Insights / Healthcare pay below the U.S. median / Utah
5 healthcare jobs where pay in Utah lags the U.S. median
Utah dental assistants earn about $37.8K, 21% under the national median, and Utah has shorter rows.
Utah sheets that copy about $62.9K for lab technologists will miss the Utah wage.
Utah clinical lab pay is about $49.1K, 22% under the national median.
Utah psychiatric technicians stay short at about $40.8K, 10% under the national median.
Each occupation
1Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
- State median
- $49,090
- U.S. median
- $62,930
- State vs U.S.
- 0.78
2Dental Assistants
- State median
- $37,760
- U.S. median
- $48,070
- State vs U.S.
- 0.79
3Registered Nurses
- State median
- $84,600
- U.S. median
- $97,550
- State vs U.S.
- 0.87
4Emergency Medical Technicians
- State median
- $38,930
- U.S. median
- $44,470
- State vs U.S.
- 0.88
5Psychiatric Technicians
- State median
- $40,770
- U.S. median
- $45,130
- State vs U.S.
- 0.90
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | U.S. median | State vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians | $49,090 | $62,930 | 0.78 |
| 2 | Dental Assistants | $37,760 | $48,070 | 0.79 |
| 3 | Registered Nurses | $84,600 | $97,550 | 0.87 |
| 4 | Emergency Medical Technicians | $38,930 | $44,470 | 0.88 |
| 5 | Psychiatric Technicians | $40,770 | $45,130 | 0.90 |
Takeaways
- Utah registered nurses earn about $84.6K, 13% under the national median, so the Utah lag reaches the core floor.
- Utah emergency medical technicians earn about $38.9K, 12% under the national median, another Utah shortfall to flag.
- Utah should show about $97.6K as the national nurse comparison so the Utah gap is visible.
- Utah dental assistant comparisons belong beside about $48.1K nationally, not beside a hopeful guess.
For recruiters
- Utah, put about $44.5K next to technician pay before Utah calls an EMT offer competitive.
- Utah, keep about $45.1K as the national psychiatric technician comparison in Utah.
- Title the Utah wage in the Hiring Pack.
FAQ
- Are these posted wages or open jobs?
- No. The table is a government survey or a designation file.
- What should a recruiter do first?
- Follow the recruiter note on this page.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
An occupation is included only when the Utah OEWS median is at most 0.97 times the U.S. median for the same occupation. The 5 lowest comparisons are shown. States with fewer than 5 such occupations are omitted, rather than filled with occupations at or above the U.S. median. OEWS May 2025. Sorted by the lowest comparison, Utah is 12 of 31. 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: $49,090 is stated as about $49.1K. $62,930 is stated as about $62.9K. a comparison of 0.78 is stated as 22 percent. $40,770 is stated as about $40.8K. $45,130 is stated as about $45.1K. a comparison of 0.90 is stated as 10 percent. Rounded figures in the prose: $84,600 is stated as about $84.6K. a comparison of 0.87 is stated as 13 percent. $38,930 is stated as about $38.9K. $97,550 is stated as about $97.6K. $48,070 is stated as about $48.1K. $44,470 is stated as about $44.5K. $37,760 is stated as about $37.8K. a comparison of 0.79 is stated as 21 percent.
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