100+ Engineering & Science Jobs in Salt Lake City, UT

Observed government pay is solid but mixed by sub-role: architecture and engineering occupations averaged $100,506 in the metro in May 2025, civil engineers showed a local median of $44.23 per hour, and local mechanical engineer medians vary by source and year from $88,880 to $100,580. Recent posting-based pay signals are higher, with local posted salary ranges centering on about $114k to $158k, but that is a posting sample rather than a wage census.

Full August 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 58 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $89,665 at the 25th percentile, $115,675 at the median and $156,450 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week

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What our analysts see this month

Favorable market | next 3-6 months

This is a good but selective market for Engineering & Scientific work in Salt Lake City-Murray. Salt Lake City's unemployment rate was 3.5% in July 2026, architecture and engineering occupations made up 2.1% of metro employment with a 2.1 location quotient, and Utah engineering & scientific postings were up 30.8% year over year in August 2026. The catch is that the market skews experienced and in-person: about 40% of sampled roles were mid-level, about 30% senior, and about 80% on-site.

Best positioned: Your best odds are as a mid-career civil, systems, or project engineer who can work on-site and show PE or FE/EIT progress, plus project delivery, Revit or AutoCAD, Python, or systems-engineering depth.

Main caution: Do not assume this is a remote-friendly or entry-friendly market; only about 5% of sampled roles were remote, less than 5% mentioned visa sponsorship, and entry-level roles were only about 10% of the sample.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 142 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. WSP Global Inc.: 18 open roles
2. Dennis Group: 12 open roles
3. Torus: 5 open roles
4. Trenchant: 5 open roles
5. Utah: 5 open roles
6. Jacobs Engineering Group: 4 open roles
7. Redcat: 4 open roles
8. Harris Group: 3 open roles
9. Hatch: 3 open roles
10. Lynk Engineers: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Salt Lake City: 96
• South Jordan: 17
• Midvale: 4
• Cottonwood Heights: 3
• Holladay: 3
• Layton: 3
• Murray: 3
• Louisville: 2

Work arrangement

on-site 114 (81%), hybrid 26 (19%)

Where the demand is

The real opportunity is not evenly spread across all engineering and scientific disciplines. In the recent local posting mix, aerospace & defense accounted for about 35% of activity, construction about 15%, and business consulting, healthcare, and education about 10% each. That points to a market where systems, infrastructure, facilities, and applied project work matter more than a broad "scientist" search. The clearest live local signals are in civil and infrastructure-related work. Murray City posted a Civil Engineer I or II role in early September 2026, AECOM advertised a hybrid Transportation Drainage Engineer role tied to UDOT-related transportation design, Murray Engineering P.C. recruited an entry-level engineer with a civil or structural concentration and FE/EIT preference, and the University of Utah posted civil engineer openings with an $80,000 to $110,000 range. This is also a fragmented employer market rather than a one-company town. Over the last 90 days, the local sample showed more than 250 postings across more than 150 companies, and employer concentration was fragmented, which means opportunities are real but dispersed. You will usually do better with a tightly segmented search than with mass applications.

• Aerospace & defense (high): About 35% of sampled postings sit here, and the skill mix favors systems engineering, Python, AWS, and project management.
• Civil, transportation, and public works (high): Recent live roles from Murray City, AECOM, Murray Engineering P.C., and the University of Utah point to drainage, structural, facilities, and municipal engineering demand.
• Consulting and project delivery (moderate): Business consulting makes up about 10% of sampled postings, and metro Professional and Business Services employment was up 6.0668% year over year in June 2026.
• Healthcare and education facilities or lab environments (moderate): Healthcare and education each account for about 10% of sampled postings, and the University of Utah opening shows institutional demand is active.

Where to focus: Focus on on-site or hybrid civil, systems, and project roles tied to defense programs, infrastructure, and institutional facilities rather than chasing remote generalist openings, which were only about 5% of the sample.

