Sources: Utah Department of Government Operations, Division of Human Resource Management (DHRM), Utah DHRM Public Job Descriptions: job salary ranges; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.
Utah state pay plan Sourced
Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective June 21, 2025. These are the ranges Utah sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.
| Class and grade | Published rate |
|---|---|
| Correctional Officer Class 86020 · class description Grade Job 86020 | $30.75 – $39.27 a hour $63,960 – $81,682 a year |
Schedule: DHRM job description salary range (hourly). Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions (hourly × 2,080). Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).
Source: Utah Department of Government Operations, Division of Human Resource Management (DHRM), Utah DHRM Public Job Descriptions: job salary ranges. Data captured September 30, 2026.
Pay in Utah, all employers Sourced
Correctional Officers and Jailers (SOC 33-3012) in Utah, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.
| Measure | UT |
|---|---|
| Workers | 2,050 |
| 10th percentile | $47,700 |
| Median | $67,290 |
| 90th percentile | $84,680 |
| National median, government employers | $59,490 |
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.
Free practice tests for Utah
Corrections Officer Entrance ExaminationEntrance or licensing exam · free on Open Exam Prep- NTN REACT Adult Corrections Officer ExamPractice for a named exam · free on Open Exam Prep
Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.
More about this job
Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Correctional Officer (state prison) page.