Utah / Department of Public Safety / Sergeant

Job-title file

Sergeant

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

108 employees hold this title in Department of Public Safety. Median total compensation for the role is $141,537, above the department median of $63,694.

Employees: 108
Total payroll: $14.5M
Role median: $141,537
Agency median: $63,694
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$12,203$193,024+

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How total compensation varies among the 108 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.

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This role across Utah

Sergeant is held in 2 Utah departments. In Department of Public Safety, the median of $141,537 ranks #1 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Termination Pools

$10,568 · 28

Median total compensation for the Sergeant role in other Utahdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Sergeant beyond Utah

This role is reported in 18 jurisdictions. In Utah, the median of $130,531 ranks #9 of 18. See Sergeant across all of Utah →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$378,745 · 450

Los Angeles County

$355,009 · 1,144

New York Public Authorities

$200,647 · 211

$154,872 · 3,998

$151,436 · 147

$147,252 · 1,317

$137,644 · 22

$130,959 · 78

Median total compensation for comparable Sergeantroles 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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Joseph Vasquez

Sergeant/Department of Public Safety

2019 total comp

$197,956

Sub-department: DPS Programs & Operations
Base pay: $74,880
Overtime: $55,931
Other pay: $279
Benefits: $66,866
Total compensation: $197,956

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Joseph Vasquez is a Sergeant at Department of Public Safety within Dps Programs & Operations. 2019 total compensation came to $197,956.

Brian Spillman

Sergeant/Department of Public Safety

2019 total comp

$194,078

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $72,344
Overtime: $55,593
Other pay: $561
Benefits: $65,579
Total compensation: $194,078

Source-specific fields

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At Department of Public Safety, Brian Spillman serves as a Sergeant within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $194,078.

Brett Christensen

Sergeant/Department of Public Safety

2019 total comp

$193,059

Sub-department: DPS Peace Officer Standards & Training
Base pay: $74,880
Overtime: $51,477
Other pay: $315
Benefits: $66,387
Total compensation: $193,059

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Brett Christensen works as a Sergeant for Department of Public Safety within Dps Peace Officer Standards & Training. Brett earned $193,059 in 2019.

Nathan Croft

Sergeant/Department of Public Safety

2019 total comp

$192,807

Sub-department: DPS Programs & Operations
Base pay: $75,362
Overtime: $49,005
Other pay: $2,198
Benefits: $66,242
Total compensation: $192,807

Source-specific fields

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At Department of Public Safety, Nathan Croft serves as a Sergeant within Dps Programs & Operations. Their 2019 pay totaled $192,807.