200+ Hospitality & Food Service Jobs in Salt Lake City, UT

Observed local wage data is modest. The broad food preparation and serving group in Salt Lake City-Murray averaged $16.83 an hour in May 2025, slightly below the $17.86 national average for the same group, while chefs and head cooks had a local median of $42,740 a year. Proxy pay signals are mixed: hourly postings center on about $15 to $18 / hour locally, Utah mean offered salary on new openings was ~$36,802 in August 2026 per Revelio Public Labor Statistics (n=483), and the local annual posting band centers on about $62k to $68k because salary-disclosing postings skew toward management and salaried roles.

Full August 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 121 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $31,200 at the 25th percentile, $36,400 at the median and $41,600 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

This is a workable market, not an easy one. Salt Lake City-Murray unemployment was 3.5% in July 2026, metro leisure and hospitality employment was 72.8 thousand in June 2026 and up 1.2517% year-over-year, and local job data shows more than 400 postings across more than 150 companies over the last 90 days. The catch is pay: the broad local food preparation and serving group averaged $16.83 an hour in May 2025, slightly below the $17.86 national average for the same broad group and far below the metro all-occupation mean of $34.45. Statewide occupation signals suggest demand is still present but selective, with Utah hospitality, food service & travel postings up 8.7% year-over-year while employment was essentially flat in August 2026 according to Revelio Public Labor Statistics.

Best positioned: Your best odds are in on-site hotel, café, restaurant, and contract-foodservice roles if you can start quickly and show food safety, inventory, cash handling, beverage prep, or full-service dining experience.

Main caution: Do not mistake a lot of entry-level openings for strong pay or flexible work: about 75% of postings are entry level and less than 5% are remote.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 242 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Montage International: 15 open roles
2. Panda Express: 14 open roles
3. Hyatt Hotels Corporation: 12 open roles
4. Hyatt Indian Wells: 10 open roles
5. Mo' Bettahs: 10 open roles
6. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.: 8 open roles
7. Harmons Grocery: 7 open roles
8. Brinker: 6 open roles
9. Powdr Corp.: 6 open roles
10. Village Inn: 5 open roles

Where the openings are

• Salt Lake City: 99
• Park City: 49
• Sandy: 16
• South Jordan: 12
• West Jordan: 9
• West Valley City: 8
• Snowbird: 6
• Midvale: 5

Work arrangement

on-site 226 (98%), hybrid 2 (1%), remote 2 (1%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in on-site operating roles rather than remote planning roles. In the local posting sample, about 95% or more of jobs are on-site, about 75% are entry level, more than 400 postings appeared across more than 150 companies over the last 90 days, and hiring is fragmented rather than dominated by one employer. The named leaders over that period included Starbucks Corp., Hyatt, Marriott International, Auberge, Grand Hyatt, and Compass Group, which gives job seekers multiple lanes across cafés, hotels, and contract foodservice. The industry mix leans most heavily toward hospitality at about 60% of postings, with food & beverage and restaurants at about 10% each, plus smaller pockets in retail and healthcare food service. New openings and permits point to near-term restaurant staffing around Sweetgreen in Sugar House, Rusty Birds Cafe at Woodbine Food Hall, La Casa De La Empanada, and several newly licensed full-service concepts. That favors candidates who can cover varied shifts and move between prep, counter, and guest-facing tasks.

• Hotels, lodging, and branded hospitality (high): This is the biggest local lane in the posting mix, with hospitality accounting for about 60% of postings and major names including Hyatt, Marriott International, Auberge, and Grand Hyatt appearing among the most active employers.
• Full-service restaurants and bars (high): Multiple new Salt Lake County restaurant liquor licenses in late July and August 2026 signal staffing needs for chefs, bartenders, servers, and supervisors before openings ramp.
• Fast-casual, cafés, and food halls (high): Sweetgreen's first Utah opening, Rusty Birds Cafe at Woodbine Food Hall, and La Casa De La Empanada all point to near-term demand for line cooks, prep cooks, counter-service staff, and barista-style workers.
• Healthcare and retail food service (moderate): These are smaller but steadier pockets of demand, representing about 5% each of the local posting mix.

Where to focus: Focus first on on-site operators that combine steady volume with clear shift coverage needs: branded hotels, full-service restaurants preparing to open, and fast-casual or café concepts adding new locations.

