Establishment counts and wages for 93 industries in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT (metro), with each industry's national profit margin. Public-domain Census, BLS & IRS data.
| Industry | Establishments | Avg wkly wage | Net margin (nat'l) |
|---|
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 5,433 | $2,292 | 39.7% |
| Construction (all) | 4,290 | $1,501 | 14.8% |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 3,978 | $1,231 | 34.9% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 3,041 | $1,363 | 15.7% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 2,999 | $1,366 | 36.3% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 2,794 | $536 | 1.9% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 2,780 | $1,517 | 24.3% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 2,763 | $1,033 | 18.9% |
| Finance & Insurance | 2,527 | $2,147 | 20.2% |
| Real Estate | 2,514 | $1,549 | 27.2% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 2,101 | $1,198 | 19.8% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 1,989 | $1,186 | 21.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,719 | — | 8.5% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 1,256 | $716 | 24.4% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 1,241 | $1,564 | 35.0% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 1,129 | $1,890 | 7.5% |
| Construction of Buildings | 1,103 | $1,762 | 13.2% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 928 | $2,005 | 18.3% |
| Legal Services | 824 | $2,629 | 43.8% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 790 | $568 | 3.4% |
| Information | 748 | $2,389 | 24.6% |
| Social Assistance | 717 | $701 | 36.7% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 675 | — | 36.1% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 670 | $1,766 | 40.7% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 658 | $1,946 | 31.9% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 651 | — | 14.1% |
| Offices of Dentists | 647 | $974 | 27.1% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 644 | $1,012 | 8.0% |
| Educational Services | 610 | $1,043 | 29.4% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 597 | $3,102 | 37.0% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 595 | $1,393 | 40.7% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 573 | $974 | 21.6% |
| Truck Transportation | 571 | $1,352 | 10.1% |
| Landscaping Services | 522 | $958 | 21.2% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 509 | $1,481 | 15.7% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 482 | $1,760 | 40.8% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 454 | $1,366 | 3.6% |
| Beauty Salons | 415 | $613 | 24.4% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 410 | — | -2.8% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 407 | $1,675 | 6.6% |
| Janitorial Services | 379 | $586 | 21.2% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 376 | — | 7.5% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 362 | $631 | 4.3% |
| Child Day Care Services | 347 | $569 | 36.7% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 317 | $1,496 | 13.2% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 281 | $445 | 6.2% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 273 | — | 26.5% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 268 | — | 0.9% |
| General Automotive Repair | 265 | $1,151 | 7.5% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 260 | — | 5.2% |
| Gasoline Stations | 258 | — | 2.0% |
| Specialized Design Services | 254 | — | 30.3% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 248 | — | -9.2% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 241 | — | 9.8% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 239 | — | 9.2% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 238 | — | 14.9% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 232 | $1,018 | 7.7% |
| Accommodation | 202 | $746 | -13.0% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 197 | — | 0.3% |
| Publishing Industries | 197 | — | 18.2% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 186 | — | 7.3% |
| Food Manufacturing | 170 | $1,144 | -1.2% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 155 | — | 23.8% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 153 | $324 | 6.2% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 146 | $1,843 | 11.2% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 132 | — | -7.2% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 129 | — | 39.3% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 112 | $1,440 | 7.8% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 110 | $1,163 | 8.9% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 110 | — | 3.4% |
| Printing & Related Support | 103 | $1,142 | -2.6% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 100 | — | 23.7% |
| Veterinary Services | 99 | $1,075 | — |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 94 | — | 13.3% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 92 | — | 5.5% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 77 | — | 9.0% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 76 | $1,629 | 16.7% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 74 | — | -0.2% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 65 | $1,350 | 14.4% |
| Utilities | 59 | — | 9.6% |
| Other Information Services | 58 | — | 34.6% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 51 | — | 15.0% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 50 | — | 13.1% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 38 | — | 3.5% |
| Hospitals | 24 | — | 16.6% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 23 | — | 22.1% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 21 | $2,055 | 5.4% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 18 | — | 37.7% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 17 | $1,909 | 16.2% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 16 | — | 40.1% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 15 | $1,722 | 9.3% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 12 | — | -0.6% |
| Oil & Gas Extraction | 7 | $2,435 | 12.0% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.