Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,155
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$8,925
19.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,109
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
$46,080
Kept after tax
$37,155
Worth in national money
$39,109
State rank
20
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Utah pays this job around $46,080 at the midpoint, 20 of 47 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 487 occupations Utah reports figures for, this is number 351.
- Utah is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $46,080 the take-home is $37,155; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $39,109 would nationally. The average comes to $73,440, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys the Utah median is $46,080, ranking 20 of 47 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- In Utah's occupational distribution, broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys sits at 351 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.
- Post-tax income for broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys in Utah, on $46,080, is $37,155 — equivalent to $39,109 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $73,440 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $32,810 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,080 |
| Top tenth earn over | $147,430 |
| This salary | $46,080 |
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 | $37,155 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,205 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,236 |
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 | $43,528 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,494 |
| 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 $46,080. The published range is $32,810 up to $147,430, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Utah the take-home figure of $37,155, from $46,080, 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 351 of 487 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $39,109, the adjusted value of that $46,080 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 351 of 487 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys in Utah the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $32,810 to $147,430. 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 $37,155 from $46,080. 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 351 of 487 locally.
- This $39,109 adjusted figure, worked from $46,080, 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 351 of 487 in the state. The occupation ranks 351 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 $73,440, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $32,810 at the bottom tenth to $147,430 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $39,109.
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 $37,155.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 47 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
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 $73,440. 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 ($32,810) and the ninetieth ($147,430) 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 $39,109 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 $37,155 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.