Ranked by median pay, with jobs and rent share; from BLS and Census data.
Click any dot to open that city: jobs, pay, rent, commute, county economy and climate. Dot size follows population; colours follow the state flag.
By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
5 metro areas in Utah publish pay for this occupation with at least 100 jobs, together 31,300 jobs. The three largest employers of software developers are Salt Lake City-Murray (19,040 jobs), Provo-Orem-Lehi (7,870 jobs), Ogden (2,840 jobs), which hold 95.0% of those jobs. Median pay across these metros runs from $100,740 to $131,210 a year, against $128,810 for the whole state and $135,980 for the whole country.
BLS reports a national median of $135,980 a year for software developers (the lowest-paid tenth earn under $82,460 and the highest-paid tenth over $214,670). Employment is projected to change by +10.2% between 2025 and 2035, with about 95,300 openings a year including replacements. The typical entry route is: Bachelor's degree. Education requirements are BLS's typical ones, not legal rules; many states also license this work, so check the state board before applying.
Higher pay is not the whole story: look at the rent share column (yearly rent divided by median pay) and the price level (100 is the national average). A metro with a lower salary but cheaper housing can leave more money at the end of the month. The location quotient shows where the occupation is concentrated; employers cluster where it is above 1, which usually means more openings and more competition among employers for the same skills.
Software developers in Utah: the highest median pay is in the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT area ($131,210 a year); the most jobs are in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT area (19,040). Statewide the median is $128,810 with 31,940 jobs. Metro areas with at least 100 jobs in this occupation are listed; click a column to sort.
| Metropolitan area ⇅ | Jobs ⇅ | Median pay ⇅ | Entry (10th pct.) ⇅ | Top (90th pct.) ⇅ | Location quotient ⇅ | Yearly rent as % of median pay ⇅ | Price level (US = 100) ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | 7,870 | $131,210 | $77,080 | $195,260 | 2.38 | 14% | 98.2 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 19,040 | $129,600 | $79,610 | $177,090 | 2.12 | 15% | 100.9 |
| St. George, UT | 590 | $113,240 | $66,330 | $192,000 | 0.61 | 17% | 97.3 |
| Ogden, UT | 2,840 | $109,880 | $67,510 | $173,740 | 0.97 | 16% | 100.3 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 960 | $100,740 | $64,490 | $169,380 | 1.32 | 14% | 95.9 |
National page: Software developers →Cities of Utah
Rent uses the metro median gross rent (ACS) and appears only for metros that contain a city of this guide. "n/a" means BLS suppressed the figure or we have no rent for that metro.
In the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT area, with a median of $131,210 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025; metro areas with at least 100 jobs).
In the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT area, with 19,040 jobs.