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Women Police officers in Utah: Pay, Gap, and Numbers

Women are 14% of sworn police officers in the US; department-by-department variance is huge. This page applies Utah’s overall wage environment to the national BLS median earnings for police officers to estimate the state-level pay gap.

Earnings estimate — Police Officers in Utah

$73K
Estimated median annual — male police officers, Utah
BLS CPS 2024 × state ACS
$55K
Estimated median annual — female police officers, Utah
BLS × ACS S2001
24.7%
Estimated pay gap for police officers in Utah
Derived from BLS + ACS
$18K
Annual gap in dollars per worker
Computed at median

Methodology: The state pay gap is estimated by applying Utah’s overall female-to-male earnings ratio adjustment (-12.6% vs national) to the national BLS median for female police officers. See Pay Gap Lookup for interactive comparison.

National baseline

$73K
US median annual — male police officers
BLS CPS 2024 Table 39
$63K
US median annual — female police officers
BLS CPS 2024 Table 39
86.2%
Women’s share of men’s pay (national, police officers)
BLS CPS 2024
33-3051
BLS SOC code
Standard Occupational Classification

Utah context

Utah’s overall women-to-men earnings ratio is 73.2%, ranking #49 of 51 US jurisdictions on pay equity. 26.9% of the state legislature is women (CAWP 2024); 1 women from Utah serve in the 119th US Congress. No woman has been elected governor of Utah.

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Women police officers in neighboring & key states

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Frequently asked

What is the median salary for female police officers in Utah?

Estimated at $54,643 per year, derived from the BLS national median for female police officers ($62,556) adjusted by Utah’s overall wage environment (-12.6% vs national).

What is the pay gap for police officers in Utah?

Estimated at 24.7%, or about $17,897 per year per worker at the median. This applies the state-level wage environment to the national BLS profession gap.

How does Utah compare nationally on pay equity?

Utah ranks #49 of 51 US jurisdictions on the overall female-to-men earnings ratio (Census ACS S2001).

What BLS occupation code applies here?

33-3051 (SOC, Standard Occupational Classification, 2018 revision). See BLS CPS Table 39 for the current national median weekly earnings.

Are these numbers adjusted for experience?

No — these are state-level medians across all experience levels. Use the Pay Gap Lookup tool for experience-adjusted estimates.