Jobs, pay and daily life in Draper, from official statistics with source and year on every table.
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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Draper is a city in Utah with 50,278 residents. The median household earns $128,910 a year and the median rent is $1,894 a month, which is 17.6% of the median household income. It is part of the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metropolitan area, where BLS counts 826,210 jobs.
How Draper compares. Among the 60 largest places in Utah, Draper is #17 by population, #3 for remote work (#1 = most), #7 for college degrees (#1 = most), #8 for household income (#1 = highest). Its county, Salt Lake County, is #1 of 29 counties for average pay ($77,495).
Draper has 50,278 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 1.5% of the population of Utah. It covers 28 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 1,774 people per square mile. The median age is 34.3, 7% older than the state median (34.3 against 32.0).
The median gross rent is $1,894 a month (rent plus utilities), 27% above the state median ($1,894 against $1,496). Over a year that is 17.6% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $784,800, which is 6.1 times the median household income ($128,910); a ratio above 5 usually means buying is out of reach without savings or a second income. 68.6% of households own their home, about the same as the state average (68.6% against 70.2%).
The Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metropolitan area has 826,210 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $55,240 a year, 8% above the national median ($55,240 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are office and administrative support (114,470 jobs, median $46,870); management (69,410 jobs, median $126,150); business and financial operations (68,790 jobs, median $78,230). The area is most specialised in computer and mathematical (1.5 times) and construction and extraction (1.4 times), where the share of workers is well above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($126,150) and computer and mathematical ($105,260). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Salt Lake County was 3.2%. 68.0% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Salt Lake County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.
Among workers, 65.4% drive alone, 1.5% use public transit, 1.1% walk, 25.3% work from home. 8.8% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 15% below the state average (8.8% against 10.3%). Remote work is more common than in the state as a whole, which widens the set of employers a resident can work for without moving.
51.9% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 38% above the state share (51.9% against 37.7%). 11.6% of residents were born outside the United States, 30% above the state share (11.6% against 8.9%). The poverty rate is 6.2%, 28% below the state rate (6.2% against 8.5%).
The warmest month is Jul, averaging 76°F (24.7°C), and the coolest is Jan at 25°F (-3.9°C). About 542 mm (21 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; Dec is the wettest month (68 mm) and Jul the driest (19 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.
Closest cities in this guide: Bluffdale (4 miles, similar rent); Sandy (5 miles, rent 6% lower); Riverton (5 miles, rent 13% higher); Lehi (6 miles, rent 4% higher). Rent differences are against Draper; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.
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| Occupation ⇅ | Jobs ⇅ | Location quotient ⇅ | Median pay (year) ⇅ | Entry (10th pct.) ⇅ | Top (90th pct.) ⇅ | Median vs US ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executives | 1,690 | 1.55 | $190,400 | $77,490 | $486,800 | -11% |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | 1,740 | 3.16 | $174,940 | $140,090 | $433,330 | -25% |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 2,790 | 2.38 | $168,060 | $62,000 | $331,930 | +57% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 5,620 | 1.58 | $160,810 | $107,580 | $233,990 | -8% |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | 1,100 | 0.94 | $160,250 | $112,720 | $223,340 | -6% |
| Financial Managers | 5,450 | 1.22 | $158,720 | $93,930 | $314,210 | -5% |
| Pharmacists | 1,520 | 0.89 | $147,010 | $66,360 | $173,130 | +4% |
| Sales Managers | 5,210 | 1.54 | $143,930 | $73,930 | $261,050 | -3% |
| Managers, All Other | 5,330 | 1.61 | $140,760 | $73,150 | $230,230 | -1% |
| Marketing Managers | 3,420 | 1.63 | $139,830 | $79,890 | $232,020 | -16% |
| Lawyers | 4,830 | 1.21 | $136,990 | $54,720 | $362,450 | -14% |
| Human Resources Managers | 1,290 | 1.10 | $133,620 | $82,990 | $224,480 | -10% |
| Administrative Services Managers | 1,090 | 0.78 | $132,290 | $74,720 | $199,990 | +16% |
| Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | 1,000 | 0.57 | $130,760 | $76,550 | $160,310 | +24% |
| Dentists, General | 510 | 0.77 | $130,510 | $84,020 | $210,360 | -24% |
| Physician Assistants | 810 | 0.94 | $130,240 | $82,770 | $171,310 | -4% |
| Medical and Health Services Managers | 2,720 | 0.86 | $130,160 | $75,890 | $223,630 | +5% |
| Software Developers | 19,040 | 2.12 | $129,600 | $79,610 | $177,090 | -5% |
| Nurse Practitioners | 1,430 | 0.83 | $129,350 | $105,220 | $179,130 | -2% |
| Industrial Production Managers | 1,190 | 0.91 | $123,830 | $79,990 | $207,090 | -2% |
These figures are for the whole Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metropolitan area, not the city alone.
