Ogden, UT

Across all occupations in the Ogden, UT metropolitan area, the median wage is $48,900 a year ($23.51 an hour) and the mean $62,490, May 2025. That median is −4% against the US median of $50,980 and −2% against Utah's $50,110. BLS counts 271,370 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is obstetricians and gynecologists; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

All occupations: Ogden, UT vs Utah and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Ogden, UT area, Utah and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Ogden, UT	Hourly	$14.12	$17.77	$23.51	$36.72	$51.69	$30.04	271,370
Ogden, UT	Annual	$29,360	$36,970	$48,900	$76,380	$107,520	$62,490	271,370
Utah	Hourly	$14.44	$18.04	$24.09	$37.77	$57.69	$31.87	1,735,590
Utah	Annual	$30,040	$37,520	$50,110	$78,560	$119,990	$66,290	1,735,590
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

449 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Utah. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Ogden, UT

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$428,800	$206.16	50
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$296,510	$142.56	100
3	Pediatricians, General	$225,640	$108.48	90
4	Physicians, All Other	$223,600	$107.50	260
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$167,990	$80.76	500
6	Chief Executives	$165,740	$79.68	330
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Utah	$162,710	$78.23	820
8	Petroleum Engineers	$158,300	$76.11	40
9	Dentists, General	$155,250	$74.64	170
10	Pharmacists	$141,010	$67.79	380
11	Database Architects	$137,870	$66.28	40
12	Emergency Medicine Physicians	$137,250	$65.99	40
13	Physician Assistants	$135,930	$65.35	220
14	Financial Managers in Utah	$135,300	$65.05	1,060
15	Purchasing Managers	$134,690	$64.76	120
16	Aerospace Engineers	$134,240	$64.54	550
17	Optometrists	$132,160	$63.54	70
18	Engineers, All Other	$131,460	$63.20	610
19	Sales Managers in Utah	$131,320	$63.13	1,080
20	Nurse Practitioners	$129,000	$62.02	330

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Ogden, UT

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Utah	9,880	36.42	1.47	$28,030
2	Retail Salespersons in Utah	8,200	30.21	1.21	$33,450
3	General and Operations Managers in Utah	5,810	21.40	0.95	$93,610
4	Office Clerks, General in Utah	5,790	21.33	1.35	$41,640
5	Customer Service Representatives in Utah	4,800	17.69	1.06	$38,670
6	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Utah	4,710	17.37	1.92	$46,110
7	Stockers and Order Fillers in Utah	4,360	16.08	0.88	$38,140
8	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Utah	4,300	15.83	0.83	$42,200
9	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Utah	4,260	15.69	1.18	$59,940
10	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Utah	4,240	15.64	1.10	$30,860
11	Cashiers in Utah	3,920	14.44	0.73	$30,780
12	Registered Nurses in Utah	3,890	14.32	0.66	$81,840
13	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Utah	3,680	13.58	1.49	$38,170
14	Business Operations Specialists, All Other	3,440	12.69	1.82	$94,480
15	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	3,240	11.95	32.83	$49,440
16	Construction Laborers in Utah	3,140	11.57	1.64	$46,400
17	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Utah	2,850	10.51	1.18	$63,910
18	Software Developers in Utah	2,840	10.48	0.97	$109,880
19	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Utah	2,730	10.06	0.36	$35,530
20	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Utah	2,640	9.74	1.24	$37,450

Most concentrated occupations in Ogden, UT

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	32.83	3,240	11.95	$49,440
2	Computer and Information Research Scientists	12.55	810	3.00	$96,740
3	Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	8.92	180	0.65	$76,760
4	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	8.60	2,020	7.46	$43,010
5	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	7.46	430	1.59	$105,980
6	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.69	300	1.09	$64,130
7	Aerospace Engineers	4.67	550	2.03	$134,240
8	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	4.55	770	2.84	$120,600
9	Helpers--Carpenters	4.25	160	0.59	$26,730
10	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	4.19	480	1.75	$77,440

Occupation groups in Ogden, UT

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$109,970	$123,190	16,310	60.10	0.84
Computer and Mathematical	$100,170	$103,490	8,560	31.54	0.93
Architecture and Engineering	$99,010	$103,750	8,440	31.10	1.85
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$81,840	$97,290	12,940	47.67	0.75
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$80,310	$85,210	1,460	5.39	0.57
Legal	$79,370	$101,280	1,180	4.36	0.52
Business and Financial Operations	$76,400	$82,010	22,300	82.16	1.21
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$60,300	$61,810	12,310	45.38	1.16
Construction and Extraction	$56,800	$58,710	17,550	64.69	1.57
Protective Service	$56,080	$60,050	3,590	13.24	0.55
Educational Instruction and Library	$54,350	$58,630	16,780	61.83	1.06
Community and Social Service	$52,000	$61,870	4,700	17.31	1.01
Production	$48,940	$53,730	20,750	76.46	1.39
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$48,180	$58,170	2,790	10.29	0.78
Office and Administrative Support	$44,660	$47,860	31,860	117.39	1.03
Transportation and Material Moving	$44,080	$47,270	20,340	74.96	0.85
Healthcare Support	$38,360	$41,460	9,510	35.05	0.69
Sales and Related	$36,720	$49,990	21,410	78.88	0.91
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$36,330	$38,140	8,450	31.14	1.06
Personal Care and Service	$31,200	$36,080	7,140	26.32	1.26
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$29,910	$33,610	140	0.51	0.18
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$29,810	$33,320	22,870	84.26	0.96

Every occupation in Utah, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 449 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Ogden, UT estimates (area 36260).

*: Wage estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Ogden, UT area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.