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Average Tool And Die Makers Salary in Utah

Tool And Die Makers in Utah earn a median annual salary of $66,660, which is +5.5% compared to the national median. There are 140 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Utah (state).

$66,660
Utah median annual wage
$32/hour median
+5.5%
Difference vs national median
National median is $63,180
140
Local employment
0.1 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.23
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$47,490
25th
$51,550
Median
$66,660
75th
$79,360
90th
$82,680

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Utah, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
98.9%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$67,426
Goods: 96.4%
Services: 78.7%
Rents: 107.8%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Kansas$81,230Compare750
Washington$78,310Compare1,200
California$77,800Compare1,380
Maine$76,500Compare70
Connecticut$76,310Compare1,800
New Jersey$75,920Compare620

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Utah

Utah has salary data for 717 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Tool And Die Makers in Utah

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Tool And Die Makers are projected to change by -10.8% from 2024 to 2034, with 4,700 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.