What is the average salary in Salt Lake City, UT?

$70,570a year

Average yearly pay across 589 jobs with official data in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $33.93
Jobs with data: 589
Workers counted: 790,390

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Radiologist	$449,900
Neurologist	$376,500
General Internal Medicine Physician	$344,200
Psychiatrist	$299,700
Family Medicine Physician	$296,500
Cardiologist	$239,200
Orthopedic Surgeon	$239,200
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician	$224,300
Chief Executive	$190,400
Petroleum Engineer	$180,200

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

Customer Service Representative	$45,410
General and Operations Manager	$103,700
Retail Salesperson	$34,420
Fast Food and Counter Worker	$29,070
Software Developer	$129,600
Office Clerk	$45,220
Laborer and Freight	$44,190
Registered Nurse	$85,890
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver	$62,310
Stocker and Order Filler	$37,510

Management

Administrative Services Manager$132,300
Architectural and Engineering Manager$160,300
Chief Executive$190,400
Compensation and Benefits Manager$140,900
Computer and Information Systems Manager$160,800
Construction Manager$109,700
Education Administrator$130,800
Education Administrator$100,400
Education Administrator$82,780
Education and Childcare Administrator$60,160
Entertainment and Recreation Manager$82,120
Facilities Manager$101,200
Financial Manager$158,700
Food Service Manager$92,420
Fundraising Manager$81,760
Funeral Home Manager$86,970
General and Operations Manager$103,700
Human Resources Manager$133,600
Industrial Production Manager$123,800
Lodging Manager$83,830
Manager$140,800
Marketing Manager$139,800
Medical and Health Services Manager$130,200
Natural Sciences Manager$128,700
Personal Service Manager$51,500
Property$67,010
Public Relations Manager$133,200
Purchasing Manager$123,400
Sales Manager$143,900
Social and Community Service Manager$87,360
Training and Development Manager$125,400
Transportation$104,000

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$82,100
Budget Analyst$88,880
Business Operations Specialist$78,880
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$71,470
Claims Adjuster$67,700
Compliance Officer$75,360
Cost Estimator$81,540
Credit Analyst$76,420
Credit Counselor$62,080
Financial and Investment Analyst$91,100
Financial Examiner$95,640
Financial Risk Specialist$81,240
Financial Specialist$75,130
Fundraiser$61,820
Human Resources Specialist$74,410
Insurance Appraiser$83,590
Insurance Underwriter$72,730
Labor Relations Specialist$78,110
Loan Officer$61,150
Logistician$76,820
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$64,670
Meeting$49,970
Personal Financial Advisor$77,990
Project Management Specialist$98,000
Property Appraiser and Assessor$58,070
Tax Examiner and Collector$77,500
Tax Preparer$66,920
Training and Development Specialist$67,720

Computer and mathematical

Actuary$132,700
Computer Occupation$97,470
Computer Programmer$111,300
Computer Systems Analyst$98,400
Computer User Support Specialist$62,410
Data Scientist$115,000
Database Architect$137,000
Information Security Analyst$102,800
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$99,110
Operations Research Analyst$85,840
Software Developer$129,600
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$82,940
Statistician$87,930
Web and Digital Interface Designer$107,300
Web Developer$88,770

Architecture and engineering

Aerospace Engineer$141,000
Architect$99,790
Architectural and Civil Drafter$66,550
Bioengineer and Biomedical Engineer$91,790
Calibration Technologist and Technician$61,030
Cartographer and Photogrammetrist$65,970
Chemical Engineer$85,520
Civil Engineer$98,800
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$64,490
Computer Hardware Engineer$132,700
Drafter$73,080
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$72,270
Electrical and Electronics Drafter$82,320
Electrical Engineer$105,200
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician$71,690
Engineer$96,900
Engineering Technologist and Technician$79,370
Environmental Engineer$100,500
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician$62,880
Health and Safety Engineer$107,000
Industrial Engineer$105,900
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician$63,140
Landscape Architect$94,510
Materials Engineer$77,470
Mechanical Drafter$72,510
Mechanical Engineer$101,500
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician$60,480
Mining and Geological Engineer$131,800
Petroleum Engineer$180,200
Surveying and Mapping Technician$60,800
Surveyor$72,230

