Computational Scientist Salary in Salt Lake City, Utah

Computational Scientist Salary in Salt Lake City, UT

How much does a Computational Scientist make in Salt Lake City, UT?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Computational Scientist in Salt Lake City, UT is $195,055. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $174,564 to $212,692, with most professionals earning between $155,908 and $228,749.

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10th Percentile Computational Scientist Salary $155,908 Salt Lake City,UT March 01, 2025
25th Percentile Computational Scientist Salary $174,564 Salt Lake City,UT March 01, 2025
50th Percentile Computational Scientist Salary $195,055 Salt Lake City,UT March 01, 2025
75th Percentile Computational Scientist Salary $212,692 Salt Lake City,UT March 01, 2025
90th Percentile Computational Scientist Salary $228,749 Salt Lake City,UT March 01, 2025
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What is a Computational Scientist ?

A computational scientist is a person skilled in scientific computing. This person is usually a scientist, an engineer, or an Applied mathematician who applies high-performance computing and sometimes cloud computing in different ways to advance the state-of-the-art in their respective applied disciplines; physics, chemistry, social sciences and so forth. Thus scientific computing has increasingly influenced many areas such as economics, biology, law, and medicine to name a few. Because a computational scientist's work is generally applied to science and other disciplines, they not necessaril...

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212692
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Average Total Cash Compensation

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216411
These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Computational Scientist in Salt Lake City, UT. The base salary for Computational Scientist ranges from $174,564 to $212,692 with the average base salary of $195,055. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $194,818 to $243,629 with the average total cash compensation of $216,411.
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