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title: "Average Salary in Utah"
description: "Mean $66,290, median $50,110 in Utah (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices, pay by field and top jobs."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/utah"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Utah

Mean annual wage $66,290, median $50,110 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025. Median at national-average prices: $50,690 (rank 41 of 51 by that measure; rank 24 nominal).

| Percentile | Utah | US |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $30,040 | $31,200 |
| 25th | $37,520 | $37,590 |
| 50th | $50,110 | $50,980 |
| 75th | $78,560 | $80,520 |
| 90th | $119,990 | $128,560 |

## Price levels (BEA Regional Price Parities, US = 100)

| Category | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 98.9 |
| Housing (rents) | 107.8 |
| Goods | 96.4 |
| Utilities | 78.7 |
| Other services | 99.0 |

## By occupation group

| Group | Median | Workers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Management | $118,450 | 131,720 |
| Computer and Mathematical | $103,810 | 73,370 |
| Architecture and Engineering | $95,100 | 35,230 |
| Legal | $91,190 | 12,660 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | $82,260 | 87,620 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | $76,700 | 16,790 |
| Business and Financial Operations | $76,410 | 126,400 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $59,110 | 68,180 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | $57,930 | 99,640 |
| Construction and Extraction | $57,170 | 113,880 |
| Community and Social Service | $55,590 | 28,380 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | $54,960 | 24,040 |
| Protective Service | $50,210 | 28,490 |
| Production | $46,400 | 103,740 |
| Office and Administrative Support | $45,600 | 221,760 |
| Transportation and Material Moving | $45,570 | 135,060 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $41,290 | 1,240 |
| Healthcare Support | $38,750 | 54,890 |
| Sales | $38,420 | 140,750 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | $36,950 | 54,000 |
| Personal Care and Service | $34,620 | 41,640 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | $30,890 | 136,090 |

## Most common jobs

- [Fast Food and Counter Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fast-food-and-counter-worker): 52,340 workers
- [Retail Salesperson](https://nuecareer.com/careers/retail-salesperson): 47,570 workers
- [Customer Service Representative](https://nuecareer.com/careers/customer-service-representative): 44,490 workers
- [General and Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-and-operations-manager): 42,580 workers
- [Office Clerk, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/office-clerk-general): 36,470 workers
- [Software Developer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/software-developer): 31,940 workers
- [Laborer and Freight, Stock, and Material Mover, Hand](https://nuecareer.com/careers/laborer-and-freight-stock-and-material-mover-hand): 29,670 workers
- [Registered Nurse](https://nuecareer.com/careers/registered-nurse): 27,420 workers
- [Stocker and Order Filler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/stocker-and-order-filler): 26,730 workers
- [Truck Driver](https://nuecareer.com/careers/truck-driver): 25,060 workers

## Highest-paying jobs (500+ workers)

- [Family Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/family-medicine-physician): $297,510 median
- [Allergist and Immunologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/allergist-and-immunologist): $228,060 median
- [Airline Pilot](https://nuecareer.com/careers/airline-pilot): $174,590 median
- [Chief Executive](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-executive): $171,880 median
- [Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/health-specialties-teacher-postsecondary): $168,060 median
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $163,610 median
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $161,120 median
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $150,450 median
- [Pharmacist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pharmacist): $144,240 median
- [Marketing Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/marketing-manager): $139,830 median

## Most over-represented jobs (location quotient)

- [Referee](https://nuecareer.com/careers/referee): 6.26x the national share
- [Tax Examiner and Collector, and Revenue Agent](https://nuecareer.com/careers/tax-examiner-and-collector-and-revenue-agent): 5.49x the national share
- [Tile and Stone Setter](https://nuecareer.com/careers/tile-and-stone-setter): 3.96x the national share
- [Dental Laboratory Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dental-laboratory-technician): 3.39x the national share
- [Forest and Conservation Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/forest-and-conservation-technician): 3.35x the national share
- [Marriage and Family Therapist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/marriage-and-family-therapist): 3.21x the national share
- [Computer and Information Research Scientist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/computer-and-information-research-scientist): 3.00x the national share
- [Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/drywall-and-ceiling-tile-installer): 2.81x the national share
- [Brickmason and Blockmason](https://nuecareer.com/careers/brickmason-and-blockmason): 2.71x the national share
- [Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk](https://nuecareer.com/careers/reservation-and-transportation-ticket-agent-and-travel-clerk): 2.46x the national share

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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