The highest paying job in Utah is Physicians, All Other, with a median salary of $232,740 per year. Below is the complete ranking of the top 25 careers in UT based on 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024
Ranked by median annual salary. Click any job to see the full salary breakdown including percentile data and state-by-state comparisons.
| Rank | Occupation | Median Salary | Mean Salary | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $232,740 | $251,350 | 3,500 |
| 2 | Pediatricians, General | $194,160 | $216,240 | 250 |
| 3 | Athletes and Sports Competitors | $178,920 | $244,150 | 290 |
| 4 | Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $168,530 | $215,450 | 60 |
| 5 | Petroleum Engineers | $166,580 | $170,420 | 380 |
| 6 | Chief Executives | $163,980 | $204,600 | 3,980 |
| 7 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $162,400 | $167,680 | 8,090 |
| 8 | Air Traffic Controllers | $156,120 | $147,090 | 350 |
| 9 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $149,990 | $156,950 | 2,480 |
| 10 | Podiatrists | $146,330 | $181,780 | 90 |
| 11 | Law Teachers, Postsecondary | $138,020 | $157,220 | 100 |
| 12 | Nurse Midwives | $138,020 | $135,190 | 100 |
| 13 | Financial Manager | $137,760 | $158,110 | 8,670 |
| 14 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $137,530 | $187,780 | N/A |
| 15 | Pharmacist | $136,230 | $131,280 | 3,120 |
| 16 | Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $136,030 | $156,660 | 3,260 |
| 17 | Marketing Manager | $135,190 | $147,100 | 6,560 |
| 18 | Physician Assistants | $134,390 | $128,370 | 1,670 |
| 19 | Physicists | $133,900 | $147,660 | 60 |
| 20 | Public Relations Managers | $133,440 | $143,230 | 600 |
| 21 | Airline Pilot | $133,230 | $160,530 | 1,780 |
| 22 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | $132,920 | $134,050 | 170 |
| 23 | Dentists, General | $132,270 | $148,860 | 740 |
| 24 | Human Resources Manager | $131,070 | $137,930 | 2,070 |
| 25 | Aerospace Engineers | $130,670 | $128,730 | 1,000 |
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The top-paying careers in Utah are concentrated in Healthcare Practitioners fields. The #1 job, Physicians, All Other, pays $165,588 more than the state average of $67,151 per year.
Among the top 25, the minimum median salary is $130,670, meaning all jobs on this list pay significantly above the national average.
See how Utah's top salaries compare to other states.
Rankings are based on median annual salary from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2024 estimates. We use median rather than mean salary because it better represents typical earnings and is less affected by outliers.
Only occupations with state-level data published by BLS are included. Some specialized or rare occupations may not have data for every state. For full methodology details, see our Methodology page.