Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Salt Lake City, UT

699 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Salt Lake City, UT for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Marriage and Family Therapists	$86,550	890	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$86,510	220	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$85,890	14,070	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$85,890	14,070	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$85,890	14,070	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$85,890	14,070	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$85,890	14,070	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$85,840	580	View salary detail
Chemical Engineers	$85,520	—	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$83,830	140	View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers	$83,690	—	View salary detail
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	$83,590	30	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$82,940	1,330	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$82,940	1,610	View salary detail
Education Administrators, All Other	$82,780	190	View salary detail
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$82,750	190	View salary detail
Flight Attendants	$82,730	—	View salary detail
Music Directors and Composers	$82,570	100	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$82,430	370	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$82,320	120	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$82,120	140	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$82,100	8,660	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$82,050	290	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$81,990	130	View salary detail
Fundraising Managers	$81,760	80	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$81,750	710	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$81,660	370	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$81,660	370	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$81,660	370	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$81,540	1,260	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$81,480	190	View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists	$81,240	520	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$81,170	770	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$81,110	940	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$80,970	2,660	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$80,970	2,660	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$80,480	220	View salary detail
Microbiologists	$80,270	60	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$80,260	100	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$80,000	1,180	View salary detail
Chemists	$79,980	580	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$79,970	250	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$79,760	190	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$79,630	30	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$79,370	410	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$79,370	410	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$79,370	410	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$79,210	3,050	View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists	$78,980	640	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$78,880	6,360	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.