Social Worker market brief · Salt Lake City, UT
Social Worker Jobs in Salt Lake City, UT
57 social worker openings are live in the Salt Lake City, UT area from 23 employers, led by Saint Joseph Hospital - Lexington, CommonSpirit Health, and LifeStance. The middle half of posted salaries runs $79,206–$106,860 a year (median $96,564), from the 53% of listings that disclose pay.
Data updated Nov 5, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 57
- Live social worker openings currently tracked in the Salt Lake City market.
Companies hiring
- 23
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- $96,564
- 53% of listings provide usable compensation data.
Market analysis
Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market
Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.
Level mix
Career ladder
Level coverage is 39%. Counts remain visible, but fit guidance stays withheld until at least 60% of listings have a reliable level signal.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
57
Hiring employers
23
Salary coverage
53%
Median experience
2.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
24
12 companies · $93,444 median
Established employers
16
6 companies · $104,364 median
Coverage-gated
Salary distribution
P25
$79,206
P50
$96,564
P75
$106,860
P90
$114,088
Salary figures use annualized USD posted minimum compensation from listings in this market. An employer that posts the same pay on many listings counts once, and figures render only when enough distinct employers disclose pay.
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- Open live social worker listings in Salt Lake City
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
- Use employer and compensation signals to prioritize outreach
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Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare social worker opportunities in Salt Lake City, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 57 live roles tracked in this market.
- 23 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 5, 2026.
A practical market plan for Social Worker in Salt Lake City
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
57 social worker openings across 23 employers establish the current Salt Lake City opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Use the live listings to calibrate title, scope, and experience expectations before applying.
- 03
Prioritize employers
Saint Joseph Hospital - Lexington is one of the most active visible employers, with 12 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
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Where this market is hiring
Move from the Salt Lake City market view into active employers and representative social worker openings
Employer activity · 23 companies
Who is hiring in this market
The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.
Live opportunity sample · 24 of 57 matches
Representative openings
Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data.
More social worker openings in Salt Lake City
- Social Services-Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Travel · Genie Healthcare
- Social Worker-Social Worker, Travel · Cynet Health
- Allied-Social Worker, Travel · Thrive Staffing, LLC
- Allied-Social Worker, Travel · Thrive Staffing, LLC
- Social Services-Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Travel · THP Healthcare Staffing
- Social Services-Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Travel · THP Healthcare Staffing
- Social Work-Social Worker, Travel · Voca
- Social Work-Social Worker, Travel · Voca
- Allied Health-Social Worker, Travel · Ventura MedStaff
- Allied Health-Social Worker, Travel · Ventura MedStaff
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - Outpatient practice · LifeStance
- Licensed Social Worker (LSW) - Outpatient practice · LifeStance
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - Outpatient · LifeStance
- Social Worker-Social Worker, Travel · ConVerdia Health Staffing
- Social Worker · 3B Healthcare
- Social Worker · 3B Healthcare
Social Worker jobs in Salt Lake City: what applicants need to know
Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.
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How many social worker jobs are open in Salt Lake City?
Metaintro tracks 57 live social worker openings from 23 employers in the Salt Lake City, UT area over the last 30 days.
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What do social worker jobs in Salt Lake City pay?
The median posted salary is $96,564 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $79,206 to $106,860. Based on the 53% of current listings that disclose pay.
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Which companies are hiring for social worker jobs in Salt Lake City?
Saint Joseph Hospital - Lexington, CommonSpirit Health, LifeStance, and Canyons Medical Group have the most open social worker roles here right now, out of 23 hiring employers.
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Nearby cities
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Related roles
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Level views
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Labor market data
Layoffs, WARN notices and hiring demand beside the Salt Lake City market
- Layoffs trackerEvery tracked layoff, store closure and office mandate, by company.
- Monthly layoffs reportsEach month's cuts, the companies behind them and the trend.
- 2026 layoffs year in reviewThe year's cuts by month, company, cause and state.
- WARN notices by stateEvery state's official layoff and plant closing notice list.
- Hiring Demand MonitorDaily open jobs at 280,000 employers, from their own career sites.
- Job markets by role and cityLive openings, employers and pay for each local market.
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