Elevator Maintenance recruiters serving Salt Lake City.
Salt Lake City has 48% more elevator and escalator installers and repairers per job than the country as a whole, about 190 in the metro. BLS counts 75 business locations of nonresidential building-equipment contractors across the metro. Below: local pay for every role we staff, the state licensing rules that apply and the nearby markets competing for the same people.
Positions we recruit for in Salt Lake City.
BLS counts about 870 people working in the occupations behind these roles across the Salt Lake City metro, the largest group being construction and building inspectors (about 500). Relative to the size of the local economy, elevator and escalator installers and repairers are far more concentrated here than nationally (location quotient 1.48). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the Elevator Maintenance hub.
Elevator Mechanic / Installer
Sample job description →Salt Lake City: 190 employed · $82,750 median, 44th-highest of 49 metros
Elevator Service Technician
Elevator Maintenance Technician
QEI-Certified Inspector
Salt Lake City: 500 employed · $74,880 median, 47th-highest of 112 metros
Escalator Technician
Elevator Modernization Technician
Elevator Project Manager
Salt Lake City: $109,710 median, 57th-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Service Dispatcher / Coordinator
Salt Lake City: 950 employed · $54,950 median, 14th-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Estimator
Salt Lake City: 1,260 employed · $81,540 median, 25th-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Controls / Electronics Technician
Salt Lake City: 180 employed · $61,510 median, 87th-highest of 107 metros
What Elevator Maintenance roles earn in Salt Lake City.
Elevator and escalator installers and repairers in Salt Lake City earn a median $82,750, 25% under the $109,910 national figure, and 44th of 49 metros. Pay runs $63,420 at the tenth percentile to $121,790 at the ninetieth. The best-paid role below is construction and building inspectors, at $74,880 against $74,690 nationally.
| Role | Salt Lake City median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elevator Mechanic / Installer · Elevator Service Technician · Elevator Maintenance TechnicianElevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers (47-4021) | $82,750 | $63,420–$121,790 | $109,910 | −25% | 190 |
| QEI-Certified InspectorConstruction and Building Inspectors (47-4011) | $74,880 | $50,680–$101,050 | $74,690 | 0% | 500 |
| Elevator Project ManagerConstruction Managers (11-9021) | $109,710 | $79,310–$166,100 | $114,990 | −5% | – |
| Elevator Service Dispatcher / CoordinatorDispatchers (43-5032) | $54,950 | $37,300–$75,820 | $50,340 | +9% | 950 |
| Elevator EstimatorCost Estimators (13-1051) | $81,540 | $54,220–$130,960 | $78,740 | +4% | 1,260 |
| Elevator Controls / Electronics TechnicianElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (49-2094) | $61,510 | $46,850–$92,790 | $74,090 | −17% | 180 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Salt Lake City metro. Range is 10th to 90th percentile; management and office roles are metro-wide. A metro ranking counts only the metros where BLS publishes that occupation.
How Salt Lake City's elevator maintenance market has changed since 2018.
The number of nonresidential building-equipment contractors in Salt Lake City rose from 37 in 2018 to 75 in 2023, up 103%, ahead of the 8% national rise. Headcount and pay for those firms are withheld in Salt Lake City, so the occupation figures above are the better guide to what hiring costs.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonresidential building-equipment contractors: business locations | 37 | 75 | +103% |
| Nonresidential building-equipment contractors: employment | 645 | – | – |
| Nonresidential building-equipment contractors: average annual pay | $72,949 | – | – |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, private employers, annual averages. A dash means BLS did not publish the figure.
Free Elevator Maintenance hiring resources.
Definitive Guide to Elevator Maintenance · 2026 Elevator Maintenance Salary Guide · 3-Step Interview Guide for Elevator Maintenance
Salt Lake City runs 48% more elevator maintenance workers per job than the country as a whole — well above the national concentration. More per job means more people to reach, and more employers reaching them.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers. Metro-wide figures for the base occupation; the wage table above is role-specific and commercial.
How Salt Lake City's elevator maintenance market compares
Among the 47 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Salt Lake City ranks 23rd for headcount, 42nd for median pay and 13th for concentration for elevator and escalator installers and repairers. Pay here is among the lowest we see, which makes relocation offers from higher-paying metros a real retention risk.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City | 190 | $82,750 | 1.48 | 75 |
| Provo | – | – | – | 12 |
| Ogden | – | – | – | 24 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:For elevator maintenance employers in Salt Lake City, the local pool is deeper than most, so a well-run search can usually fill field roles from inside the metro.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Salt Lake City metro. Employers are counted by business location.
