Teacher salary in Utah

Official occupation: 25-2031 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Reference period May 2025 · Data updated · Confidence 95/100

In Utah, the median teacher earns $76,330 a year, 6% above the United States median of $72,040.

It ranks 18th of 51 states with a published figure.

Pay is relatively compressed, with the 10th percentile at $51,400 and the 90th at $98,730 (a ratio of 1.9).

About 11,030 people work in this occupation here, roughly in line with its national share (location quotient 0.93).

For context, the median across all occupations in Utah is $50,110, so this role pays 1.5 times the local typical wage.

Published figures

Published and derived pay figures
MeasureUtahNational
Median annual pay Observed$76,330United States: $72,040
Mean annual pay Observed$75,460United States: $76,320
10th percentile Observed$51,400United States: $48,780
25th percentile Observed$61,660United States: $59,980
75th percentile Observed$83,410United States: $92,570
90th percentile Observed$98,730United States: $107,600
Employment (jobs) Observed11,030
Jobs per 1,000 employees Observed6.357
Location quotient Observed0.93
Difference from United States median ($72,040) Derived+6%
Rank among 51 states Derived18
Ratio to Utah all-occupation median ($50,110) Derived1.52×
90th / 10th percentile ratio Derived1.92

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 16. New Hampshire$77,060
  2. 17. Minnesota$76,460
  3. 18. Utah$76,330
  4. 19. Vermont$76,220
  5. 20. New Mexico$75,900

Largest cities in Utah: Salt Lake City, West Valley City, Provo, West Jordan, Orem (GeoNames). Figures are for the whole state, not individual cities.

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Source, method and data quality

  • Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (Public domain (U.S. Government work)). Reference period: May 2025. Updates: Yearly (spring release).
  • Observed figures are copied from the published table without adjustment. Derived figures (rankings, ratios and differences) are calculated by us from those observed figures. No figure on this page is modeled or estimated.
  • Relative standard error (PRSE) published per estimate.
  • Confidence score: 95/100. Based on the published sampling error and job count. We only publish region pages scoring 60 or more that have at least 6 observed figures.
  • Place hierarchy from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data last updated: .
  • Full method: methodology.