Highest Paying Jobs in Utah

Top 100 occupations ranked by median annual salary — Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025

Highest Salary

$437,170

Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Top 25 Average

$199,620

median salary

$100K+ Jobs

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Occupations

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This ranking surfaces the 100 highest-paying occupations in Utah by BLS OEWS state median salary, drawn from the May 2025 release. At the top, Obstetricians and Gynecologists pays a state median of $437,170, +49% above the national median of $292,910 for the same role. Of the 100 tracked positions, 89 pay above $100,000 per year in Utah — a useful threshold for separating specialist professional roles from mid-tier employment. The top-10 average sits at $275,766, giving a sense of what elite specialists inside this state actually clear.

The "Difference" column compares each state median to the corresponding national median for the same SOC code, making pay premiums and discounts immediately visible. In this list, 43 of 100 occupations pay above the national median in Utah, which usually signals one of three things: a local concentration of specialized employers (finance hubs, tech clusters, research universities, federal agencies), a cost-of-living adjustment baked into state-wide wage scales, or scarce in-state talent supply bidding up competitive roles. Occupations paying below the national median are not necessarily bad news — they often reflect lower cost of living in the state or industries where Utah is not a concentrated employer.

Rankings like this show ceiling-potential by specialty, but they don't tell you the odds of landing one of those roles. Pair this table with the employment column (how many workers the state actually employs in each occupation) and the growth projections on each occupation's national page to see whether the field is expanding or contracting. BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime — especially distorting for top-paying roles where equity and performance compensation can represent 30-50% of total pay. Use this leaderboard to shortlist careers worth exploring in Utah, then drill into each row's linked profile to check percentile spread, typical education, metro-level variation, and whether projected openings match your timeline.