Elevator Maintenance licensing in Utah.
Utah licenses elevator mechanics under the Construction Trades Licensing Act. Applicants complete an approved program such as NEIEP or NAEC's CET program, or log 6,000 hours of qualifying training and score at least 75% on the state exam, and licensees must complete eight hours of approved continuing education each licensing period. The same state rules apply in Provo and Ogden, so candidates licensed there can work in Salt Lake City without re-qualifying.
Licensing authority: Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL). Confirm current rules with the agency.
Nearby markets competing for Salt Lake City talent.
The closest metro we cover is Ogden, about 30 miles away.
What else is competing for Salt Lake City crews.
Not elevator maintenance work. These are the capital projects big enough to pull the same crews into Salt Lake City in the months you are trying to fill a seat, each with the status its own market page reports.
- Stratos Project (Box Elder County)9GW capacity requiredApproved May 2026
A data-center and energy campus spanning roughly 40,000 acres, led by investor Kevin O'Leary. Outside the core SLC MSA but a massive draw on the same statewide skilled-trades labor pool once construction ramps.
- Novva Data Center Campus (West Jordan)1M sq ft total, 175MW capacityPhases 2-3 completing 2026
A 100-acre direct-to-chip cooled AI data-center campus inside the Salt Lake City MSA proper - among the largest of its kind in the world. Extremely demanding mechanical (liquid cooling) and electrical scope.
- QTS Data Center (Eagle Mountain)UndisclosedUnder construction
More than 2,000 construction jobs and 100+ permanent roles, with a closed-loop cooling system. Adds directly to the statewide competition for data-center mechanical and electrical talent that Salt Lake City-based contractors draw from.
Showing 3 of 4 projects tracked in this metro. The Salt Lake City market page lists them all.
What credentials matter for elevator maintenance, and what kills offers in Salt Lake City.
The 4 credentials that gate the work and the 4 things that most often end an elevator maintenance offer are the same in every market, kept in one place: Elevator Maintenance credentials and offer risks, each linked to the body that issues it. What is local is the licensing rule above and the pay further up this page.
Frequently asked - Elevator Maintenance hiring in Salt Lake City.
What do elevator and escalator installers and repairers earn in Salt Lake City?
BLS puts the Salt Lake City median for elevator and escalator installers and repairers at $82,750 a year, 25% below the $109,910 national median. That ranks 44th of 49 metros with published figures, in the bottom quarter. Most of the market sits between $63,420 and $121,790, a 1.9x gap and a moderate spread, so a few thousand dollars over the median buys real experience.
Is it hard to hire elevator and escalator installers and repairers in Salt Lake City?
Not by national standards. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers make up 48% more of the Salt Lake City workforce than they do nationally, about 190 people. With 103% more of those firms than in 2018, more employers are competing for the same crews.
Which elevator maintenance roles pay the most in Salt Lake City?
Of the roles we recruit for, Elevator Project Manager pays the most in Salt Lake City, a $109,710 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Elevator Mechanic / Installer at $82,750, 25% below it. Elevator Controls / Electronics Technician is the lowest-paid field role at $61,510. Relative to national pay, Elevator Service Dispatcher / Coordinator is the strongest-paying role here (9% above). Elevator Mechanic / Installer trails national pay the most (25% below).
How many nonresidential building-equipment contractors operate in Salt Lake City?
BLS counted 75 nonresidential building-equipment contractors in Salt Lake City in 2023. Up from 37 in 2018, a 103% increase against 8% growth nationally. BLS withholds their combined headcount and pay here, which it does when a category is small enough that the figures could identify individual employers. BLS counts elevator contractors under nonresidential building-equipment contractors.
Can Salt Lake City employers recruit elevator and escalator installers and repairers from nearby metros?
Not easily. None of the other metros we cover within 300 miles of Salt Lake City has published BLS figures for elevator and escalator installers and repairers, so a search here mostly has to be won locally or by relocating someone from farther away.
Plenty of people. Few of them looking.
Salt Lake City has one of the deeper pools of elevator and escalator installers and repairers we cover, but the best of them are already working. Let's find the ones ready to move.
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