Jobs in the Ogden, UT area: pay, hiring and remote work
The Ogden, UT metro area has 108 open job postings from 40 employers in our data. 16% list a pay range, the median posted pay is – a year, 0.9% are remote and 23.1% have been open more than 60 days (data as of October 2026).
What stands out
After adjusting for local prices, the typical worker's official median wage ($49,000) is worth $48,500 in average-US dollars, 82nd of 99 metro areas.
0.9% of postings are remote, 87th highest of 99 metro areas.
Housing costs run 18% above the US average here (BEA regional price parities).
16% of open job postings list a pay range, 70th of 99 metro areas.
23.1% of open postings have been listed for more than 60 days (median 22 days), 78th highest of 99 metro areas.
Ogden compared with similar-sized metro areas: the median wage divided by the local price level (US average prices = 100). Download this chart (SVG)
108open postings from 40 employers
16%list a pay range
–median posted pay
0.9%remote
3.6%unemployment rate, 2026-08 (BLS)
$49,000official median wage for all jobs, May 2025 (BLS)
12%entry-level postings
The metro area's unemployment rate was 3.6% in 2026-08 (3.6% a year earlier) (BLS, not seasonally adjusted). Across Utah, employers had 64,000 job openings in 2025-12, an openings rate of 3.5% (BLS JOLTS). Indeed's own measure of job postings in the metro area is 10.2% above its February 2020 level and 9.6% higher than a year ago (Indeed Hiring Lab, 2026-10-02).
City by city inside the metro area
Place
Postings
Employers
Pay listed
Median posted pay
Ogden, UT
58
21
n/a
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Layton, UT
16
7
n/a
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Places with at least 15 postings from 3 employers. Shading shows where median posted pay is higher. Pay figures need 8 postings with pay.
Who is hiring, by industry
Industry
Postings
Retail & E-commerce
25
Manufacturing & Industrial
22
Software & Technology
18
Consulting & Professional Services
15
Employers with the most openings
Kelso Industries: 10 postings
Boxlunch: 10 postings
Darkwolfsolutions: 10 postings
Leidos: 8 postings
Salomon: 7 postings
Federal government hiring
30 federal job announcements open to the public list Ogden, UT, with a median posted salary range midpoint of $114,000. Agencies hiring most: Federal Aviation Administration (15), U.S. Army Reserve Command (4), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (2), Defense Information Systems Agency (2), Internal Revenue Service (1). Source: USAJOBS, 2026-10-10.
What your paycheck buys here
Prices in the Ogden, UT area run 0% above the national average, and housing runs 18% above it. The official median wage for all jobs is $49,000, which is worth $48,500 in average-US dollars.
Local prices compared with the national average, where 100 is the US average. Download this chart (SVG)Median wages for the ten occupations with the most workers here (worker count in parentheses). Download this chart (SVG)Which industries have the most open postings in our data. Download this chart (SVG)
A posting that lists several places counts once in the metro. Metro areas are the Census Bureau's 2023 definitions. This covers employers whose career pages we read, not every job in the area. Methodology · All metro areas (CSV)
