Salt Lake City-Murray, UT · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates in Salt Lake City, UT

The median web developer wage in the Salt Lake City area is $42.68 an hour, 4% below the US figure. A freelancer there should charge about $55–$85 an hour — $1,000–$1,550 for a five-page site.

Pages

5
What the site needs

What to charge

$1,000–$1,550

About 18 hours at $55–$85 an hour, the freelance rate in Salt Lake City. Plus $50–$105 a month for hosting and updates.

Web designer pay in Salt Lake City

Median web developer wage
$42.68/hr
$88,800 a year
Freelance rate
$55–$85
an hour, estimated
Rank among metros
55 of 191
with published data
Salt Lake City areaMedian hourlyAverage hourlyEmployed
Web developers$42.68$45.98—
Web and digital interface designers$51.60$53.50580

BLS area: Salt Lake City-Murray, UT. A dash is a figure BLS did not publish for it.

Salt Lake City against Utah and the US

AreaMedian web developer wageFreelance rate
Salt Lake City area$42.68$55–$85
Utah$48.16$60–$95
United States$44.54$55–$90

What to charge for a website in Salt Lake City

At $55–$85 an hour. Quote the project, not the hours; use these to check the quote pays at least what a local employee earns.

SitePriceMonthly
One-page site$500–$750$50–$105
Five-page business site$1,000–$1,550$50–$105
Five pages with online booking$1,200–$1,850$50–$105
Eight pages, copy written for them$2,150–$3,300$50–$105
Small online shop$1,700–$2,650$50–$105

For a particular kind of business, see website cost by business.

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Questions

How much do web designers make in Salt Lake City?+

The median web developer wage in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area is $42.68 an hour, about $88,800 a year (BLS, May 2025). That is 11% below the Utah figure.

How much do freelance web designers charge in Salt Lake City?+

About $55–$85 an hour: 1.25 to 2 times the employee wage, which covers self-employment tax, insurance, software and the hours nobody pays for.

How much does a website cost in Salt Lake City?+

A five-page small-business website built by a freelancer in the Salt Lake City area costs about $1,000–$1,550, plus $50–$105 a month for hosting and updates.

How many web developers work in Salt Lake City?+

BLS counts 580 web and digital interface designers in the Salt Lake City metro area. Freelancers are not included.

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Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates, for web developers (15-1254) and web and digital interface designers (15-1255). Those are employees' wages; freelance rates and prices here are estimates built from them, not BLS figures.