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5 highest-paying healthcare jobs in Utah
Top pay in Utah is Pharmacists at about $144.2K, 2% above the national median.
If the Utah offer sheet has a top line, it is Pharmacists at about $144.2K, 2% above the national median.
The stretch offer for Pharmacists in Utah is the 75th percentile, $163.6K.
Utah does not drop off after the lead wage. Pay for Occupational Therapists is about $97.2K, 3% under the national median.
Each occupation
1Pharmacists
- State median
- $144,240
- 75th percentile
- $163,560
- U.S. median
- $140,910
- State vs U.S.
- 1.02
2Physician Assistants
- State median
- $134,740
- 75th percentile
- $152,480
- U.S. median
- $135,880
- State vs U.S.
- 0.99
3Nurse Practitioners
- State median
- $130,920
- 75th percentile
- $150,940
- U.S. median
- $132,300
- State vs U.S.
- 0.99
4Physical Therapists
- State median
- $99,880
- 75th percentile
- $109,480
- U.S. median
- $102,760
- State vs U.S.
- 0.97
5Occupational Therapists
- State median
- $97,150
- 75th percentile
- $104,040
- U.S. median
- $100,330
- State vs U.S.
- 0.97
Ranked table
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| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pharmacists | $144,240 | $163,560 | $140,910 | 1.02 |
| 2 | Physician Assistants | $134,740 | $152,480 | $135,880 | 0.99 |
| 3 | Nurse Practitioners | $130,920 | $150,940 | $132,300 | 0.99 |
| 4 | Physical Therapists | $99,880 | $109,480 | $102,760 | 0.97 |
| 5 | Occupational Therapists | $97,150 | $104,040 | $100,330 | 0.97 |
Takeaways
- Quote about $144.2K when Utah asks what Pharmacists earns.
- Stretch pay for Pharmacists in Utah is $163.6K.
- The lead Utah wage for Pharmacists is 2% above the national median.
- Occupational Therapists remains in the Utah brief at about $97.2K, 3% under the national median.
For recruiters
- Clear the Utah median for Pharmacists.
- Do not quote a national template for Pharmacists.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Rows are the 5 occupations on the 25-occupation hiring list with the highest Utah OEWS median, limited to occupations that also publish a 75th percentile. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the leading median, Utah is 20 of 51. A row links to the Utah metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $144,240 is stated as about $144.2K. a comparison of 1.02 is stated as 2 percent. $140,910 is stated as about $140.9K. $163,560 is stated as about $163.6K. $97,150 is stated as about $97.2K. a comparison of 0.97 is stated as 3 percent.
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