Computer Science Professor salary in Salt Lake, UT

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Salt Lake City.

Also listed as: Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Assistant Professor Computer Science

Median salary$130,000
Middle 50%$125k–$134.3k
vs. national median+24%comparison median $105,003
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $106,559 and $177,394.
PercentileSalary
10th$113,000
25th$125,000
50th (median)$130,000
75th$134,300
90th$160,360

Cost of living

Salt Lake's median Computer Science Professor salary of $130,000 is worth about $128,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Salt Lake = 100.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary in the Salt Lake, UT area earned a median of $135,790 in May 2025 (240 employed). The H-1B median here is $130,000, 4% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
University of Utah$130,50012

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $130,500 12
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$45,460$130,50012

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.