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Caregiver Pay in Utah
What caregivers earn in Utah — the typical wage, the realistic pay bands, and how the state's metros compare.
Headline numbers
Typical hourly pay
$17.25/hras of May 2025
the median caregiver wage in Utah
vs the national market
+0.2%as of May 2025
above the national typical wage of $17.21/hr
Caregivers employed
17,130as of May 2025
home health & personal care aides in Utah
The pay bands
Entry-level
$14.78/hr
1 in 10 earn less than this
Lower band
$16.28/hr
a quarter of caregivers earn less
Typical
$17.25/hr
the middle of the market
Upper band
$18.67/hr
a quarter of caregivers earn more
Top-of-market
$21.76/hr
1 in 10 earn more than this
Metro by metro
| Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $17.25/hr | $16.35/hr – $17.75/hr | 680 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $16.91/hr | $15.45/hr – $18.02/hr | 870 |
| St. George, UT | $16.82/hr | $16.28/hr – $18.26/hr | 1,170 |
| High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $16.53/hr | $15.30/hr – $17.95/hr | 1,220 |
| Ogden, UT | $17.08/hr | $15.82/hr – $18.70/hr | 2,730 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $16.97/hr | $16.32/hr – $17.71/hr | 4,200 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $17.85/hr | $16.91/hr – $19.32/hr | 6,330 |
What Utah agencies are advertising right now
Salt Lake City, UT
HomecareHQ analysis$17.81/hrtypical advertised payas of Sep 2026
from the 20 of 36 agency ads that disclosed pay · Aug 12 – Sep 11, 2026small sampleBenefits mentioned · % of 36 agency ads
- Paid time off44.4%
- Vision41.7%
- Dental41.7%
- 401(k)38.9%
- Flexible schedule33.3%
- Holiday pay27.8%
- Mileage25.0%
- Health insurance25.0%
+5 more benefits tracked
Hiring incentives
Sign-on bonus 5.6%Referral bonus 11.1%
36 agency job ads found this window — a read on hiring demand · 64.5% of ads are part-time roles
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