Pediatrics Physician Salary in Utah (2026)
A Pediatrics physician practicing in Utah can expect a base salary inside the national Pediatrics band of $215K to $305K, with the median tracking close to $245K. The Utah variation on that number is driven mostly by anchor-employer comp structure in Salt Lake City, West Valley City, Provo, West Jordan, Ogden, St. George and by shortage-area incentive stacking outside those metros — not by Utah cost-of-living alone.
Pediatrics compensation snapshot for Utah
- Typical Utah base range
- $215K – $305K (national median $245K)
- National demand signal
- high
- Top Utah hiring metros
- Salt Lake City, West Valley City, Provo, West Jordan, Ogden, St. George
- Utah HPSA / shortage posture
- Rural southern and eastern Utah counties carry HPSA designations
- Primary board
- American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)
Where Pediatrics offers land highest in Utah
Utah is anchored by Intermountain Health, University of Utah Health, MountainStar Healthcare, and Steward Health Care Utah. For Pediatrics, the highest-comp Utah opportunities I see are typically not in the urban core of Salt Lake City — they sit in rural and HPSA-designated counties where the same Pediatrics role carries a 10-25% base premium plus signing bonuses of $30K-$100K and loan repayment of $50K-$200K layered on top of base. That stacking can push an Utah Pediatrics offer comfortably above the $305K national ceiling in year-one total cash.
Utah incentive programs that boost Pediatrics take-home
The Utah Health Workforce Financial Assistance Program supports primary care, behavioral health, and dental providers in HPSA sites. The Utah Conrad State 30 J-1 waiver program is consistently filled. NHSC loan repayment is widely used across rural southern and eastern Utah FQHCs. For Pediatrics specifically, these federal and state programs frequently add the equivalent of $30K-$60K per year of pre-tax value over the first three years of service.
How I benchmark a Pediatrics offer in Utah
When a Pediatrics candidate sends me an Utah offer, I check three things in order: (1) where the base lands inside the $215K–$305K band relative to MGMA regional percentiles, (2) the wRVU conversion factor and ramp/threshold structure, and (3) the call burden and stipend. Utah's licensing pace also matters for ramp timing: The Utah Division of Professional Licensing licenses with a typical timeline of 60-90 days for US-trained physicians.
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