Life, physical, and social science

Anthropologist and Archeologist$60,980
Atmospheric and Space Scientist$100,700
Biochemist and Biophysicist$81,990
Biological Scientist$98,690
Biological Technician$52,960
Chemical Technician$48,770
Chemist$79,980
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$99,160
Conservation Scientist$93,470
Environmental Science and Protection Technician$60,380
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$95,200
Epidemiologist$78,000
Food Scientist and Technologist$73,280
Forensic Science Technician$71,780
Forest and Conservation Technician$50,620
Geoscientist$93,030
Historian$33,840
Hydrologist$94,420
Life$63,710
Materials Scientist$101,100
Medical Scientist$82,940
Microbiologist$80,270
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$90,180
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$57,340
Physical Scientist$123,200
Psychologist$136,200
School Psychologist$81,480
Social Scientist and Related Worker$91,560
Soil and Plant Scientist$59,900
Urban and Regional Planner$86,510
Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist$80,260

Community and social service

Child$56,860
Community and Social Service Specialist$51,820
Community Health Worker$59,200
Counselor$69,780
Educational$61,240
Health Education Specialist$60,270
Healthcare Social Worker$81,110
Marriage and Family Therapist$86,550
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist$82,430
Rehabilitation Counselor$50,650
Social and Human Service Assistant$40,650
Social Worker$66,930
Substance Abuse$63,100

Legal

Educational instruction and library

Architecture Teacher$102,200
Art$61,600
Business Teacher$115,900
Career/Technical Education Teacher$59,810
Career/Technical Education Teacher$86,890
Career/Technical Education Teacher$76,730
Computer Science Teacher$135,800
Education Teacher$69,650
Educational Instruction and Library Worker$38,360
Elementary School Teacher$77,920
Health Specialties Teacher$168,100
Instructional Coordinator$70,440
Kindergarten Teacher$62,780
Law Teacher$97,550
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$64,970
Library Technician$40,350
Middle School Teacher$98,880
Nursing Instructor and Teacher$76,020
Postsecondary Teacher$62,250
Preschool Teacher$35,130
Secondary School Teacher$77,490
Self-Enrichment Teacher$44,910
Special Education Teacher$77,840
Special Education Teacher$96,210
Special Education Teacher$73,750
Substitute Teacher$41,620
Teacher and Instructor$56,280
Teaching Assistant$57,930
Teaching Assistant$36,340
Tutor$32,590

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Actor$64,880
Art Director$109,500
Artist and Related Worker$43,190
Athlete and Sports Competitor$123,100
Audio and Video Technician$48,730
Broadcast Announcer and Radio Disc Jockey$55,390
Broadcast Technician$22,110
Camera Operator$73,710
Coach and Scout$48,120
Commercial and Industrial Designer$64,610
Dancer$56,560
Editor$67,400
Entertainer and Performer$25,610
Fashion Designer$60,010
Film and Video Editor$80,480
Floral Designer$37,590
Graphic Designer$65,450
Interior Designer$62,510
Interpreter and Translator$65,770
Lighting Technician$65,590
Media and Communication Equipment Worker$66,300
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$41,940
Music Director and Composer$82,570
Musician and Singer$38,250
News Analyst$79,760
Photographer$60,000
Public Relations Specialist$65,440
Set and Exhibit Designer$63,920
Sound Engineering Technician$36,400
Special Effects Artist and Animator$101,700
Technical Writer$82,050
Umpire$31,430
Writer and Author$76,390

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Acupuncturist$58,620
Athletic Trainer$65,980
Audiologist$109,100
Cardiologist$239,200
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$224,300
Chiropractor$60,070
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$48,630
Dental Hygienist$94,330
Dentist$130,500
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$91,920
Dietetic Technician$41,250
Dietitian and Nutritionist$69,770
Emergency Medical Technician$39,400
Exercise Physiologist$28,860
Family Medicine Physician$296,500
General Internal Medicine Physician$344,200
Genetic Counselor$98,430
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$75,320
Health Technologist and Technician$50,670
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioner$122,900
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker$67,320
Hearing Aid Specialist$49,490
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$66,970
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$91,150
Medical Records Specialist$58,900
Neurologist$376,500
Nurse Anesthetist$131,100
Nurse Midwive$139,500
Nurse Practitioner$129,400
Occupational Therapist$99,980
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$35,900
Optician$42,070
Optometrist$137,300
Orthopedic Surgeon$239,200
Orthotist and Prosthetist$92,490
Paramedic$71,440
Pediatrician$172,900
Pharmacist$147,000
Pharmacy Technician$49,250
Physical Therapist$103,800
Physician$119,600
Physician Assistant$130,200
Podiatrist$163,100
Psychiatric Technician$41,570
Psychiatrist$299,700
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$81,170
Radiologist$449,900
Recreational Therapist$63,710
Registered Nurse$85,890
Respiratory Therapist$78,980
Speech-Language Pathologist$103,700
Surgical Assistant$50,980
Surgical Technologist$65,690
Therapist$61,770
Veterinarian$123,500
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$45,240