Roles worth searching next

• Technical project manager: Project management shows up in about 15% of local engineering postings, so engineers who already run scope, vendors, timelines, and stakeholder communication have a believable bridge into delivery ownership.
• BIM/CAD designer or drafter: Revit and AutoCAD each appear in about 10% of the local sample, making this a realistic bridge for civil or design-oriented candidates who are stronger in production tools than in licensed engineering scope.
• Construction project coordinator or manager: Construction accounts for about 15% of sampled demand, and local openings point to drainage, structural, public-works, and facilities-related engineering work that often overlaps with field delivery.
• Technical writer or documentation specialist: Technical writing appears in the local skill mix, which creates a niche bridge for people with strong documentation habits and domain familiarity but weaker fit for pure design or analysis roles.
• Facilities or lab operations coordinator: Healthcare and education each make up about 10% of sampled local demand, so candidates with technical, safety, or equipment experience may find a more accessible path in institutional operations.

What postings ask for

• Professional Engineer (PE) license (differentiator | near-term): It was the most commonly cited certification in the local sample, even though it appeared in only about 5% of postings overall, which suggests it matters most where stamp authority or regulated project responsibility is real. Who: Civil engineers, public-works candidates, and anyone targeting senior design authority.
• FE/EIT (table_stakes | immediate): One of the clearest local entry-level engineering openings preferred FE/EIT for civil or structural work, so it is one of the few visible ways a junior candidate can de-risk themselves. Who: Students, new grads, and early-career civil or structural candidates.
• Project management (table_stakes | immediate): It showed up in about 15% of local postings, which is a sign that employers want engineers who can own scope, schedule, and execution, not just calculations. Who: Mid-career engineers, project engineers, and career switchers trying to bridge in from technical delivery roles.
• Python (differentiator | near-term): Python also appeared in about 15% of local postings, giving it real value where engineering overlaps with automation, modeling, test workflows, or systems work. Who: Systems, mechanical, scientific, and automation-leaning candidates.
• Systems engineering (premium | immediate): Systems engineering appeared in about 10% of the local sample, and that matters more because aerospace & defense is the largest industry slice at about 35%. Who: Candidates with defense, aerospace, complex hardware, or cross-discipline integration experience.
• Revit (table_stakes | immediate): Revit showed up in about 10% of local postings, which makes it a practical filter for design, facilities, and built-environment work. Who: Civil, architectural, MEP-adjacent, and facilities-focused applicants.

Questions about this market

What do Engineering & Scientific roles pay in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT?

Observed government pay is solid but mixed by sub-role: architecture and engineering occupations averaged $100,506 in the metro in May 2025, civil engineers showed a local median of $44.23 per hour, and local mechanical engineer medians vary by source and year from $88,880 to $100,580. Recent posting-based pay signals are higher, with local posted salary ranges centering on about $114k to $158k, but that is a posting sample rather than a wage census. This is a well-paid market by Utah standards rather than a guaranteed top-of-market one. Utah's mean offered salary on new engineering & scientific openings was about $96,667 versus about $67,527 for all occupations, but Salt Lake City's cost of living was 5% above the national average.

Where is demand for Engineering & Scientific roles in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT concentrated?

The real opportunity is not evenly spread across all engineering and scientific disciplines. In the recent local posting mix, aerospace & defense accounted for about 35% of activity, construction about 15%, and business consulting, healthcare, and education about 10% each. That points to a market where systems, infrastructure, facilities, and applied project work matter more than a broad "scientist" search. The clearest live local signals are in civil and infrastructure-related work. Murray City posted a Civil Engineer I or II role in early September 2026, AECOM advertised a hybrid Transportation Drainage Engineer role tied to UDOT-related transportation design, Murray Engineering P.C. recruited an entry-level engineer with a civil or structural concentration and FE/EIT preference, and the University of Utah posted civil engineer openings with an $80,000 to $110,000 range. This is also a fragmented employer market rather than a one-company town. Over the last 90 days, the local sample showed more than 250 postings across more than 150 companies, and employer concentration was fragmented, which means opportunities are real but dispersed. You will usually do better with a tightly segmented search than with mass applications.

Which employers are hiring the most Engineering & Scientific talent in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT?

Recent postings show the most activity from Harris Group (40 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Engineering & Scientific roles in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 15% hybrid, with 80% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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