SOC 53-3031 · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro

Driver/Sales Workers Salary in Salt Lake City, UT

The average salary for driver/sales workers in Salt Lake City, Utah is $39,140 a year ($18.82 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $36,870: half of the 1,150 people in this job in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($40,730).

$39,140average per year

$18.82 / hourMedian $36,870Take-home ≈ $31,985

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  • $23K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

1,150people in this job
-4%vs U.S. average
#1 of 5Utah metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Driver/Sales Workers pay range in Salt Lake City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $20,530 a year or less, while the top 10% make $59,690 or more. The middle half of driver/sales workers in Salt Lake City earn between $22,820 and $52,100.

  • $21K10th
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  • $37KMedian
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median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$39,140$3,262$18.82
Median$36,870$3,072$17.73
Entry level (25th percentile)$22,820$1,902$10.97
Experienced (75th percentile)$52,100$4,342$25.05

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Driver/Sales Workers pay in Salt Lake City vs. Utah and the U.S.

Driver/sales workers in Salt Lake City earn 14% more than the Utah average ($34,210) and 4% less than the U.S. average ($40,730). At the median the gap is -5% against the U.S. median of $38,770.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Salt Lake City$39,140$36,870$20,530$59,6901,150
Utah$34,210$26,590$20,390$57,1503,050
United States$40,730$38,770$22,590$59,980409,180

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Driver/Sales Workers salary after taxes in Salt Lake City

On the average salary of $39,140, a single filer in Salt Lake City takes home about $31,985 a year, or $2,665 a month and $1,230 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

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Is Salt Lake City a good place for driver/sales workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Salt Lake City area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.9), so the average $39,140 buys what about $38,803 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Salt Lake City ($55,240). A typical home costs $568,656, or 14.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Driver/Sales Workers salary in other Utah cities

Salt Lake City ranks 1st of 5 Utah metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Driver/Sales Workers salaries in Utah

Highest-paying cities for driver/sales workers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($55,520).

Driver/Sales Workers salary by city

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Driver/Sales Workers salary in Salt Lake City: questions

How much do driver/sales workers make an hour in Salt Lake City?

$18.82 an hour on average, and $17.73 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level driver/sales workers salary in Salt Lake City?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $20,530 a year and the 25th percentile is $22,820, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the driver/sales workers take-home pay in Salt Lake City?

About $31,985 a year ($2,665 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $39,140. Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

Do driver/sales workers earn more in Salt Lake City than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($40,730).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 53-3031; area Salt Lake City-Murray, UT (41620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 8.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.53, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.53).

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