Software Developers Salary in Utah

Software Developers in Utah have a median of $128,810 a year, below the national $135,980 (−5%); the state ranks 24th of 50 states by median. Software Developers earn 2.6 times the median across all occupations in Utah ($50,110). Among neighbouring states, Colorado, Idaho and Arizona pay more (up to $138,390 in Colorado) and New Mexico and Wyoming pay less (down to $115,170 in Wyoming). Utah employs 31,940 software developers, 18.4 per 1,000 jobs, the 18th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.70 means the occupation is more concentrated in Utah than nationally.

Utah vs the United States, May 2025

Software Developers: 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	$37.41	$48.33	$61.93	$77.20	$85.56	$62.43	31,940	18.40	1.70
Utah	Annual	$77,810	$100,530	$128,810	$160,570	$177,970	$129,860	31,940	18.40	1.70
United States	Hourly	$39.64	$50.58	$65.38	$82.68	$103.21	$71.20	1,687,890	–	–
United States	Annual	$82,460	$105,210	$135,980	$171,980	$214,670	$148,100	1,687,890	–	–

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: 24th of 50 states
Rank by employment: 18th of 51 states
Location quotient: 1.70
Jobs per 1,000: 18.40

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 software developers, 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
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$63.08	$131,210	$77,080	$195,260	7,870	25.83	2.38
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$62.31	$129,600	$79,610	$177,090	19,040	23.04	2.12
St. George, UT	$54.44	$113,240	$66,330	$192,000	590	6.57	0.61
Ogden, UT	$52.83	$109,880	$67,510	$173,740	2,840	10.48	0.97
Logan, UT-ID	$48.43	$100,740	$64,490	$169,380	960	14.30	1.32
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	$60.69	$126,240	$61,340	$186,040	410	6.11	0.56
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	$52.49	$109,170	$55,670	$176,640	230	2.07	0.19

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Utah	$61.93	$128,810	31,940	1.70
Arizona	$62.35	$129,690	38,050	1.08
Colorado	$66.53	$138,390	43,320	1.39
Idaho	$63.26	$131,590	5,750	0.62
New Mexico	$59.86	$124,520	3,960	0.42
Nevada	$61.93	$128,810	4,520	0.27
Wyoming	$55.37	$115,170	1,510	0.49

See the national page for Software Developers (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.