City of Salt Lake City / Salt Lake City / Police Captain

Job-title file

Police Captain

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

11 employees hold this title in Salt Lake City. Median total compensation for the role is $172,426, above the department median of $78,667.

Employees: 11
Total payroll: $1.6M
Role median: $172,426
Agency median: $78,667
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$60,263$179,029+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 11 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compare jurisdictions

Police Captain beyond City of Salt Lake City

This role is reported in 16 jurisdictions. In City of Salt Lake City, the median of $172,426 ranks #8 of 16. See Police Captain across all of City of Salt Lake City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$477,892 · 11

$380,299 · 8

$345,598 · 80

$257,858 · 13

$251,538 · 9

New York Public Authorities

$196,470 · 26

City of Springfield, MA

$193,337 · 15

City of Buffalo

$161,054 · 29

Median total compensation for comparable Police Captain roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Gary Teerlink

Police Captain/Salt Lake City

2018 total comp

$179,071

Sub-department: Police Department
Base pay: $108,105
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $70,966
Total compensation: $179,071

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Gary Teerlink holds the role of Police Captain at Salt Lake City within Police Department. In 2018, their total compensation was $179,071.

Lance Vandongen

Police Captain/Salt Lake City

2018 total comp

$178,858

Sub-department: Police Department
Base pay: $108,277
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $70,581
Total compensation: $178,858

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Lance Vandongen is a Police Captain at Salt Lake City within Police Department. 2018 total compensation came to $178,858.

Tyrone Farillas

Police Captain/Salt Lake City

2018 total comp

$176,869

Sub-department: Police Department
Base pay: $107,205
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $69,664
Total compensation: $176,869

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At Salt Lake City, Tyrone Farillas serves as a Police Captain within Police Department. Their 2018 pay totaled $176,869.

Carroll Mays

Police Captain/Salt Lake City

2018 total comp

$172,540

Sub-department: Police Department
Base pay: $106,236
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $66,304
Total compensation: $172,540

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Carroll Mays works as a Police Captain for Salt Lake City within Police Department. Carroll earned $172,540 in 2018.

Walter Ewell

Police Captain/Salt Lake City

2018 total comp

$172,514

Sub-department: Police Department
Base pay: $107,260
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $65,254
Total compensation: $172,514

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At Salt Lake City, Walter Ewell serves as a Police Captain within Police Department. Their 2018 pay totaled $172,514.

Brian Purvis

Police Captain/Salt Lake City

2018 total comp

$172,426

Sub-department: Police Department
Base pay: $105,340
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $67,086
Total compensation: $172,426

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Brian Purvis holds the role of Police Captain at Salt Lake City within Police Department. In 2018, their total compensation was $172,426.

Kyle Jones

Police Captain/Salt Lake City

2011 total comp

$142,596

Sub-department: Police Department
Base pay: $142,596
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,596

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Kyle Jones works as a Police Captain for Salt Lake City within Police Department. Kyle earned $142,596 in 2011.

John Cardona

Police Captain/Salt Lake City

2015 total comp

$140,522

Sub-department: Police Department
Base pay: $104,818
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $35,704
Total compensation: $140,522

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At Salt Lake City, John Cardona serves as a Police Captain within Police Department. Their 2015 pay totaled $140,522.

Thomas Wind

Police Captain/Salt Lake City

2014 total comp

$136,461

Sub-department: Police Department
Base pay: $88,668
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $47,793
Total compensation: $136,461

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Thomas Wind holds the role of Police Captain at Salt Lake City within Police Department. In 2014, their total compensation was $136,461.

Curtis Everett

Police Captain/Salt Lake City

2018 total comp

$69,721

Sub-department: Police Department
Base pay: $42,885
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $26,836
Total compensation: $69,721

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At Salt Lake City, Curtis Everett serves as a Police Captain within Police Department. Their 2018 pay totaled $69,721.

Matthew Collins

Police Captain/Salt Lake City

2018 total comp

$60,263

Sub-department: Police Department
Base pay: $40,390
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $19,873
Total compensation: $60,263

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Matthew Collins is a Police Captain at Salt Lake City within Police Department. 2018 total compensation came to $60,263.