Roles worth searching next

• Customer service representative or reservation support specialist: Front-desk, concierge, barista, and server experience transfers well because the overlap is customer service, scheduling, problem-solving, and cash handling.
• Retail supervisor or store lead: Local hospitality demand emphasizes inventory management, cash handling, customer service, and beverage prep, which also map well into retail operations.
• Environmental services or facilities services lead: Cleaning, sanitation, and reliable on-site shift work are meaningful local hospitality skills that transfer into healthcare, education, and facilities settings.
• Office services or administrative coordinator: Hospitality workers with front-desk, guest recovery, schedule coordination, and multitasking experience already do many of the soft-skill parts of this job.

What postings ask for

• Food safety (table_stakes | immediate): Food safety appears in about 20% of local postings, making it one of the clearest screening signals for kitchen and service roles. Who: Everyone applying for kitchen, prep, counter-service, banquet, or café work.
• Inventory management (differentiator | immediate): Inventory management also shows up in about 20% of local postings and helps candidates move beyond basic service work into lead and supervisory tracks. Who: Mid-career applicants, shift leads, and career switchers with stock, ordering, or shrink-control experience.
• Cash handling and POS accuracy (table_stakes | immediate): Cash handling appears in about 15% of local postings and transfers well across cafés, front desk, quick service, and retail-adjacent hospitality roles. Who: Entry-level applicants and switchers from retail or customer-facing work.
• Beverage preparation and specialty coffee service (differentiator | near-term): Beverage preparation shows up in about 10% of local postings, and new local concepts are signaling demand for specialty coffee and polished front-of-house service. Who: Baristas, servers, bartenders, and candidates targeting café or hybrid food-and-beverage concepts.
• Food service permit (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most commonly named credential in local postings, even though only about 5% explicitly list it. Who: Entry-level applicants who want to remove an easy screening barrier before applying.
• Full-service dining and beverage service (premium | near-term): New liquor-licensed restaurant openings typically staff up for chefs, bartenders, servers, and supervisors before launch, so dine-in experience is worth more than generic foodservice experience right now. Who: Servers, bartenders, sous chefs, and restaurant supervisors.

Questions about this market

What do Hospitality, Food Service & Travel roles pay in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT?

Observed local wage data is modest. The broad food preparation and serving group in Salt Lake City-Murray averaged $16.83 an hour in May 2025, slightly below the $17.86 national average for the same group, while chefs and head cooks had a local median of $42,740 a year. Proxy pay signals are mixed: hourly postings center on about $15 to $18 / hour locally, Utah mean offered salary on new openings was ~$36,802 in August 2026 per Revelio Public Labor Statistics (n=483), and the local annual posting band centers on about $62k to $68k because salary-disclosing postings skew toward management and salaried roles. This is a market with broad access but limited wage power. The broad food-prep-and-serving mean of $16.83 trails the metro all-occupation mean of $34.45, and Salt Lake City's cost of living is 5% above the national average, so entry-level hospitality pay can feel tight unless you stack tips, overtime, or shift premiums.

Where is demand for Hospitality, Food Service & Travel roles in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in on-site operating roles rather than remote planning roles. In the local posting sample, about 95% or more of jobs are on-site, about 75% are entry level, more than 400 postings appeared across more than 150 companies over the last 90 days, and hiring is fragmented rather than dominated by one employer. The named leaders over that period included Starbucks Corp., Hyatt, Marriott International, Auberge, Grand Hyatt, and Compass Group, which gives job seekers multiple lanes across cafés, hotels, and contract foodservice. The industry mix leans most heavily toward hospitality at about 60% of postings, with food & beverage and restaurants at about 10% each, plus smaller pockets in retail and healthcare food service. New openings and permits point to near-term restaurant staffing around Sweetgreen in Sugar House, Rusty Birds Cafe at Woodbine Food Hall, La Casa De La Empanada, and several newly licensed full-service concepts. That favors candidates who can cover varied shifts and move between prep, counter, and guest-facing tasks.

Which employers are hiring the most Hospitality, Food Service & Travel talent in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT?

Recent postings show the most activity from Starbucks Corp. (more than 20 postings), Hyatt (around 15 postings), Marriott International (around 15 postings), Auberge (around 15 postings), Grand Hyatt (around 15 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

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