Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Utah

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Utah, 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 Utah are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $223,130. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general pediatrician, with an average salary of $213,260.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Utah 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 Utah in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Utah (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$223,130	$127,560	620
2	General Pediatricians	$213,260	$135,300	170
3	Psychiatrists	$212,840	$62,380	270
4	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$196,710	$87,230	280
5	Anesthesiologists	$171,060	$88,890	810
6	Chief Executives	$160,660	$57,860	3,270
7	Database Architects	$156,000	$111,700	450
8	Air Traffic Controllers	$140,230	$68,560	360
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$137,510	$84,600	6,090
10	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$135,940	$60,260	590
11	Pharmacists	$135,770	$87,630	2,890
12	Materials Scientists	$131,390	$74,400	80
13	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$130,840	$86,110	1,640
14	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$130,020	$50,380	110
15	Nuclear Engineers	$129,960	$59,810	60
16	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$127,200	$46,200	3,200
17	Nurse Midwives	$127,110	$100,920	110
18	Marketing Managers	$126,020	$65,590	5,110
19	Sales Managers	$124,860	$61,550	5,730
20	Aerospace Engineers	$124,820	$79,520	1,130
21	Physician Assistants	$123,320	$96,010	1,750
22	Financial Managers	$123,220	$66,500	8,270
23	Podiatrists	$120,000	$64,260	140
24	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$116,840	$51,080	130
25	Lawyers	$113,640	$68,250	4,760
26	Nurse Practitioners	$112,490	$66,700	2,740
27	Physicists	$110,160	$52,930	30
28	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$110,110	$61,550	580
29	Human Resources Managers	$110,040	$68,590	1,510
30	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$108,820	$62,470	140
31	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$108,360	$75,570	130
32	All Other Managers	$108,240	$51,710	3,900
33	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$108,140	$76,360	150
34	Software Developers	$107,990	$50,650	22,030
35	Other Psychologists	$106,950	$47,650	90
36	General Dentists	$106,210	$75,750	1,240
37	Electrical Engineers	$106,200	$70,320	1,940
38	Computer Hardware Engineers	$105,140	$38,890	460
39	Commercial Pilots	$104,530	$58,460	470
40	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$103,670	$35,160	660
41	Information Security Analysts	$103,570	$60,110	1,670
42	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$102,810	$64,940	2,410
43	Veterinarians	$102,320	$65,580	580
44	Other Life Scientists	$102,120	$49,190	50
45	Purchasing Managers	$101,660	$67,910	430
46	Industrial Production Managers	$101,610	$57,620	2,280
47	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$101,570	$73,760	140
48	Materials Engineers	$101,240	$65,500	300
49	Computer Network Architects	$101,140	$67,950	1,590
50	Administrative Services Managers	$100,820	$59,110	2,160
51	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$100,780	$66,100	1,340
52	Public Relations Managers	$100,660	$57,290	530
53	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$100,530	$44,720	100
54	Other Physical Scientists	$100,530	$65,670	120
55	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$99,710	$37,000	350
56	Medical and Health Services Managers	$99,660	$51,500	4,040
57	Funeral Home Managers	$99,320	$36,410	140
58	Petroleum Engineers	$99,280	$75,940	140
59	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$99,000	$58,020	270
60	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$98,990	$66,640	320
61	Training and Development Managers	$98,280	$57,480	500
62	Construction Managers	$97,120	$51,770	3,090
63	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$96,800	$45,790	130
64	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$95,680	$57,210	210
65	Industrial Engineers	$95,610	$64,450	2,890
66	Optometrists	$95,170	$50,550	340
67	Radiation Therapists	$95,070	$78,390	150
68	Computer Programmers	$93,460	$58,900	2,850
69	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$92,270	$61,850	500
70	Natural Sciences Managers	$92,120	$59,730	870
71	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$91,920	$66,560	690
72	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$91,850	$43,310	150
73	Engineers, All Other	$91,340	$47,970	1,740
74	Database Administrators	$91,030	$39,820	960
75	Mechanical Engineers	$88,000	$60,630	3,690
76	Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$87,860	$29,120	130
77	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$87,450	$76,320	140
78	Hydrologists	$87,300	$65,670	80
79	Sales Engineers	$87,180	$61,330	410
80	Athletes and Sports Competitors	$86,990	$24,980	350
81	Power Plant Operators	$86,850	$63,460	390
82	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$86,840	$55,270	280
83	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$86,760	$62,680	1,210
84	Physical Therapists	$86,280	$61,620	2,050
85	Economists	$86,240	$39,180	50
86	Financial Risk Specialists	$86,010	$50,090	540
87	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$85,840	$36,810	3,780
88	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$85,650	$65,480	610
89	Gas Plant Operators	$85,560	$68,100	100
90	Genetic Counselors	$85,480	$41,440	50
91	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$85,390	$51,150	790
92	Computer Systems Analysts	$85,260	$53,560	2,840
93	Occupational Therapists	$85,260	$63,460	820
94	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$85,050	$51,180	3,070
95	Postsecondary Philosophy and Religion Teachers	$84,750	$47,400	80
96	Art Directors	$84,110	$42,610	550
97	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$84,000	$50,900	2,140
98	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$83,870	$49,190	2,110
99	Computer Occupations, All Other	$83,130	$39,870	5,320
100	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$83,120	$64,540	110

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Utah – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$201,560
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$177,120
3	Chief Executives	$162,790
4	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$157,680
5	Athletes and Sports Competitors	$150,830
6	Air Traffic Controllers	$134,280
7	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$131,210
8	Pharmacists	$128,690
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$128,440
10	Nurse Midwives	$127,110

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Utah – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$203,230
2	Orthodontists	$194,210
3	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$188,040
4	Podiatrists	$179,290
5	Anesthesiologists	$171,060
6	Chief Executives	$146,930
7	Nurse Midwives	$144,750
8	Nuclear Engineers	$135,320
9	Air Traffic Controllers	$134,420
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$132,440

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Utah – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$205,560
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$186,530
3	Podiatrists	$173,520
4	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$167,230
5	Chief Executives	$153,250
6	Anesthesiologists	$152,250
7	Nurse Anesthetists	$149,880
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,560
9	Air Traffic Controllers	$125,590
10	Pharmacists	$125,060

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