High paying production jobs in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT

Every production occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single production job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT run 0.9% above the national average (2024), so a Salt Lake City-Murray, UT salary is worth about 0.99× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Salt Lake City-Murray, UT · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$73,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,090 – $105,5903,740
2Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$62,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,950 – $78,590690
3Machinists$61,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,670 – $80,7901,210
4Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$60,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,050 – $79,1601,490
5Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,110 – $62,690440
6Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$49,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $79,5102,840
7Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,760 – $73,170610
8Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$47,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,940 – $65,5101,270
9Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$47,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,420 – $62,300760
10Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,480 – $64,040410
11Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$47,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,770 – $63,390900
12Dental Laboratory Technicians$47,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,980 – $75,500710
13Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$46,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,250 – $66,070310
14Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$46,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,990 – $60,980590
15Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,640 – $61,190400
16Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,750 – $61,070950
17Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,310 – $59,600320
18Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$44,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,470 – $59,650340
19Slaughterers and Meat Packers$44,040
No formal educational credential
$36,460 – $44,040260
20Printing Press Operators$43,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,390 – $61,990880
21Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$42,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,030 – $61,3909,470
22Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$42,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,240 – $56,690530
23Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$42,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,230 – $60,2501,930
24Butchers and Meat Cutters$41,950
No formal educational credential
$32,210 – $48,830480
25Production Workers, All Other$41,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,210 – $55,9101,890
26Helpers--Production Workers$40,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,060 – $55,480410
27Food Batchmakers$39,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,530 – $56,3901,030
28Print Binding and Finishing Workers$39,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,790 – $52,010420
29Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$39,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,970 – $48,860440
30Bakers$38,430
No formal educational credential
$28,990 – $48,2501,280
31Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$36,510
No formal educational credential
$27,650 – $45,230590
32Sewing Machine Operators$35,550
No formal educational credential
$30,620 – $45,860560

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianSalt Lake City-Murray, UT	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,330	$48,090 – $105,590	3,740
2	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,510	$46,950 – $78,590	690
3	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,640	$44,670 – $80,790	1,210
4	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,190	$46,050 – $79,160	1,490
5	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,190	$38,110 – $62,690	440
6	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,790	$37,440 – $79,510	2,840
7	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,240	$36,760 – $73,170	610
8	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,930	$37,940 – $65,510	1,270
9	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,430	$36,420 – $62,300	760
10	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,250	$37,480 – $64,040	410
11	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,240	$36,770 – $63,390	900
12	Dental Laboratory TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,110	$38,980 – $75,500	710
13	Structural Metal Fabricators and FittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,960	$34,250 – $66,070	310
14	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,490	$38,990 – $60,980	590
15	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,350	$36,640 – $61,190	400
16	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,280	$38,750 – $61,070	950
17	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,110	$36,310 – $59,600	320
18	Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,930	$36,470 – $59,650	340
19	Slaughterers and Meat PackersNo formal educational credential	$44,040	$36,460 – $44,040	260
20	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,780	$34,390 – $61,990	880
21	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,890	$36,030 – $61,390	9,470
22	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,180	$35,240 – $56,690	530
23	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,110	$36,230 – $60,250	1,930
24	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$41,950	$32,210 – $48,830	480
25	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,460	$32,210 – $55,910	1,890
26	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,240	$32,060 – $55,480	410
27	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,690	$31,530 – $56,390	1,030
28	Print Binding and Finishing WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,570	$34,790 – $52,010	420
29	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except SawingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,430	$35,970 – $48,860	440
30	BakersNo formal educational credential	$38,430	$28,990 – $48,250	1,280
31	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$36,510	$27,650 – $45,230	590
32	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$35,550	$30,620 – $45,860	560

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