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

Every medical 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 medical 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

1Radiologists$449,940
Doctoral or professional degree
$165,740 – $450,010300
2Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$224,280
Associate's degree
$49,210 – $224,280810
3Pharmacists$147,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,360 – $173,1301,520
4Dentists, General$130,510
Doctoral or professional degree
$84,020 – $210,360510
5Physician Assistants$130,240
Master's degree
$82,770 – $171,310810
6Nurse Practitioners$129,350
Master's degree
$105,220 – $179,1301,430
7Veterinarians$123,520
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,880 – $216,310290
8Physicians, All Other$119,600
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,870 – $442,3102,260
9Physical Therapists$103,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,090 – $135,9601,040
10Speech-Language Pathologists$103,740
Master's degree
$66,240 – $134,780490
11Occupational Therapists$99,980
Master's degree
$78,490 – $128,860510
12Dental Hygienists$94,330
Associate's degree
$79,440 – $99,7501,390
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$91,920
Associate's degree
$70,030 – $113,270330
14Registered Nurses$85,890
Bachelor's degree
$71,700 – $115,46014,070
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$81,170
Associate's degree
$48,150 – $130,280770
16Respiratory Therapists$78,980
Associate's degree
$37,440 – $107,260640
17Paramedics$71,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,350 – $96,950660
18Dietitians and Nutritionists$69,770
Bachelor's degree
$49,490 – $101,420450
19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$66,970
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,420 – $82,490570
20Surgical Technologists$65,690
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,940 – $89,620470
21Medical Records Specialists$58,900
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,840 – $104,0001,180
22Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$50,670
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,000 – $85,260730
23Pharmacy Technicians$49,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,870 – $65,6002,570
24Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$48,630
Bachelor's degree
$39,220 – $84,6804,860
25Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$45,240
Associate's degree
$30,830 – $55,330680
26Opticians, Dispensing$42,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,830 – $76,850260
27Psychiatric Technicians$41,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,530 – $48,670690
28Dietetic Technicians$41,250
Associate's degree
$35,590 – $51,130440
29Emergency Medical Technicians$39,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,030 – $48,240600
30Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$35,900
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,920 – $51,260270

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	RadiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$449,940	$165,740 – $450,010	300
2	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$224,280	$49,210 – $224,280	810
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$147,010	$66,360 – $173,130	1,520
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$130,510	$84,020 – $210,360	510
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$130,240	$82,770 – $171,310	810
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$129,350	$105,220 – $179,130	1,430
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$123,520	$79,880 – $216,310	290
8	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$119,600	$73,870 – $442,310	2,260
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$103,840	$62,090 – $135,960	1,040
10	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$103,740	$66,240 – $134,780	490
11	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$99,980	$78,490 – $128,860	510
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$94,330	$79,440 – $99,750	1,390
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$91,920	$70,030 – $113,270	330
14	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$85,890	$71,700 – $115,460	14,070
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$81,170	$48,150 – $130,280	770
16	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$78,980	$37,440 – $107,260	640
17	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$71,440	$51,350 – $96,950	660
18	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$69,770	$49,490 – $101,420	450
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,970	$36,420 – $82,490	570
20	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,690	$45,940 – $89,620	470
21	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,900	$37,840 – $104,000	1,180
22	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,670	$40,000 – $85,260	730
23	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,250	$37,870 – $65,600	2,570
24	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$48,630	$39,220 – $84,680	4,860
25	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$45,240	$30,830 – $55,330	680
26	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,070	$36,830 – $76,850	260
27	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,570	$36,530 – $48,670	690
28	Dietetic TechniciansAssociate's degree	$41,250	$35,590 – $51,130	440
29	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,400	$38,030 – $48,240	600
30	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,900	$30,920 – $51,260	270

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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