Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 12 people
How much does a senior firefighter make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$75,894typical pay for a senior firefighter in 2025
$70,780 – $81,212what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 12.6% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where senior firefighters work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Senior Firefighter III7 people$71,123
- Senior Firefighter5 people$80,631
Highest-paid senior firefighters, 2025
- 1Chad DurkeeSenior Firefighter · West Valley City$103,729
- 2Ruger Riley CSenior Firefighter III · Layton City$84,094
- 3Ryan Sean StubbsSenior Firefighter · West Valley City$82,954
- 4Christopher Scott ZahariasSenior Firefighter · West Valley City$80,631
- 5Jared David RobertsSenior Firefighter · West Valley City$79,999
Common questions
How much does a senior firefighter make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical senior firefighter was paid $75,894 in 2025; most earned between $70,780 and $81,212. This counts all 12 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for senior firefighters in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Senior Firefighter, at any level (for example "Senior Firefighter III"). 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