Utah
Across all occupations in Utah, the median wage is $50,110 a year ($24.09 an hour) and the mean $66,290, May 2025. That median is −2% against the US median of $50,980. BLS counts 1,735,590 jobs in the state. The highest-paying occupation is obstetricians and gynecologists; the largest is fast food and counter workers.
All occupations: Utah vs the United States
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||
| Utah | Hourly | $14.44 | $18.04 | $24.09 | $37.77 | $57.69 | $31.87 | 1,735,590 |
| Annual | $30,040 | $37,520 | $50,110 | $78,560 | $119,990 | $66,290 | ||
| United States | Hourly | $15.00 | $18.07 | $24.51 | $38.71 | $61.81 | $33.54 | 155,495,730 |
| Annual | $31,200 | $37,590 | $50,980 | $80,520 | $128,560 | $69,770 | ||
Minimum wage in Utah
The wage floor is a separate question from these survey figures. See the Utah minimum wage page for the current rate, scheduled increases and tipped rules, verified against the U.S. Department of Labor.
20 highest-paying occupations in Utah
| Rank | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $437,170 | $210.18 | 200 |
| 2 | Radiologists | $417,250 | $200.60 | 380 |
| 3 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $331,720 | $159.48 | 210 |
| 4 | Psychiatrists | $299,670 | $144.07 | 260 |
| 5 | Family Medicine Physicians | $297,510 | $143.03 | 550 |
| 6 | Physicians, All Other | $228,060 | $109.64 | 3,510 |
| 7 | Pediatricians, General | $210,360 | $101.13 | 310 |
| 8 | Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $188,490 | $90.62 | 30 |
| 9 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $174,590 | * | 1,880 |
| 10 | Petroleum Engineers | $172,840 | $83.10 | 280 |
| 11 | Chief Executives | $171,880 | $82.64 | 3,140 |
| 12 | Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $168,060 | * | 3,520 |
| 13 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $163,610 | $78.66 | 8,810 |
| 14 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $161,120 | $77.46 | 2,290 |
| 15 | Air Traffic Controllers | $158,310 | $76.11 | 360 |
| 16 | Physicists | $156,760 | $75.37 | 30 |
| 17 | Financial Managers | $150,450 | $72.33 | 8,860 |
| 18 | Pharmacists | $144,240 | $69.34 | 2,830 |
| 19 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $140,370 | $67.48 | 140 |
| 20 | Marketing Managers | $139,830 | $67.23 | 6,100 |
Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes cannot appear here, however well it pays.
20 largest occupations in Utah
Occupation groups in Utah
| Group | Median annual | Mean annual | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management | $118,450 | $132,960 | 131,720 | 75.90 |
| Computer and Mathematical | $103,810 | $109,770 | 73,370 | 42.27 |
| Architecture and Engineering | $95,100 | $99,730 | 35,230 | 20.30 |
| Legal | $91,190 | $124,720 | 12,660 | 7.29 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | $82,260 | $99,570 | 87,620 | 50.49 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | $76,700 | $80,420 | 16,790 | 9.68 |
| Business and Financial Operations | $76,410 | $83,340 | 126,400 | 72.83 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $59,110 | $61,420 | 68,180 | 39.29 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | $57,930 | $64,460 | 99,640 | 57.41 |
| Construction and Extraction | $57,170 | $59,210 | 113,880 | 65.62 |
| Community and Social Service | $55,590 | $63,920 | 28,380 | 16.35 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | $54,960 | $66,480 | 24,040 | 13.85 |
| Protective Service | $50,210 | $59,020 | 28,490 | 16.42 |
| Production | $46,400 | $50,810 | 103,740 | 59.77 |
| Office and Administrative Support | $45,600 | $49,040 | 221,760 | 127.78 |
| Transportation and Material Moving | $45,570 | $51,220 | 135,060 | 77.82 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $41,290 | $40,810 | 1,240 | 0.72 |
| Healthcare Support | $38,750 | $41,580 | 54,890 | 31.63 |
| Sales and Related | $38,420 | $53,620 | 140,750 | 81.10 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | $36,950 | $39,210 | 54,000 | 31.11 |
| Personal Care and Service | $34,620 | $38,710 | 41,640 | 23.99 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | $30,890 | $34,240 | 136,090 | 78.41 |
Metropolitan areas in Utah
5 metropolitan areas touch Utah, plus 2 nonmetropolitan areas, with the all-occupations median of each. A linked metropolitan area has its own profile; nonmetropolitan areas appear here only.
| Area | Type | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan, UT-ID | Metropolitan | $46,360 | $22.29 | 66,800 |
| Ogden, UT | Metropolitan | $48,900 | $23.51 | 271,370 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | Metropolitan | $48,010 | $23.08 | 304,660 |
| St. George, UT | Metropolitan | $45,140 | $21.70 | 90,500 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | Metropolitan | $55,240 | $26.56 | 826,210 |
| Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | Nonmetropolitan | $48,770 | $23.45 | 67,750 |
| High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | Nonmetropolitan | $47,420 | $22.80 | 111,260 |
Occupation pages for Utah
61 occupations have a dedicated Utah page with the state's percentiles, its metro table and a comparison with neighbouring states.
- Accountants and Auditors $79,990
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $46,570
- Bartenders $32,150
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $49,440
- Carpenters $52,360
- Cashiers $31,600
- Computer and Information Systems Managers $163,610
- Computer User Support Specialists $61,110
- Construction Laborers $46,550
- Cooks, Fast Food $31,800
- Cooks, Restaurant $36,490
- Customer Service Representatives $43,140
- Electricians $62,000
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $74,810
- Fast Food and Counter Workers $28,670
- Financial Managers $150,450
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $77,280
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $38,750
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $66,900
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $71,220
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $47,470
- First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $62,600
- Food Preparation Workers $33,540
- General and Operations Managers $97,850
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $60,620
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides $35,880
- Human Resources Specialists $71,750
- Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $49,040
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $32,200
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $42,370
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $40,740
- Lawyers $132,830
- Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $63,230
- Light Truck Drivers $45,860
- Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $36,270
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $50,450
- Management Analysts $83,530
- Managers, All Other $134,890
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $62,630
- Medical Assistants $45,360
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $44,330
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $79,180
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $44,040
- Nursing Assistants $39,840
- Office Clerks, General $44,060
- Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $77,310
- Project Management Specialists $96,720
- Receptionists and Information Clerks $36,960
- Registered Nurses $84,600
- Retail Salespersons $33,900
- Sales Managers $136,520
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $62,580
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $61,980
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $76,330
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $47,050
- Security Guards $42,700
- Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $39,050
- Software Developers $128,810
- Stockers and Order Fillers $37,690
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $37,050
- Waiters and Waitresses $31,150
Take-home pay and benefits calculators for Utah
FastCalc, a sister site, has these calculators for Utah. Each takes your own figures; this site computes nothing.
Source and notes
Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Utah estimates.
*- 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 Utah.