Architectural and Engineering Managers in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$114,222
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$46,898
29.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$120,231
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
$161,120
Kept after tax
$114,222
Worth in national money
$120,231
State rank
35
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Utah. The middle earner gets $161,120. That is 35 of 51 states, and about 5.93% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 487 occupations Utah reports, this job comes in at 8 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $161,120 you keep $114,222 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $120,231 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $165,940, since top earners drag the number up.
- For architectural and engineering managers, Utah sits in the lower band at $161,120, ranking 35 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 5.93%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Architectural and engineering managers ranks 8 of 487 occupations by median in Utah, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Retained pay in Utah is $114,222 after the full tax stack, from $161,120. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $120,231 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $165,940 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Architectural and Engineering Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $113,080 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $161,120 |
| Top tenth earn over | $221,400 |
| This salary | $161,120 |
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 | $114,222 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $121,392 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,690 |
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 | $150,630 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,667 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $161,120 as a midpoint for Utah, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $113,080 and the ninetieth is $221,400 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Utah the take-home figure of $114,222, from $161,120, 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 8 of 487 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $120,231, the adjusted value of that $161,120 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Utah. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 8 of 487 locally.
- The Utah median of $161,120 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $113,080 to $221,400. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Utah is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $114,222 from $161,120. 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 8 of 487 locally.
- This $120,231 adjusted figure, worked from $161,120, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 8 of 487 in the state. The occupation ranks 8 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $113,080 at the tenth percentile, $221,400 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Utah is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $120,231 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Utah then takes its own share, leaving $114,222.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($113,080 to $221,400) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Utah rather than a national figure.
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 $120,231 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 $114,222 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.