75+ Marketing & Communications Jobs in Salt Lake City, UT

Observed local wage anchors vary sharply by sub-role. In 2025 BLS data, market research analysts and marketing specialists in Salt Lake City-Murray had a median of $64,670, a 25th-75th range of $45,510 to $86,990, and a 90th-percentile wage of $119,550, while marketing managers had a median of $139,830 and a 25th-75th range of $105,600 to $184,950. Proxy pay signals point higher for the mix of open roles: sampled posted salaries center on about $80k to $100k locally, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts Utah's mean offered salary on new openings for the broader category at about $85,283 in September 2026 (n=243).

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 57 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $83,200 at the 25th percentile, $102,500 at the median and $140,800 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 17, 2026

Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Salt Lake City is a workable market for marketing, communications, and content, but it is not an easy one. The metro unemployment rate was 3.7% in August 2026, total nonfarm employment was 861.3 thousand and up 2.4869% year over year, and professional and business services employment grew 4.3098%, which supports continued demand for go-to-market and communications work. But Utah-wide employment in this field was up 0.8% year over year in September 2026 while active postings were down 5.0%, which points to slower opening flow and more selectivity than the broader local economy suggests. We also observed more than 150 postings across more than 100 companies in the last 90 days, but only about 15% of sampled openings were entry level and only about 10% were remote.

Best positioned: Your best odds are as a mid-career in-house marketer who can show project-managed campaigns, copywriting, analytics, and willingness to work on-site or hybrid, because about 45% of sampled openings are mid-level, project management leads requested skills, and remote roles are only about 10% of the mix.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is applying as a broad generalist and assuming a healthy local economy will carry you; employers are screening for proof of channel ownership and execution depth.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 91 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Kpmg Us: 6 open roles
2. Deseret Management Corporation: 3 open roles
3. Prime Corporate Services, LLC: 3 open roles
4. Chartwells Higher Ed: 2 open roles
5. Compass Group: 2 open roles
6. Live AMC: 2 open roles
7. Momentous Inc.: 2 open roles
8. Pit Viper: 2 open roles
9. Redo: 2 open roles
10. Skullcandy, Inc.: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• Salt Lake City: 49
• Draper: 9
• Park City: 7
• Sandy: 5
• Lehi: 3
• South Salt Lake: 2
• Murray: 2
• South Jordan: 2

Work arrangement

on-site 50 (56%), hybrid 31 (35%), remote 8 (9%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail, not one dominant brand. We observed more than 150 postings across more than 100 companies in the last 90 days, hiring is fragmented across employers, and UTN was only the most consistently active named employer at around 10 postings in the sample. The strongest industry pockets in the sample were construction at about 20%, followed by education, software development, financial services, and retail at about 15% each. That local mix should matter more to your search than generic "marketing" labels. One caution: the University of Utah said its operational-staff review includes marketing and communications teams within a projected 285–855 position reduction, so education-side communications work may be less stable near term.

• Construction and retail marketing teams (high): These sectors make up a large share of sampled postings and tend to reward hands-on execution across copy, email, social, and campaign coordination.
• Software development and financial services (moderate): These are still meaningful parts of the local mix, but tech-adjacent demand needs a more careful read because software-side teams sit closer to a metro information sector that was down 6.6667% year over year.
• Education and institutional communications (limited): Education remains active in the sample, but the University of Utah review is a real stability risk for some communications teams.
• Remote-only content roles (limited): Remote openings are only about 10% of the sampled market, so candidates waiting for remote-only work are choosing a much narrower funnel.

Where to focus: Target mid-level in-house roles in construction, software, financial services, and retail that combine campaign execution with analytics and project ownership.

Roles worth searching next

• Business Analyst: The move makes sense for marketers with strong reporting, dashboarding, and measurement habits.
• Project Coordinator or Program Coordinator: Local demand puts heavy weight on project management, so operational coordinators can be a practical bridge out of a stalled marketing search.
• Technical Writer or Proposal Writer: Strong writers from content or communications backgrounds can redirect into structured writing work when brand-content hiring is thin.
• Customer Education Specialist: This fits candidates who can turn product or service knowledge into usable guides, training content, or lifecycle communications.

What postings ask for

• Project management (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most-requested hard skill in the local sample at about 25%, which signals employers want marketers who can coordinate execution, not just generate ideas. Who: Everyone, especially mid-career candidates moving into ownership roles.
• Data analysis and marketing analytics (premium | immediate): Data analysis appears in about 10% of local postings, and national guidance treats analytics as essential for 2026 marketers. Who: Mid-career applicants and switchers who need a hard-skill wedge.
• Google Analytics 4 (GA4) Certification (differentiator | near-term): GA4 is described as an essential credential for marketers in 2026, while local postings usually do not list certifications explicitly, which means it can help you stand out without being a universal gate. Who: Entry-level candidates, switchers, and anyone whose resume lacks measurement credibility.
• Copywriting and storytelling (differentiator | immediate): Copywriting shows up in about 15% of local postings, and storytelling remains one of the durable human skills marketers are told to keep building. Who: Content, communications, social, and brand-oriented candidates.
• SEO and content optimization (differentiator | near-term): SEO appears in about 10% of local postings, making it a useful specialization when generalist content roles are crowded. Who: Writers, content strategists, and career switchers with web or publishing backgrounds.
• AI literacy and workflow fluency (table_stakes | immediate): AI fluency is described as a baseline expectation for marketers in 2026, and mentions of AI tools in marketing job descriptions rose from 5% to 15% between January and May 2026. Who: Everyone in this category.

Questions about this market

What do Marketing, Communications & Content roles pay in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT?

Observed local wage anchors vary sharply by sub-role. In 2025 BLS data, market research analysts and marketing specialists in Salt Lake City-Murray had a median of $64,670, a 25th-75th range of $45,510 to $86,990, and a 90th-percentile wage of $119,550, while marketing managers had a median of $139,830 and a 25th-75th range of $105,600 to $184,950. Proxy pay signals point higher for the mix of open roles: sampled posted salaries center on about $80k to $100k locally, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts Utah's mean offered salary on new openings for the broader category at about $85,283 in September 2026 (n=243). This is not a low-pay market, but the attractive numbers are unevenly distributed. Specialist and coordinator tracks can be respectable, while manager-level pay rises fast once you own budget, channels, or team outcomes.

Where is demand for Marketing, Communications & Content roles in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT concentrated?

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail, not one dominant brand. We observed more than 150 postings across more than 100 companies in the last 90 days, hiring is fragmented across employers, and UTN was only the most consistently active named employer at around 10 postings in the sample. The strongest industry pockets in the sample were construction at about 20%, followed by education, software development, financial services, and retail at about 15% each. That local mix should matter more to your search than generic "marketing" labels. One caution: the University of Utah said its operational-staff review includes marketing and communications teams within a projected 285–855 position reduction, so education-side communications work may be less stable near term.

Which employers are hiring the most Marketing, Communications & Content talent in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT?

Recent postings show the most activity from UTN (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Marketing, Communications & Content roles in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 35% hybrid, with 55% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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