Nearly 3,500 companies in Utah exported $12.3 billion worth of merchandise to other countries in 2014 according to the US Department of Commerce International Trade Association. This volume of exports directly supported 50,578 jobs. Many of these positions are high paying corporate ones such as international trade and customs managers, trade analysts, and business development directors among other international business positions.
Given Utah’s prominence in international outreach, NGO directors, humanitarian aid program directors, and foreign outreach workers hold highly influential positions in the state and are well compensated for their experience and knowledge of international relations.
International Business Professional Salaries in Utah
Shown below are the median and 90th percentile salary values for a number of types of corporate management and specialist positions that frequently involve knowledge of international trade and commerce (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2014):
Utah Area
Profession
Median Annual Salary
90th Percentile Annual Salary
Provo
Purchasing managers
$102060
$152380
Provo
Industrial production managers
$88610
$151030
Provo
Transportation / storage and distribution managers
$75310
$140560
Provo
Management analysts
$75210
$130280
Provo
Logisticians
$57600
$86610
Provo
Market research analysts
$53980
$96610
Provo
Compliance officers
$46200
$91470
Salt Lake City
Purchasing managers
$100890
$152560
Salt Lake City
Industrial production managers
$92880
$151420
Salt Lake City
Transportation / storage and distribution managers
$80030
$126900
Salt Lake City
Management analysts
$74360
$135910
Salt Lake City
Logisticians
$64310
$101520
Salt Lake City
Compliance officers
$58070
$96510
Salt Lake City
Market research analysts
$56460
$100180
Shown here is a full analysis of salary data for international business professionals in Utah (US Department of Labor, 2014):
Occupation
Employment
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage
Hourly median wage
Hourly 75th percentile wage
Hourly 90th percentile wage
Annual median wage
Annual 75th percentile wage
Annual 90th percentile wage
Industrial Production Managers
1760
46.07
95830
43.34
57.15
71.75
90150
118860
149240
Purchasing Managers
460
49.63
103220
49.60
61.03
72.69
103170
126950
151200
Transportation Storage and Distribution Managers
1100
42.22
87810
39.72
52.31
61.94
82630
108810
128840
Compliance Officers
2290
29.41
61160
27.07
36.76
45.81
56300
76460
95290
Logisticians
1960
34.55
71870
34.39
40.10
47.68
71530
83410
99170
Management Analysts
5270
37.58
78170
34.72
44.51
61.38
72220
92590
127670
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
5250
28.23
58710
25.98
35.56
46.42
54040
73970
96560
International Relations Professional Salaries in Utah
Given Utah’s prominence in international relief work, the state has an unusually large number of nonprofits that focus on international and foreign affairs. Seventy-six such organizations were registered as 501(c)3 public charities in 2012. Additional sources of employment for experts in international relation include the state and federal government.
Nonprofits make a significant contribution to Utah’s economy and are major employers in the state. According to a 2015 economic report to the Governor by the Utah Economic Council, 8,281 tax-exempt nonprofits were registered in Utah in 2014. Charitable organizations employed more than 5.5% of the state’s workforce.
Charity Navigator provides the median compensation for the CEOs of nonprofits in 2012 in the mountain west region of the country that includes Utah:
- Small sized charities – $87,120
- Medium sized charities – $119,104
- Large sized charities – $174,209
Shown below are the median and 90th percentile salary values for professions that frequently involve international relations experience and expertise (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2014):
Utah Area
Profession
Median Annual Salary
90th Percentile Annual Salary
Provo
Foreign language and literature professors
$72960
$99830
Provo
Urban and regional planners
$56960
$88980
Provo
Fundraisers
$54910
$75980
Provo
Interpreters and translators
$53100
$74260
Salt Lake City
Economists
$79920
$120550
Salt Lake City
Urban and regional planners
$57260
$77030
Salt Lake City
Foreign language and literature professors
$46350
$89310
Salt Lake City
Fundraisers
$49080
$79840
Salt Lake City
Interpreters and translators
$36570
$57580
Shown here is a full analysis of salary data for international relations specialists in Utah (US Department of Labor, 2014):
Occupation
Employment
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage
Hourly median wage
Hourly 75th percentile wage
Hourly 90th percentile wage
Annual median wage
Annual 75th percentile wage
Annual 90th percentile wage
Fundraisers
530
24.89
51770
23.36
31.45
37.96
48590
65410
78950
Economists
50
37.72
78450
35.63
45.67
56.85
74110
95000
118250
Urban and Regional Planners
500
27.66
57530
27.45
32.96
38.39
57090
68550
79850
Area Ethnic and Cultural Studies Teachers Postsecondary
30
Not Available
61050
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
57590
77110
93410
Political Science Teachers Postsecondary
180
Not Available
79630
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
76670
95930
117170
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers Postsecondary
310
Not Available
71760
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
70970
88930
100940
Interpreters and Translators
740
20.66
42970
19.09
24.62
33.46
39720
51210
69590
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