Registered Nurses Salary in Utah

Registered Nurses in Utah have a median of $84,600 a year, below the national $97,550 (−13%); the state ranks 32nd of 51 states by median. Registered Nurses earn 69% more than the median across all occupations in Utah ($50,110). Among neighbouring states, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and Idaho pay more (up to $103,670 in Nevada) and Wyoming pays less (down to $83,760 in Wyoming). Utah employs 27,420 registered nurses, 15.8 per 1,000 jobs, the 34th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.73 means it is less common in Utah than nationally.

Utah vs the United States, May 2025

Registered Nurses: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Utah and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Utah	Hourly	$33.13	$38.49	$40.67	$50.54	$52.43	$43.72	27,420	15.80	0.73
Utah	Annual	$68,920	$80,050	$84,600	$105,130	$109,050	$90,950	27,420	15.80	0.73
United States	Hourly	$33.14	$38.62	$46.90	$54.02	$66.09	$48.76	3,379,720	–	–
United States	Annual	$68,940	$80,330	$97,550	$112,350	$137,470	$101,420	3,379,720	–	–

Utah annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

Rank by median: 32nd of 51 states
Rank by employment: 34th of 51 states
Location quotient: 0.73
Jobs per 1,000: 15.80

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Utah's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Utah

5 metropolitan areas and 2 nonmetropolitan areas touching Utah publish a row for registered nurses, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

Area	Median hourly	Median annual	10th pct (annual)	90th pct (annual)	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
St. George, UT	$41.53	$86,380	$69,520	$108,100	1,910	21.11	0.97
Logan, UT-ID	$41.40	$86,120	$63,650	$107,960	830	12.46	0.57
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$41.30	$85,890	$71,700	$115,460	14,070	17.03	0.78
Ogden, UT	$39.35	$81,840	$67,170	$105,430	3,890	14.32	0.66
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$39.32	$81,780	$70,670	$106,330	4,770	15.66	0.72
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	$41.82	$86,980	$63,290	$108,650	590	8.68	0.40
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	$39.24	$81,630	$67,090	$107,190	1,440	12.90	0.59

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Utah	$40.67	$84,600	27,420	0.73
Arizona	$47.84	$99,500	73,150	1.04
Colorado	$48.20	$100,260	54,490	0.87
Idaho	$44.45	$92,460	16,880	0.91
New Mexico	$45.36	$94,340	17,980	0.95
Nevada	$49.84	$103,670	27,070	0.80
Wyoming	$40.27	$83,760	5,330	0.87

See the national page for Registered Nurses (every state ranked) and the Utah wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Utah estimates.

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.