Average Salary in Utah
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Utah. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$63,960Rank #22 of 51
- Median annual wage$48,600Rank #25 of 51
- Median household income$96,658ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity98.9US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$64,671Rank #34 at national prices
- Total employment1,709,790Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $63,960 is $15,360 (31.6 %) above the median of $48,600, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Utah sit close to the national average (RPP 98.9, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Utah buys what $64,671 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Utah is $96,658 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Utah
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $151,220 |
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $147,100 |
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $131,280 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $126,650 |
| Data Scientist | 15-2051 | $119,640 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $102,810 |
| Project Management Specialist | 13-1082 | $99,030 |
| Financial and Investment Analyst | 13-2051 | $96,930 |
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