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Hotels & Lodging in Salt Lake City, UT (2026)

2 verified hotels & lodging rules for Salt Lake City, Utah, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Transient Occupancy Tax

Salt Lake City hotel guests pay roughly 13 percent combined tax including Salt Lake County 4.25% transient room tax, Utah 4.85% sales tax, plus tourism, transit, and convention assessments funding the 2034 Olympics bid and Salt Palace.

Salt Lake City Hotel Tax Tops 13 Percent

Some Restrictions

Hotel Living Wage

Utah preempts local minimum wage laws under UT 34-30, so Salt Lake City hotel workers earn the federal $7.25 hourly floor with no city living wage ordinance, contrasting sharply with Los Angeles and Long Beach hotel-specific mandates.

Salt Lake City Hotel Workers Earn Federal Minimum Wage

Few Restrictions

Looking for Salt Lake County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Salt Lake City city rules.

Hotels & Lodging in Salt Lake County