St. George, UT · CBSA 41100
Software Engineer Salary in St. George
VerifiedPublished metro-area wages for software engineers in St. George, UT, from the BLS OEWS May 2024 release — with the local distribution set against Utah and the national benchmark.
Software Engineers in St. George earn a median of $106,440 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024. The middle 50% earn $79,100–$152,060; the top 10% earn $188,150. That is 20% below the national median and 16% below the Utah median. BLS reports 560 employed locally.
Median wage
Verified$106,440
-20% vs national
Top 10% earn
$188,150
90th percentile
Employed in metro
560
Reliability Moderate (14.8% RSE)
Software Engineer pay — St. George vs Utah vs national
All three distributions are published BLS percentiles on a single shared scale.
| Percentile | Annual wage | vs national |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentileentry / low | $63,980 | -20% |
| 25th percentile | $79,100 | -23% |
| Median50th percentile | $106,440 | -20% |
| 75th percentile | $152,060 | -10% |
| 90th percentiletop earners | $188,150 | -11% |
| Meanaverage | $117,860 | -18% |
How concentrated software engineers are in St. George
Location quotient compares local concentration to the national rate. Above 1.00 means this metro employs the occupation more densely than the country overall.
Location quotient
0.60
Jobs per 1,000
6.46
Metro rank (pay)
#216 of 381
All engineering roles
$99,667
At a location quotient of 0.60, this occupation is thinner on the ground in St. George than nationally. Pay can still be competitive, but the local employer pool is smaller.
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Source details
Published wage from BLS OEWS May 2024 for SOC 15-1252 (Software Developers), St. George, UT (metro area).
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