Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 12 people
How much does a police commander make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$162,394typical pay for a police commander in 2025
$153,638 – $165,973what 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 police commanders work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid police commanders, 2025
- 1Todd MitchellPolice Commander · Salt Lake City$235,438
- 2Alma SweenyPolice Commander · Salt Lake City$170,734
- 3Lance VandongenPolice Commander · Salt Lake City$169,067
- 4Charli GoodmanPolice Commander · Salt Lake City$164,941
- 5Derek DimondPolice Commander · Salt Lake City$162,702
Common questions
How much does a police commander make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical police commander was paid $162,394 in 2025; most earned between $153,638 and $165,973. This counts all 12 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.1% of all pay for police commanders in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Police Commander, at any level (for example "Police Commander"). 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