BCBA & RBT Salary in Utah (2026)
From live job-posting data + Medicaid rate records. Updated July 2026.
This page is for ABA practice owners in Utah. It shows what the market pays right now, who is hiring, and why. Use it to set offers that keep your team.
Posting-Disclosed Pay
| Role | Median (annualized) | Range | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| BCBA | $85,000 | $84,000 – $92,500 | 3 Utah postings that disclose pay |
| RBT | $43,680 | $36,400 – $52,000 | 5 Utah postings that disclose pay |
Pay data comes from public LinkedIn postings that state a number. Hourly rates are annualized at 2,080 hours. Small samples are supplemented with national data.
Who Is Hiring in Utah
Most active employers (BCBA roles): Kyo, FronteraCare, Aviation ABA Therapy, Valley Behavioral Health, Autism Learning Partners.
Busiest hiring cities: Salt Lake City, Ogden, Layton, Murray, St George.
Working as a Behavior Analyst in Utah
Utah has licensed behavior analysts since 2015, and it does it differently than most states. Instead of just deferring to your BACB certification, Utah writes its own fieldwork-hour minimums directly into state law. To hold a Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA) credential, you need a master’s or doctoral degree in ABA plus at least 1,500 hours of supervised experiential training within a 5-year window, and a passing exam score, or proof of current BCBA certification in good standing. Bachelor’s-level practitioners can hold a Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst (LABA) credential instead, which requires 1,000 hours of supervised training in a 5-year window, core coursework, and either the exam or a current BCaBA certification. LABAs practice under a qualified supervisor.
Licensing runs through the Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL), under the state’s Behavioral Health Board. For a BCBA moving to Utah, this means licensure isn’t automatic just because you’re board certified elsewhere, you’ll need to document your hours against Utah’s own thresholds. The state does offer endorsement for applicants already licensed as a behavior analyst or assistant behavior analyst in another U.S. state, territory, or district, which is the more direct path if you’re relocating with an active out-of-state license.
RBT vs. BT in Utah
Utah Medicaid does not require RBT specifically for behavior technicians delivering ABA under its Autism Spectrum Disorder services benefit. Any technician certified through an NCCA-accredited organization qualifies, which includes the BACB (RBT), the Qualified Applied Behavior Analysis Credentialing Board (QABA), and the Behavioral Intervention Certification Council (BICC). For job seekers, that means your certification travels even if it isn’t an RBT, which widens where you can work. For owners, it widens your hiring pool beyond RBT-only candidates.
One thing to build into your onboarding timeline: Utah Medicaid’s current provider manual states there is no grace period between a technician’s hire date and their certification date. Technicians must be fully certified before they deliver any billable service, and current certification has to be submitted to Medicaid during provider enrollment. If you’re staffing up, that means certification has to be locked in before a new hire touches billable hours, not during a ramp-up period.
Utah’s mental health workforce shortage is also worth knowing if you’re weighing where to practice. The state’s Office of Primary Care and Rural Health reports an average HPSA shortage score of 14 for mental health (on a 0-25 scale, higher meaning greater shortage), and Utah runs a Behavioral Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program tied to a multi-year service commitment at a designated underserved site. Whether BCBAs/LBAs are explicitly on that program’s eligible-profession list wasn’t confirmed, so check directly with the program before counting on it.
Common Questions
How much does a BCBA make in Utah?
Job postings in Utah that disclose pay show a median around $85,000 per year.
Is it hard to hire BCBAs in Utah?
A LinkedIn search for BCBA roles in Utah returns 1,000+ results from the past month (including related roles). The busiest hiring markets are Salt Lake City, Ogden, Layton, Murray, St George.
What drives BCBA pay in a state?
Three things: Medicaid and commercial reimbursement rates, how many certified analysts live in the state, and demand from autism prevalence and insurance mandates.
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