Salt Lake County, UT
FIPS 49035 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Salt Lake County had an annual average of 796,203 jobs across 67,065 establishments, paying $61.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
796,203
+1.1% YoY
Establishments
67,065
Total Wages
$61.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$77,495
Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)
Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 76,024 | 16,170 | $2,358 | $9,088.8M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 66,293 | 1,641 | $1,979 | $4,788.0M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 49,110 | 2,578 | $506 | $1,293.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 47,864 | 4,900 | $1,193 | $2,968.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 36,996 | 3,723 | $1,371 | $2,638.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 35,879 | 3,557 | $1,858 | $2,584.4M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 33,000 | 98 | $2,144 | $2,939.1M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 26,035 | 1,618 | $2,056 | $2,721.1M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 23,789 | 2,527 | $1,892 | $2,340.8M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 15,556 | 1,578 | $2,685 | $1,568.7M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 15,019 | 742 | $2,344 | $1,830.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 14,365 | 304 | $761 | $568.6M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 13,620 | 116 | $937 | $663.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 12,655 | 91 | $2,157 | $761.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 12,062 | 1,446 | $1,775 | $1,113.6M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 12,010 | 1,609 | $1,171 | $462.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 11,757 | 403 | $637 | $387.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 11,541 | 350 | $1,514 | $908.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 11,418 | 1,018 | $1,678 | $996.1M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 11,414 | 296 | $1,097 | $465.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 11,275 | 1,251 | $955 | $559.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 10,990 | 654 | $1,356 | $775.2M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 10,410 | 1,926 | $3,056 | $1,654.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 9,893 | 516 | $1,379 | $709.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 9,386 | 2,616 | $1,557 | $759.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 9,283 | 126 | $2,340 | $812.9M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 9,077 | 1,075 | $2,941 | $1,356.4M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 8,103 | 234 | $752 | $316.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 8,091 | 1,360 | $1,016 | $304.8M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 7,950 | 80 | $2,380 | $984.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 7,886 | 1,134 | $1,235 | $505.4M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 7,872 | 384 | $2,184 | $894.1M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 7,614 | 362 | $580 | $184.0M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 6,564 | 262 | $1,129 | $385.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 6,015 | 328 | $1,852 | $573.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 5,850 | 271 | $1,041 | $316.7M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 5,842 | 451 | $1,113 | $338.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 5,519 | 448 | $1,267 | $363.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 5,371 | 474 | $746 | $208.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 5,190 | 330 | $2,925 | $365.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 5,133 | 325 | $1,372 | $366.1M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 4,998 | 148 | $1,562 | $286.4M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 4,930 | 1,025 | $2,231 | $572.0M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 4,447 | 397 | $1,836 | $421.2M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 4,367 | 46 | $2,173 | $333.4M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 3,946 | 137 | $1,808 | $370.9M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 3,908 | 122 | $1,280 | $260.1M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 3,836 | 84 | $1,124 | $220.7M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 3,826 | 278 | $665 | $132.3M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 3,795 | 246 | $1,818 | $358.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 3,429 | 799 | $2,097 | $250.9M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 3,377 | 332 | $1,416 | $248.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 3,193 | 296 | $1,097 | $182.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 3,114 | 27 | $1,354 | $219.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 3,098 | 68 | $1,740 | $248.9M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 2,984 | 173 | $1,171 | $181.6M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 2,737 | 167 | $2,569 | $304.0M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 2,614 | 37 | $1,923 | $200.5M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 2,542 | 268 | $1,669 | $220.6M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 2,496 | 169 | $1,142 | $148.3M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 2,352 | 42 | $2,085 | $255.0M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 2,299 | 86 | $1,371 | $163.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 2,086 | 162 | $1,387 | $149.8M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 1,923 | 78 | $1,722 | $172.2M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 1,793 | 240 | $1,958 | $182.5M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 1,514 | 160 | $1,804 | $142.1M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1,438 | 14 | $1,641 | $113.9M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 1,163 | 21 | $1,945 | $43.6M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 1,136 | 32 | $1,600 | $94.5M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 1,111 | 131 | $3,892 | $136.2M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 1,086 | 79 | $1,153 | $65.1M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 999 | 88 | $2,965 | $154.1M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 929 | 40 | $2,001 | $96.7M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 754 | 56 | $963 | $37.8M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 505 | 21 | $3,019 | $79.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 490 | 537 | $632 | $16.1M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 470 | 40 | $966 | $23.6M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 350 | 9 | $751 | $13.7M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 264 | 11 | $2,375 | $19.3M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 242 | 53 | $770 | $9.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 235 | 25 | $814 | $9.9M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 221 | 27 | $471 | $5.4M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 182 | 14 | $2,623 | $24.9M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 154 | 15 | $1,075 | $8.6M |
| 211 | NAICS 211 | 125 | 13 | $2,435 | $15.8M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 119 | 34 | $1,902 | $11.8M |
| 521 | NAICS 521 | 98 | 13 | $2,442 | $12.5M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 48 | 60 | $2,282 | $5.6M |
| 316 | NAICS 316 | 13 | 8 | $1,182 | $0.8M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
11,905
jobs · $97,570 avg pay
State Government
51,594
jobs · $93,988 avg pay
Local Government
47,320
jobs · $56,630 avg pay
Private
685,384
jobs · $77,345 avg pay
UT Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.8%
April 2026
Other UT Counties
The largest counties in UT by total employment.
- Utah County 295,152 jobs
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- Weber County 121,786 jobs
- Washington County 86,507 jobs
- Cache County 63,167 jobs
- Summit County 31,819 jobs
- Iron County 24,829 jobs
- Box Elder County 23,943 jobs