Where to Find Salt in Subnautica: Below Zero
Salt is likeliest in Sparse Arctic Zone (about 215 spawns per new game there). Most modelled spawns lie between -141 m and -29 m (negative is below sea level), and the files place no fixed spot for it: every one is rolled per new game.
Data: Subnautica: Below Zero game files (build of 12 Aug 2025), read and drawn by PinDrop. (c) Unknown Worlds Entertainment. PinDrop is fan-made and not affiliated with Unknown Worlds Entertainment.
Where to find Salt: areas ranked
Top 4 areas by expected spawns per new game, then the share of that area's spawn slots that can hold salt.
- Expected spawns per game
- 402
- Fixed pins in the files
- 0
- Depth band (metres)
10%: -141 m · median: -57 m · 90%: -29 m
| Rank | Area | Share of area slots | Chance per eligible slot | Expected per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sparse Arctic Zone | 15% | 3.1% | 215 |
| 2 | Purple Vents | 5.5% | 3.5% | 91.7 |
| 3 | Twisty Bridges | 3.7% | 2.6% | 72.5 |
| 4 | Arctic Kelp | 0.4% | 10% | 22.9 |
A model read from the game's code and data (EntitySlot spawner tables, 921,892 baked slots), not verified in a running game; it shows where a resource CAN spawn, not where it is in your save.
How Salt appears
| Name in the game | Form | File id |
|---|---|---|
| Salt deposit | Item you pick up | Salt |
The files name no tool for this resource, so none is given here. Outcrop and item forms come from the spawn-table ids (Breakable, Drillable, or the item itself).
What Salt is used in
15 named recipes in the game files use salt as an ingredient.
Cured arctic peeperneeds 1 · Fabricator, Seatruck Fabricator Module
Cured arrow rayneeds 1 · Fabricator, Seatruck Fabricator Module
Cured bladderfishneeds 1 · Fabricator, Seatruck Fabricator Module
Cured boomerangneeds 1 · Fabricator, Seatruck Fabricator Module
Cured discus fishneeds 1 · Fabricator, Seatruck Fabricator Module
Cured feather fishneeds 1 · Fabricator, Seatruck Fabricator Module
Cured feather fishneeds 1 · Fabricator, Seatruck Fabricator Module
Cured hoopfishneeds 1 · Fabricator, Seatruck Fabricator Module
Cured noot fishneeds 1 · Fabricator, Seatruck Fabricator Module
Cured spinefishneeds 1 · Fabricator, Seatruck Fabricator Module
Cured spinnerfishneeds 1 · Fabricator, Seatruck Fabricator Module
Cured symbioteneeds 1 · Fabricator, Seatruck Fabricator Module
Cured triopsneeds 1 · Fabricator, Seatruck Fabricator Module
Hydrochloric acidneeds 1 · Fabricator, Seatruck Fabricator Module
Water Purification Tabletneeds 1 · Fabricator, Seatruck Fabricator Module
All recipes are on the crafting page.
About Salt in Subnautica: Below Zero
Salt has 4 areas in the spawn model, led by Sparse Arctic Zone with about 215 expected spawns per new game. In the model 10% of its spawns lie deeper than -141 m and 10% shallower than -29 m, with the median at -57 m (negative is below sea level). The game files place no fixed pin for it.
The chance model is built from the game's own spawn tables, so it shows where salt can appear, not where it sits in your save. For the other ores see the resource chance table; blueprints that unlock recipes are on the blueprints page.
A model read from the game's code and data (EntitySlot spawner tables, 921,892 baked slots), not verified in a running game; it shows where a resource CAN spawn, not where it is in your save.