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$38,330
Healthcare Support Worker$49,530
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$37,130
Massage Therapist$61,980
Medical Assistant$46,080
Medical Transcriptionist$39,950
Nursing Assistant$40,510
Occupational Therapy Assistant$71,420
Pharmacy Aide$51,850
Phlebotomist$40,980
Physical Therapist Aide$30,040
Physical Therapist Assistant$64,990
Psychiatric Aide$40,810
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$38,220

Protective service

Animal Control Worker$49,680
Correctional Officer and Jailer$65,910
Crossing Guard and Flagger$35,610
Detective and Criminal Investigator$81,660
Fire Inspector and Investigator$72,760
Firefighter$59,150
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer$115,100
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker$104,300
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detective$117,000
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Worker$76,400
First-Line Supervisors of Security Worker$54,670
Forest Fire Inspector and Prevention Specialist$90,020
Lifeguard$32,380
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer$80,970
Private Detective and Investigator$57,910
Protective Service Worker$55,590
School Bus Monitor$38,820
Security Guard$43,260
Transportation Security Screener$61,110

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$29,790
Chef and Head Cook$60,030
Cook$34,160
Cook$39,870
Cook$36,700
Cook$39,040
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$26,670
Dishwasher$34,480
Fast Food and Counter Worker$29,070
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$38,860
Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker$39,570
Food Preparation Worker$33,370
Food Server$31,710
Host and Hostess$29,620
Waiter and Waitress$32,320

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

Building Cleaning Worker$40,550
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$50,390
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$57,200
Janitor and Cleaner$34,970
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$43,890
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$37,060
Pest Control Worker$44,990
Pesticide Handler$47,260
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$59,460

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$29,590
Animal Caretaker$34,800
Animal Trainer$39,510
Baggage Porter and Bellhop$30,590
Barber$26,330
Childcare Worker$33,790
Concierge$37,370
Costume Attendant$50,020
Entertainment Attendant and Related Worker$40,030
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$45,520
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$47,670
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$46,860
Funeral Attendant$41,130
Hairdresser$40,720
Locker Room$23,660
Manicurist and Pedicurist$29,490
Mortician$74,610
Personal Care and Service Worker$37,470
Recreation Worker$32,940
Residential Advisor$38,500
Skincare Specialist$47,730
Tour and Travel Guide$37,140
Usher$31,670

Sales and related

Advertising Sales Agent$81,750
Cashier$33,390
Counter and Rental Clerk$38,860
Demonstrator and Product Promoter$38,380
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$88,530
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$48,570
Insurance Sales Agent$65,530
Parts Salesperson$46,740
Real Estate Broker$83,690
Real Estate Sales Agent$52,990
Retail Salesperson$34,420
Sale and Related Worker$64,240
Sales Engineer$121,300
Sales Representative$62,560
Sales Representatives of Service$63,340
Security$65,520
Telemarketer$38,250
Travel Agent$60,580

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$46,500
Billing and Posting Clerk$48,440
Bookkeeping$51,320
Brokerage Clerk$67,410
Cargo and Freight Agent$56,060
Correspondence Clerk$47,450
Courier and Messenger$42,840
Court$53,350
Credit Authorizer$51,260
Customer Service Representative$45,410
Data Entry Keyer$47,560
Dispatcher$54,950
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$63,490
File Clerk$43,620
Financial Clerk$49,740
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$71,890
Hotel$36,740
Human Resources Assistant$49,660
Information and Record Clerk$51,630
Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk$48,110
Interviewer$45,630
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$54,740
Library Assistant$37,800
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$50,250
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$48,120
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$46,950
New Accounts Clerk$45,820
Office and Administrative Support Worker$50,000
Office Clerk$45,220
Office Machine Operator$36,000
Order Clerk$45,000
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$56,430
Postal Service Clerk$61,570
Postal Service Mail Carrier$61,130
Postal Service Mail Sorter$57,430
Procurement Clerk$58,190
Production$60,350
Proofreader and Copy Marker$42,840
Public Safety Telecommunicator$52,840
Receptionist and Information Clerk$37,810
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk$38,660
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$47,910
Shipping$39,050
Teller$39,100
Weigher$49,860

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Agricultural Inspector$51,250
Farmworker and Laborer$35,130
First-Line Supervisors of Farming$66,910

