Median Earnings and Workforce Participation for Mormon Wives
In 2025, married women in Utah, where the majority of residents belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, earn a median annual wage of about $42,000, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS. Approximately 68% of married women in Utah are in the labor force, a share that has risen steadily since 2020. The typical full-time working Mormon wife earns slightly below the national median for women, which sits near $55,000, reflecting the state's mix of lower-cost metros and high-paying tech roles.
Household income data shows that when a Mormon wife works full time, the median dual-income household in Utah earns roughly $110,000 per year. In Salt Lake City and Provo-Orem, dual-income households with a working wife often exceed $120,000, driven by tech, healthcare, and education sectors. Part-time Mormon wives, who make up about 15% of married women in the state, typically earn between $15,000 and $25,000 annually.
Top Companies and Industries Employing Mormon Wives
Major employers of married women in the Mormon corridor include Intermountain Healthcare, which employs over 15,000 women across Utah and Idaho, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints itself, which runs a large humanitarian and educational workforce with thousands of salaried female employees. Tech companies such as Qualtrics, Pluralsight, and Ancestry, all headquartered in Utah, have significant numbers of married female employees, with median salaries for women ranging from $95,000 to $130,000 Forbes.
In the education sector, BYU and Utah State University employ thousands of women, many of whom are married, with average salaries near $65,000. Retail and hospitality, which employ large shares of Mormon wives on a part-time or flexible basis, pay median wages of about $28,000 to $35,000. The fastest-growing segment is remote-friendly roles in customer support and digital marketing, where married women in Utah report median pay of around $52,000 LinkedIn.
Pay Gaps, Education, and Regional Differences
The gender pay gap for married women in Utah is roughly 18% compared to men in similar roles, slightly better than the national gap of about 20%. Women with a bachelor's degree or higher, a group that includes many active Latter-day Saint wives, earn a median of $72,000, while those with only a high school diploma earn about $38,000. In tech hubs like Salt Lake City and Provo, the gap narrows to about 12% for women in engineering and data roles SEC.
Regional differences are notable: married women in urban Salt Lake County earn about 25% more than those in rural Utah counties. In states with large LDS populations outside Utah, such as Idaho and Arizona, median earnings for married women are closer to $39,000 and $44,000, respectively. Educational attainment is the strongest predictor of income, with Mormon wives who hold graduate degrees earning a median of $91,000, according to recent Census Bureau data Census Bureau.