Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 42 people
How much does a jail clerk make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$38,912typical pay for a jail clerk in 2025
$10,180 – $47,626what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 4.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where jail clerks work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid jail clerks, 2025
- 1Laura Kaye RiceJail Clerk · Salt Lake County$56,822
- 2Lara TiltJail Clerk · Salt Lake County$55,809
- 3Madelene R GallegosJail Clerk · Salt Lake County$54,656
- 4Natasha R BorgersenJail Clerk · Salt Lake County$53,739
- 5Brenda SmetJail Clerk · Salt Lake County$53,461
Common questions
How much does a jail clerk make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical jail clerk was paid $38,912 in 2025; most earned between $10,180 and $47,626. This counts all 42 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 2.5% of all pay for jail clerks in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Jail Clerk, at any level (for example "Jail Clerk"). 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