H-1B salaries in Salt Lake, UT

Based on 4,085 certified H-1B filings in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$100,000
Middle 50%$78k–$130k
vs. national median−18%comparison median $122,699
Filings4,085FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $50,000 and $280,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$68,000
25th$78,000
50th (median)$100,000
75th$130,000
90th$160,748

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $83,928 (2,058 filings) FY2021: median $88,504 (2,113 filings) FY2022: median $90,000 (2,392 filings) FY2023: median $92,394 (2,236 filings) FY2024: median $91,908 (1,861 filings) FY2025: median $96,387 (2,259 filings) FY2026: median $104,499 (1,826 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2,058 filings FY20 FY2021: 2,113 filings FY21 FY2022: 2,392 filings FY22 FY2023: 2,236 filings FY23 FY2024: 1,861 filings FY24 FY2025: 2,259 filings FY25 FY2026: 1,826 filings FY26 2,392
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$83,928$66,186$105,0002,058
FY2021$88,504$67,746$115,0002,113
FY2022$90,000$68,000$117,3002,392
FY2023$92,394$72,613$120,0002,236
FY2024$91,908$75,000$122,8661,861
FY2025$96,387$75,266$125,0002,259
FY2026$104,499$81,030$136,0001,826

Cost of living

Salt Lake's median H-1B salary of $100,000 is worth about $99,100 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,349Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,615Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area).
Price level (U.S. = 100)100.9Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$99,100Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesUT: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$126,7501,081
Data Scientist$97,500281
Accountant$81,400220
Systems Engineer / Architect$100,630202
Medical Technologist$73,767198
Risk Analyst$82,500149
Operations Research Analyst$72,400135
Quantitative Analyst$72,100134
Financial Analyst$80,000104
QA Engineer$105,000104
Systems Analyst$108,51486
IT Manager$185,50080
Financial Examiner$77,95058
Elementary School Teacher$77,00057
Programmer Analyst$81,78950

By job title

Full Stack Developer$104.5k · 53 Product Manager$142.7k · 35 Java Developer$101.5k · 25 DevOps Engineer$124.5k · 20 Cloud Engineer$122.7k · 19 Solutions Architect$178.8k · 14

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Salt Lake, UT. Figure: median salary · filings.