DOL wage area 41620 · Utah

H-1B prevailing wages in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT

Covers Salt Lake County, UT; Tooele County, UT.

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What are the H-1B prevailing wages in Salt Lake City, UT?

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT is DOL wage area 41620, covering 2 counties (Salt Lake County, UT; Tooele County, UT). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $153,192 for Level IV and $87,173 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $113,236 for Level IV and $70,408 for Level I; Data Scientists need $140,109 for Level IV and $70,512 for Level I. Under the weighted H-1B lottery, each wage level adds one entry, from one at Level I to four at Level IV, and DHS projects selection odds of about 15%, 31%, 46% and 61%. Some of these wages are borrowed from a wider geography because local survey data was thin, but they are still the official figures for this area. The table below covers the 50 occupations most filed for H-1B; any other job can be checked with the calculator.

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50 occupations

Occupation	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Software Developers15-1252	87,173	109,180	131,186	153,192
Computer Systems Analysts15-1211	70,408	84,677	98,967	113,236
Data Scientists15-2051	70,512	93,704	116,917	140,109
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-1253	50,940	69,181	87,402	105,644
Computer Occupations, All Other15-1299	55,391	79,519	103,626	127,754
Information Security Analysts15-1212	63,149	84,864	106,580	128,295
Database Administrators15-1242	90,543	107,058	123,573	140,088
Database Architects15-1243	101,629	122,679	143,708	164,757
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-1244	71,032	87,360	103,668	119,996
Computer Network Architects15-1241	86,944	107,474	127,983	148,512
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-1221	74,485	91,812	109,159	126,485
Web Developers15-1254	57,367	76,399	95,452	114,484
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-1255	71,532	91,312	111,072	130,853
Computer Programmers15-1251	78,479	93,746	108,992	124,260
Computer Network Support Specialists15-1231	50,690	66,207	81,724	97,240
Computer User Support Specialists15-1232	45,053	55,848	66,664	77,460
Operations Research Analysts15-2031	62,442	77,085	91,749	106,392
Statisticians15-2041	65,978	80,559	95,160	109,741
Actuaries15-2011	97,864	114,983	132,122	149,240
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-3021	113,672	140,920	168,189	195,437
Marketing Managers11-2021	90,855	121,992	153,130	184,268
Sales Managers11-2022	83,471	120,162	156,832	193,524
Financial Managers11-3031	104,791	141,607	178,423	215,239
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041	119,247	142,023	164,799	187,575
Natural Sciences Managers11-9121	74,277	105,040	135,824	166,588
Medical and Health Services Managers11-9111	83,720	113,943	144,144	174,367
Accountants and Auditors13-2011	57,616	74,090	90,543	107,016
Financial and Investment Analysts13-2051	61,839	80,663	99,487	118,311
Financial Risk Specialists13-2054	61,423	76,232	91,042	105,852
Management Analysts13-1111	49,380	68,391	87,423	106,434
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-1161	41,455	56,992	72,551	88,088
Logisticians13-1081	53,373	67,164	80,954	94,744
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-1199	54,455	70,429	86,424	102,399
Computer Hardware Engineers17-2061	92,228	116,168	140,109	164,050
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-2072	90,044	110,552	131,040	151,549
Electrical Engineers17-2071	76,316	97,864	119,413	140,962
Mechanical Engineers17-2141	71,428	88,837	106,268	123,677
Industrial Engineers17-2112	80,517	95,327	110,136	124,946
Civil Engineers17-2051	69,015	86,071	103,127	120,183
Engineers, All Other17-2199	67,247	84,844	102,440	120,037
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-2031	73,008	85,509	98,010	110,511
Chemical Engineers17-2041	74,880	86,674	98,468	110,261
Aerospace Engineers17-2011	111,114	130,936	150,780	170,602
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-1042	68,016	81,682	95,368	109,034
Biological Scientists, All Other19-1029	72,863	86,549	100,256	113,943
Chemists19-2031	59,280	71,365	83,471	95,556
Pharmacists29-1051	92,186	114,130	136,053	157,997
Physical Therapists29-1123	74,298	88,068	101,837	115,607
Lawyers23-1011	75,088	125,882	176,696	227,490
Graphic Designers27-1024	47,487	59,343	71,178	83,034

Annual salary in U.S. dollars, rounded up. Source: DOL OFLC prevailing wage data, effective July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027, computed directly from the DOL file (methodology). Page updated 2026-10-14.

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