HR Specialist salary in Salt Lake, UT

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Salt Lake City, Murray, South Jordan, Herriman, Bluffdale.

Also listed as: Recruiter

Median salary$83,400
Middle 50%$65k–$131.1k
vs. national median+4%comparison median $80,000
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $49,317 and $238,850.
PercentileSalary
10th$58,492
25th$65,000
50th (median)$83,400
75th$131,119
90th$156,500

Cost of living

Salt Lake's median HR Specialist salary of $83,400 is worth about $82,700 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Human Resources Specialists in the Salt Lake, UT area earned a median of $74,410 in May 2025 (5,350 employed). The H-1B median here is $83,400, 12% higher.

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
Goldman Sachstoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.