Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Salt Lake City, UT

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Salt Lake City, UT, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Salt Lake City, UT are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $231,570. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general internal medicine physician, with an average salary of $205,170.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Salt Lake City, UT has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Salt Lake City, UT in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Salt Lake City, UT (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$231,570	$128,620	250
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$205,170	$87,230	110
3	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$167,030	$71,000	30
4	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$166,940	$46,200	2,410
5	Chief Executives	$164,610	$71,090	1,710
6	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$162,170	$48,170	200
7	Database Architects	$156,000	$130,600	340
8	Computer Network Architects	$143,830	$75,200	1,060
9	Air Traffic Controllers	$142,480	$69,930	320
10	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$141,320	$75,980	80
11	Pharmacists	$138,510	$64,230	1,580
12	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$137,680	$85,610	3,570
13	Nurse Midwives	$135,930	$116,720	80
14	Materials Scientists	$135,410	$74,440	60
15	Aerospace Engineers	$134,790	$92,410	230
16	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$131,170	$85,280	1,000
17	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$130,020	$46,390	90
18	Sales Managers	$128,720	$64,320	3,180
19	Marketing Managers	$128,460	$67,840	2,600
20	Financial Managers	$128,020	$71,740	5,080
21	Physician Assistants	$125,440	$100,270	960
22	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$125,100	$61,510	160
23	Podiatrists	$124,990	$74,850	60
24	Nurse Practitioners	$121,680	$79,640	1,590
25	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$118,970	$61,920	330
26	All Other Managers	$114,980	$60,110	2,220
27	Human Resources Managers	$113,800	$73,450	820
28	Lawyers	$113,640	$75,380	3,240
29	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$108,720	$78,690	80
30	Information Security Analysts	$106,970	$61,980	960
31	Software Developers	$106,880	$46,380	12,670
32	Electrical Engineers	$106,620	$68,840	960
33	General Dentists	$106,210	$89,550	460
34	Commercial Pilots	$106,180	$64,830	250
35	Optometrists	$106,100	$51,070	140
36	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$105,510	$35,160	310
37	Administrative Services Managers	$104,430	$63,580	1,260
38	Industrial Production Managers	$104,300	$58,640	1,190
39	Purchasing Managers	$104,260	$69,660	220
40	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$104,020	$62,300	830
41	Medical and Health Services Managers	$103,770	$60,120	2,110
42	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$103,700	$76,940	30
43	Computer Hardware Engineers	$103,320	$38,890	250
44	Veterinarians	$103,120	$75,650	260
45	Materials Engineers	$102,960	$69,070	150
46	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$102,560	$45,790	60
47	Other Physical Scientists	$102,160	$68,410	80
48	Other Life Scientists	$101,850	$49,190	50
49	Public Relations Managers	$100,660	$53,810	310
50	Radiation Therapists	$100,600	$81,430	70
51	Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians	$99,780	$50,460	70
52	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$99,710	$30,690	210
53	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$99,520	$40,860	2,170
54	Training and Development Managers	$99,400	$64,550	280
55	Petroleum Engineers	$99,280	$74,720	70
56	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$99,280	$42,760	590
57	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$98,990	$66,640	190
58	Power Plant Operators	$98,750	$71,810	60
59	Industrial Engineers	$97,990	$65,260	1,540
60	Audiologists	$97,980	$71,640	100
61	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$97,510	$54,720	70
62	Construction Managers	$97,340	$61,370	1,380
63	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$97,320	$61,720	350
64	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$97,230	$60,720	310
65	Physical Therapists	$96,460	$65,430	940
66	Database Administrators	$96,270	$44,980	570
67	Actuaries	$96,030	$48,010	130
68	Gas Plant Operators	$94,620	$72,480	50
69	Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$93,100	$36,600	60
70	Natural Sciences Managers	$92,600	$60,790	640
71	Hydrologists	$92,580	$58,360	50
72	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$92,120	$55,520	90
73	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$91,570	$75,150	500
74	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$91,450	$51,320	120
75	Engineers, All Other	$91,340	$47,970	840
76	Mechanical Engineers	$89,980	$59,790	1,830
77	Fashion Designers	$89,980	$42,230	50
78	Computer Programmers	$89,810	$63,250	1,600
79	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$89,460	$51,180	1,710
80	Funeral Home Managers	$89,360	$45,680	60
81	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$88,560	$60,220	150
82	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$87,450	$76,320	80
83	Psychiatrists	$87,290	$64,260	120
84	Sales Engineers	$87,190	$65,860	230
85	General and Operations Managers	$87,030	$38,650	30,170
86	Athletes and Sports Competitors	$87,000	$17,790	220
87	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$86,440	$47,700	120
88	Speech-Language Pathologists	$86,400	$58,710	460
89	Occupational Therapists	$86,300	$64,860	380
90	Art Directors	$86,120	$48,450	270
91	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$86,110	$67,810	100
92	Facilities Managers	$85,860	$47,340	650
93	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$85,680	$51,950	1,300
94	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$85,650	$76,220	270
95	Genetic Counselors	$85,480	$41,440	50
96	Computer Systems Analysts	$85,260	$53,990	2,090
97	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$85,180	$64,060	120
98	Postsecondary Political Science Teachers	$84,070	$38,260	50
99	Financial Risk Specialists	$83,800	$50,070	450
100	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$83,670	$57,220	110

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Salt Lake City, UT – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$195,840
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$172,010
3	Chief Executives	$164,820
4	Athletes and Sports Competitors	$159,660
5	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$157,680
6	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$154,310
7	Air Traffic Controllers	$139,110
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,110
9	Pharmacists	$130,610
10	General Dentists	$127,830

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Salt Lake City, UT – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$198,920
2	Podiatrists	$190,990
3	Chief Executives	$156,380
4	Nurse Midwives	$154,220
5	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$153,780
6	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$137,940
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$135,590
8	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$127,350
9	Pharmacists	$127,190
10	Lawyers	$125,000

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Salt Lake City, UT – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$201,250
2	Podiatrists	$184,990
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$174,180
4	Chief Executives	$163,640
5	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$149,670
6	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$134,160
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$132,970
8	Computer Hardware Engineers	$127,000
9	Pharmacists	$124,110
10	Petroleum Engineers	$123,790

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