Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$55,065
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$15,095
21.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$57,962
Utah costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Utah — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$70,160
Kept after tax
$55,065
Worth in national money
$57,962
State rank
40
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Utah pays this job a middle wage of $70,160, 40 of 50 states and about 12.16% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 487 occupations Utah reports figures for, this is number 159.
- Here is where Utah does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $70,160 you keep $55,065, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $57,962 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $74,900, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Utah's $70,160 median for aircraft mechanics and service technicians places it 40 of 50 states, about 12.16% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- In Utah's occupational distribution, aircraft mechanics and service technicians sits at 159 of 487 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After federal, FICA and Utah income tax, retained pay for aircraft mechanics and service technicians on $70,160 is $55,065. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $57,962 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $74,900 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,210 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $70,160 |
| Top tenth earn over | $104,550 |
| This salary | $70,160 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Utah | $55,065 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $58,188 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,917 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $65,819 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,648 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Utah earn less than $70,160. The published range is $46,210 up to $104,550, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Utah the take-home figure of $55,065, from $70,160, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 159 of 487 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Utah, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $57,962, the adjusted value of that $70,160 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 159 of 487 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for aircraft mechanics and service technicians in Utah the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $46,210 to $104,550. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Utah is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $55,065 from $70,160. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 159 of 487 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Utah, so $57,962 — the adjusted value of that $70,160 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 159 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $74,900, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $46,210, the highest tenth $104,550, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $57,962.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Utah adds its own income tax on top — which is why $55,065 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Utah is $74,900. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($46,210) and the ninetieth ($104,550) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Utah's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $57,962 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $55,065 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Utah income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.