#	Occupation	State Median	National	Difference	Employment
1	Obstetricians and Gynecologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$437,170	$292,910	+49% above	200
2	Radiologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$417,250	$420,860	1% below	380
3	General Internal Medicine Physicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$331,720	$256,560	+29% above	210
4	Psychiatrists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$299,670	$281,870	+6% above	260
5	Family Medicine Physicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$297,510	$244,180	+22% above	550
6	Physicians, All Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$228,060	$265,930	14% below	3,510
7	Pediatricians, General Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$210,360	$210,040	same as	310
8	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$188,490	$300,080	37% below	30
9	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$174,590	$232,140	25% below	1,880
10	Petroleum Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$172,840	$144,910	+19% above	280
11	Chief Executives Management Occupations	$171,880	$213,990	20% below	3,140
12	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$168,060	$107,310	+57% above	3,520
13	Computer and Information Systems Managers Management Occupations	$163,610	$175,140	7% below	8,810
14	Architectural and Engineering Managers Management Occupations	$161,120	$171,270	6% below	2,290
15	Air Traffic Controllers Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$158,310	$148,080	+7% above	360
16	Physicists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$156,760	$172,250	9% below	30
17	Financial Managers Management Occupations	$150,450	$166,570	10% below	8,860
18	Pharmacists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$144,240	$140,910	+2% above	2,830
19	Emergency Medicine Physicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$140,370	$335,550	58% below	140
20	Marketing Managers Management Occupations	$139,830	$166,790	16% below	6,100
21	Sales Managers Management Occupations	$136,520	$148,270	8% below	8,990
22	Aerospace Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$135,840	$134,960	+1% above	1,010
23	Database Administrators Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$135,750	$104,620	+30% above	1,200
24	Psychologists, All Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$135,200	$110,840	+22% above	110
25	Managers, All Other Management Occupations	$134,890	$141,900	5% below	9,190
26	Physician Assistants Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$134,740	$135,880	1% below	1,610
27	Dentists, General Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$133,320	$170,950	22% below	1,020
28	Lawyers Legal Occupations	$132,830	$159,670	17% below	7,020
29	Actuaries Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$132,720	$130,000	+2% above	180
30	Public Relations Managers Management Occupations	$132,670	$146,910	10% below	580
31	Compensation and Benefits Managers Management Occupations	$132,620	$149,230	11% below	200
32	Database Architects Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$131,740	$139,500	6% below	630
33	Human Resources Managers Management Occupations	$131,380	$149,280	12% below	2,240
34	Nurse Midwives Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$130,930	$134,040	2% below	140
35	Nurse Practitioners Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$130,920	$132,300	1% below	2,740
36	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Management Occupations	$128,880	$105,870	+22% above	2,940
37	Software Developers Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$128,810	$135,980	5% below	31,940
38	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$128,430	$130,220	1% below	1,570
39	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$128,370	$123,920	+4% above	150
40	Materials Scientists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$126,840	$117,790	+8% above	110
41	Nurse Anesthetists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$126,600	$236,590	46% below	N/A
42	Purchasing Managers Management Occupations	$125,940	$148,080	15% below	510
43	Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$125,520	$106,220	+18% above	230
44	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$124,460	$96,980	+28% above	550
45	Veterinarians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$123,990	$130,100	5% below	640
46	Administrative Services Managers Management Occupations	$123,700	$114,130	+8% above	1,670
47	Athletes and Sports Competitors Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$122,800	$66,710	+84% above	340
48	Training and Development Managers Management Occupations	$122,630	$133,000	8% below	450
49	Computer Network Architects Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$121,000	$134,050	10% below	1,330
50	Natural Sciences Managers Management Occupations	$119,430	$167,220	29% below	N/A
51	Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$119,430	$115,210	+4% above	310
52	Optometrists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$119,070	$136,570	13% below	380
53	Sales Engineers Sales and Related Occupations	$117,650	$124,900	6% below	480
54	Physical Scientists, All Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$115,920	$122,570	5% below	250
55	Business Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$115,870	$99,080	+17% above	460
56	Industrial Production Managers Management Occupations	$115,290	$126,060	9% below	2,590
57	Medical and Health Services Managers Management Occupations	$114,980	$123,860	7% below	4,860
58	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$114,250	$103,020	+11% above	100
59	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$113,510	$74,310	+53% above	1,250
60	Nuclear Medicine Technologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$111,770	$101,370	+10% above	120
61	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives Protective Service Occupations	$110,500	$106,040	+4% above	1,360
62	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers Protective Service Occupations	$110,410	$77,970	+42% above	340
63	Engineers, All Other Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$110,320	$122,930	10% below	1,750
64	Data Scientists Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$108,090	$120,230	10% below	4,360
65	Radiation Therapists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$107,660	$105,310	+2% above	70
66	Power Plant Operators Production Occupations	$107,120	$102,040	+5% above	420
67	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$106,980	$115,160	7% below	260
68	Computer Hardware Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$106,950	$161,740	34% below	430
69	Art Directors Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$106,500	$114,850	7% below	290
70	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers Production Occupations	$105,980	$96,710	+10% above	600
71	Electrical Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$105,720	$120,630	12% below	1,680
72	Construction Managers Management Occupations	$105,200	$114,990	9% below	N/A
73	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$105,180	$109,270	4% below	320
74	Computer Programmers Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$104,890	$100,390	+4% above	690
75	Audiologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$104,450	$95,780	+9% above	120
76	Industrial Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$103,940	$102,440	+1% above	5,520
77	Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$103,510	$94,980	+9% above	40
78	Environmental Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$103,380	$107,110	3% below	410
79	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers Legal Occupations	$103,380	$117,860	12% below	190
80	Mechanical Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$102,500	$104,110	2% below	3,370
81	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Management Occupations	$102,180	$107,230	5% below	3,010
82	Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$102,180	$96,870	+5% above	50
83	Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$102,110	$93,250	+10% above	200
84	Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$101,970	$72,990	+40% above	60
85	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$101,220	$95,320	+6% above	1,030
86	Education Administrators, Postsecondary Management Occupations	$100,420	$104,590	4% below	2,320
87	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers Protective Service Occupations	$100,380	$93,530	+7% above	770
88	Web Developers Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$100,170	$92,650	+8% above	1,280
89	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$100,100	$96,590	+4% above	740
90	Web and Digital Interface Designers Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$99,990	$104,000	4% below	1,060
91	Physical Therapists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$99,880	$102,760	3% below	2,300
92	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$99,860	$100,310	same as	120
93	Information Security Analysts Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$99,690	$129,180	23% below	1,910
94	Commercial Pilots Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$99,610	$123,220	19% below	540
95	Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$99,350	$84,290	+18% above	70
96	Facilities Managers Management Occupations	$99,320	$106,660	7% below	1,770
97	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$99,170	$100,580	1% below	1,020
98	Computer Systems Analysts Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$98,770	$105,850	7% below	2,950
99	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents Management Occupations	$98,570	$96,660	+2% above	110
100	Genetic Counselors Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$98,430	$100,040	2% below	50

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About This Data

All salary data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2025. State-level data reflects wages for workers employed in Utah. The "Difference" column shows how Utah pay compares to the national median for that occupation.

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Reviewed byWageDex Editorial, Occupational Wages Editorial Team · June 3, 2026

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