Construction and extraction

Brickmason and Blockmason$60,450
Carpenter$59,870
Carpet Installer$46,060
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$60,740
Construction and Building Inspector$74,880
Construction Laborer$47,460
Continuous Mining Machine Operator$57,900
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer$55,460
Earth Driller$63,300
Electrician$62,620
Elevator and Escalator Installer and Repairer$82,750
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator$55,260
Explosives Worker$64,880
Fence Erector$49,220
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$78,730
Floor Layer$47,030
Glazier$51,470
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$48,070
Helper$51,820
Helpers--Brickmason$45,070
Helpers--Carpenter$38,260
Helpers--Electrician$43,250
Helpers--Pipelayer$45,500
Highway Maintenance Worker$58,460
Insulation Worker$56,080
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$61,750
Painter$48,250
Paving$62,460
Pipelayer$52,190
Plumber$64,800
Roofer$48,220
Roustabout$52,320
Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner$49,760
Service Unit Operator$66,550
Sheet Metal Worker$62,920
Structural Iron and Steel Worker$60,580
Taper$54,530
Tile and Stone Setter$49,990

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$73,210
Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer$53,080
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$51,730
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$47,280
Avionics Technician$59,070
Bicycle Repairer$40,450
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$65,200
Coin$47,500
Computer$48,930
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$79,630
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$61,510
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$126,800
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$121,300
Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician$55,790
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$79,210
Heating$60,790
Helpers--Installation$44,360
Home Appliance Repairer$49,350
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$74,460
Installation$57,240
Locksmith and Safe Repairer$55,530
Maintenance and Repair Worker$52,650
Maintenance Worker$60,850
Mechanical Door Repairer$66,540
Medical Equipment Repairer$59,990
Millwright$65,350
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$65,200
Motorcycle Mechanic$43,460
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$53,020
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairer$36,240
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician$60,660
Rigger$97,850
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$61,620
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$80,000
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$62,760
Tire Repairer and Changer$37,390

Production

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operator and Tender$45,030
Baker$38,430
Butcher and Meat Cutter$41,950
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$47,240
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender$47,430
Cleaning$39,970
Coating$48,240
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$46,490
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$75,480
Crushing$50,740
Cutting$47,250
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$46,110
Dental Laboratory Technician$47,110
Electrical$47,930
Engine and Other Machine Assembler$48,730
Extruding$49,100
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter$49,010
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$73,330
Food Batchmaker$39,690
Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender$48,010
Food Processing Worker$31,160
Furnace$47,650
Furniture Finisher$46,410
Gas Plant Operator$102,400
Grinding$45,620
Helpers--Production Worker$40,240
Inspector$49,790
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker$40,260
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$36,510
Machinist$61,640
Meat$37,320
Medical Appliance Technician$44,110
Metal-Refining Furnace Operator and Tender$60,510
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$42,890
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$46,350
Molder$44,930
Molding$46,280
Multiple Machine Tool Setter$42,180
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$42,110
Paper Goods Machine Setter$51,190
Petroleum Pump System Operator$109,400
Plant and System Operator$62,470
Plating Machine Setter$42,900
Power Plant Operator$126,200
Prepress Technician and Worker$45,770
Presser$35,580
Print Binding and Finishing Worker$39,570
Printing Press Operator$43,780
Production Worker$41,460
Sawing Machine Setter$43,800
Semiconductor Processing Technician$40,620
Separating$57,060
Sewing Machine Operator$35,550
Slaughterer and Meat Packer$44,040
Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator$65,960
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter$46,960
Tailor$48,040
Tool and Die Maker$48,680
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$62,510
Welder$60,190
Welding$44,370
Woodworking Machine Setter$39,430

Transportation and material moving

Air Traffic Controller$161,600
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisor$57,620
Aircraft Service Attendant$46,900
Airfield Operations Specialist$63,100
Airline Pilot$174,900
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$37,430
Bus Driver$52,250
Bus Driver$50,730
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$35,800
Commercial Pilot$99,720
Conveyor Operator and Tender$41,410
Crane and Tower Operator$79,970
Driver/Sales Worker$36,870
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$66,140
Flight Attendant$82,730
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$62,310
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$49,470
Laborer and Freight$44,190
Light Truck Driver$46,990
Machine Feeder and Offbearer$45,990
Material Moving Worker$38,780
Motor Vehicle Operator$53,050
Packer and Packager$36,830
Parking Attendant$34,450
Passenger Attendant$38,530
Pump Operator$67,550
Rail Yard Engineer$61,230
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$61,320
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$42,220
Stocker and Order Filler$37,510
Tank Car$53,370
Transportation Inspector$87,840

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Salt Lake City, UT?

About $70,570 a year ($33.93 an hour): the average of the 589 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in Salt Lake City, UT?

Radiologist ($449,900), Neurologist ($376,500), General Internal Medicine Physician ($344,200).

What are the most common jobs in Salt Lake City, UT?

Customer Service Representative (26,620 jobs), General and Operations Manager (20,870 jobs), Retail Salesperson (20,330 jobs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): pay in May 2025, published by BLS in 2026. Hourly pay is the yearly figure divided by 2,080 hours.