Saturday, August 22, 2009

Area Police Salaries

A rough analysis of the comparative salaries of Law Enforcement in the local area. Data SOURCE

  • In an economic downturn, local governments need to cut back spending and have done so - right?
  • Heber City Police are underpaid - right?
  • Wasatch County pay is lower than Heber and surrounding areas - right?

Apparently NOT, but draw your own conclusions:
(Note: two averages are given for Park City as their Police Chief salary, $129,535, affects the averages far more than in other jurisdictions) Click on individual locations for full salary list.

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Aug 2008Aug 2009change
Heber City
$659,435$752,621


$47,103$53,75914.1%

Officers1414





Park City
$963,601$1,250,961


$50,716$56,86212.1%

Officers1922
Without Chief
$48,228$53,40110.7%





Wasatch County
$1,874,625$2,106,950


$41,658$45,8039.9%

Officers4546





Summit County
$4,364,769$4,570,214


$49,042$57,85118.0%

Officers8979





Duchesne County
$1,497,816$1,601,552


$36,532$39,0626.9%

Officers4141





Roosevelt
$642,357No data


$30,588


Officers21






Gross TOTAL
$10,002,603$10,282,298


$43,679$50,90216.5%

Officers229202

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