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Highest-paying jobs in Utah

The highest published median in Utah is for obstetricians and gynecologists, at $437,170 a year. For 5 more occupations, BLS reports the median only as “$239,200 or more”; they are listed below the table. The median for all occupations in the state is $50,110, against $50,980 nationally.

Utah · all occupationsMay 2025
Median / yr
$50,110
Mean / yr
$66,290
Price level (U.S.=100)
98.9
Median, price-adjusted
$50,686
Adjusted rank
41 of 51
Jobs
1,735,590

Price-adjusted = median ÷ (BEA 2024 regional price parity ÷ 100). Compare all states.

The 50 best-paid occupations in Utah

UT · Src BLS-OEWS · May 2025Top 50 of 690
Top 50 occupations in Utah by median annual wage
No.OccupationMedian in UTU.S. medianEmployed in UT
1Obstetricians and Gynecologists$437,170$292,910200
2Radiologists$417,250$420,860380
3General Internal Medicine Physicians$331,720$256,560210
4Psychiatrists$299,670$281,870260
5Family Medicine Physicians$297,510$244,180550
6Physicians, All Other$228,060$265,9303,510
7Pediatricians, General$210,360$210,040310
8Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$188,490$300,08030
9Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$174,590$232,1401,880
10Petroleum Engineers$172,840$144,910280
11Chief Executives$171,880$213,9903,140
12Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$168,060$107,3103,520
13Computer and Information Systems Managers$163,610$175,1408,810
14Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,120$171,2702,290
15Air Traffic Controllers$158,310$148,080360
16Physicists$156,760$172,25030
17Financial Managers$150,450$166,5708,860
18Pharmacists$144,240$140,9102,830
19Emergency Medicine Physicians$140,370$335,550140
20Marketing Managers$139,830$166,7906,100
21Sales Managers$136,520$148,2708,990
22Aerospace Engineers$135,840$134,9601,010
23Database Administrators$135,750$104,6201,200
24Psychologists, All Other$135,200$110,840110
25Managers, All Other$134,890$141,9009,190
26Physician Assistants$134,740$135,8801,610
27Dentists, General$133,320$170,9501,020
28Lawyers$132,830$159,6707,020
29Actuaries$132,720$130,000180
30Public Relations Managers$132,670$146,910580
31Compensation and Benefits Managers$132,620$149,230200
32Database Architects$131,740$139,500630
33Human Resources Managers$131,380$149,2802,240
34Nurse Midwives$130,930$134,040140
35Nurse Practitioners$130,920$132,3002,740
36Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$128,880$105,8702,940
37Software Developers$128,810$135,98031,940
38Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$128,430$130,2201,570
39Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$128,370$123,920150
40Materials Scientists$126,840$117,790110
41Nurse Anesthetists$126,600$236,590—
42Purchasing Managers$125,940$148,080510
43Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers$125,520$106,220230
44Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$124,460$96,980550
45Veterinarians$123,990$130,100640
46Administrative Services Managers$123,700$114,1301,670
47Athletes and Sports Competitors$122,800$66,710340
48Training and Development Managers$122,630$133,000450
49Computer Network Architects$121,000$134,0501,330
50Natural Sciences Managers$119,430$167,220—

Median reported only as “$239,200 or more” in Utah: Cardiologists, Anesthesiologists, Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric, Dermatologists, Neurologists. The exact figures are not published, so these are not ranked.

Dashes mean the employment estimate was not published.

Best-paid occupations with at least 1,000 jobs in Utah

  1. Physicians, All Other — $228,060 (3,510 jobs)
  2. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers — $174,590 (1,880 jobs)
  3. Chief Executives — $171,880 (3,140 jobs)
  4. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary — $168,060 (3,520 jobs)
  5. Computer and Information Systems Managers — $163,610 (8,810 jobs)
  6. Architectural and Engineering Managers — $161,120 (2,290 jobs)
  7. Financial Managers — $150,450 (8,860 jobs)
  8. Pharmacists — $144,240 (2,830 jobs)
  9. Marketing Managers — $139,830 (6,100 jobs)
  10. Sales Managers — $136,520 (8,990 jobs)

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