,021
- St. George City18 people$106,336
- Ogden City18 people$122,178
- Sandy City16 people$125,181
- South Jordan City13 people$106,112
- Springville City12 people$27,521
- South Salt Lake City11 people$120,827
- Draper City9 people$140,296
- Bluffdale City8 people$39,742
- South Weber City8 people$18,977
- American Fork City6 people$116,603
- South Ogden City6 people$129,791
- Utah County5 people$3,386
- Price City4 people$9,878
- Syracuse City4 people$117,390
- Cedar City3 people$91,249
- Layton City3 people$128,324
- Riverdale City3 people$113,846
- Lehi City3 people$116,263
- West Jordan City2 people$136,827
- Santaquin City1 person$21,345
- West Valley City1 person$112,493
- Logan City1 person$123,568
- Pleasant Grove City1 person$113,298
- Brigham City1 person$124,823
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Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Fire Captain - (Part-Time)5 people$3,386
- Fire Captain260 people$114,980
Highest-paid fire captains, 2025
- 1Daniel CatherFire Captain · Provo City$189,259
- 2Stephen ClarkFire Captain · Provo City$180,636
- 3Samuel ArmstrongFire Captain · Provo City$173,417
- 4Brian P. LutzFire Captain · Weber Fire District$167,752
- 5Michael R GoffFire Captain · Sandy City$165,602
Common questions
How much does a fire captain make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical fire captain was paid $114,670 in 2025; most earned between $101,411 and $126,335. This counts all 269 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 2.7% of all pay for fire captains in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Fire Captain, at any level (for example "Fire Captain - (Part-Time)"). 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