Median pay across all occupations: $55,240 (US $50,980); unemployment 3.2% (2026M09).
| Industry (residents) ⇅ | Share of employed residents ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Education and health care | 19.7% |
| Professional, scientific, management, administrative | 18.7% |
| Retail trade | 11.4% |
| Finance, insurance, real estate | 11.3% |
| Manufacturing | 10.5% |
| Construction | 6.2% |
| Arts, entertainment, accommodation, food | 5.8% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 4.8% |
| Other services | 4.3% |
| Public administration | 3.0% |
| Information | 1.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.8% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining | 0.8% |
Cities have no official GDP or payroll count of their own. These figures are for the county (the first of several) where Draper lies and cover the whole county, not only the city. The city also extends into Utah County.
| County ⇅ | Population ⇅ | GDP (2024) ⇅ | GDP per resident ⇅ | Jobs (QCEW 2024) ⇅ | Employer sites ⇅ | Average annual pay ⇅ | Job change vs 2023 ⇅ | Unemployment rate ⇅ | Labour force ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake County | 1,196,523 | $153,846 million | $128,578 | 796,203 | 67,066 | $77,495 | +1.1% | 3.2% | 705,101 |
| Utah County | 705,400 | $47,943 million | $67,966 | 295,152 | 22,527 | $62,648 | +1.5% | 3.3% | 369,791 |
| Industry ⇅ | Jobs ⇅ | Share of private jobs ⇅ | Average annual pay ⇅ | Concentration vs US (location quotient) ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health care and social assistance | 76,844 | 11.2% | $64,501 | 0.67 |
| Professional and technical services | 75,877 | 11.1% | $119,573 | 1.37 |
| Retail trade | 72,710 | 10.6% | $49,848 | 0.91 |
| Manufacturing | 60,293 | 8.8% | $80,383 | 0.92 |
| Accommodation and food services | 57,213 | 8.3% | $28,147 | 0.79 |
| Construction | 54,838 | 8.0% | $78,570 | 1.31 |
| Finance and insurance | 51,138 | 7.5% | $111,923 | 1.58 |
| Administrative and waste services | 49,801 | 7.3% | $62,409 | 1.06 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 42,664 | 6.2% | $70,577 | 1.27 |
| Wholesale trade | 40,138 | 5.9% | $97,389 | 1.28 |
| Information | 22,015 | 3.2% | $124,691 | 1.48 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 19,642 | 2.9% | $54,070 | 0.82 |
| Educational services | 16,925 | 2.5% | $54,757 | 1.03 |
| Management of companies | 15,019 | 2.2% | $121,862 | 1.12 |
| Real estate and rental | 12,882 | 1.9% | $79,209 | 1.04 |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 11,829 | 1.7% | $51,094 | 0.88 |
| Mining, oil and gas | 3,476 | 0.5% | $122,239 | 1.15 |
| Utilities | 1,461 | 0.2% | $133,566 | 0.48 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing | 572 | 0.1% | $44,600 | 0.09 |
QCEW counts jobs covered by unemployment insurance; sectors with too few employers are withheld by BLS. Latest-month unemployment is preliminary.
| How residents get to work ⇅ | Share ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Drive alone | 65.4% |
| Public transit | 1.5% |
| Walk | 1.1% |
| Work from home | 25.3% |
| Commute of 45 minutes or more | 8.8% |
Shares are of workers aged 16 and over; they describe residents, wherever they work.
| Indicator ⇅ | Value ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $128,910 |
| Income per person | $58,193 |
| Median gross rent per month | $1,894 |
| Yearly rent as share of median household income | 17.6% |
| Median home value | $784,800 |
| Homeowners | 68.6% |
| Poverty rate | 6.2% |
| Price level of the metro area (US = 100) | 100.9 |
| Metro median pay, all occupations | $55,240 |
Estimate for a wage earner: 2026 federal brackets and standard deduction (IRS), Social Security 6.2% up to $184,500, Medicare 1.45% (+0.9% above $200,000 single / $250,000 married), and a state rate you set. It ignores credits, pre-tax deductions, local taxes and benefits. Sources: IRS: tax year 2026 inflation adjustments · SSA wage base per Federal Register notice 2025-19763.
State tax: Flat 4.50%.
| Indicator ⇅ | Value ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Median age | 34.3 |
| High school or higher (25+) | 97.5% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 51.9% |
| Born abroad | 11.6% |
| Labour force participation (16+) | 68.0% |
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| Month ⇅ | Mean temperature (°C) ⇅ | Mean temperature (°F) ⇅ | Precipitation (mm) ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -3.9 | 25 | 56 |
| Feb | -1.5 | 29 | 47 |
| Mar | 3.4 | 38 | 54 |
| Apr | 7.1 | 45 | 63 |
| May | 12.9 | 55 | 54 |
| Jun | 19.3 | 67 | 27 |
| Jul | 24.7 | 76 | 19 |
| Aug | 23.2 | 74 | 26 |
| Sep | 17.6 | 64 | 38 |
| Oct | 9.6 | 49 | 44 |
| Nov | 2.5 | 36 | 46 |
| Dec | -3.9 | 25 | 68 |
Satellite-reanalysis climatology on a grid of roughly 50 km, so it smooths local effects (hills, coast, city heat). It is not a weather-station record.
| City ⇅ | State ⇅ | Distance (straight line) ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffdale | UT | 4 mi | 18,797 | $129,531 | $1,915 |
| Sandy | UT | 5 mi | 94,291 | $112,176 | $1,777 |
| Riverton | UT | 5 mi | 45,457 | $126,910 | $2,137 |
| Lehi | UT | 6 mi | 85,173 | $131,299 | $1,964 |
| Highland | UT | 6 mi | 20,119 | $186,075 | $2,166 |
| South Jordan | UT | 8 mi | 82,686 | $134,047 | $1,991 |
| Herriman | UT | 8 mi | 59,346 | $122,650 | $2,019 |
| Midvale | UT | 8 mi | 35,989 | $75,084 | $1,597 |
| Cottonwood Heights | UT | 8 mi | 32,828 | $119,422 | $1,730 |
| American Fork | UT | 9 mi | 37,109 | $98,878 | $1,697 |
Straight-line distance in miles, not driving distance.
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