Risk Analyst salary in Salt Lake, UT

Based on 149 certified H-1B filings in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Salt Lake City, Sandy, South Jordan, Salt Lake Cit, West Jordan.

Also listed as: Financial Risk Specialist

Median salary$82,500

Middle 50%$73k–$99k

vs. national median−38%comparison median $133,551

Filings149FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

$25k$50k$75k$100k$125k$150k$175k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,000 and $175,360.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$64,860
25th	$73,000
50th (median)	$82,500
75th	$99,000
90th	$135,676

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$58,900	$51,825	$70,000	10
FY2021	$75,000	$72,500	$85,000	35
FY2022	$80,000	$60,000	$90,000	33
FY2023	$67,000	$60,000	$76,000	149
FY2024	$74,984	$67,200	$84,850	99
FY2025	$81,500	$71,225	$98,325	72
FY2026	$85,300	$78,000	$103,400	77

Cost of living

Salt Lake's median Risk Analyst salary of $82,500 is worth about $81,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Financial Risk Specialists in the Salt Lake, UT area earned a median of $81,240 in May 2025 (520 employed). The H-1B median here is $82,500, 2% 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

Employer	Median	Filings
Goldman Sachs	$81,650	124
Folio Financial	$80,300	10
American Express	too few	5
Morgan Stanley	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$65,900	40
Mid-level · Level II	$83,900	71
Senior · Level III	$103,709	23
Expert · Level IV	$138,266	14

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$63,918	$65,900	40
Mid-level · Level II	$77,834	$83,900	71
Senior · Level III	$95,826	$103,709	23
Expert · Level IV	$113,818	$138,266	14

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.