Business Teachers, Postsecondary in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$85,188
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$30,682
26.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$89,670
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
$115,870
Kept after tax
$85,188
Worth in national money
$89,670
State rank
7
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Utah pays this job a middle wage of $115,870, ranking 7 of 51 states and sitting about 16.95% above the national middle.
- Within Utah this is well-paid work. Of 487 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 34 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Utah is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $115,870 the take-home is $85,188; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $89,670 would nationally. The average comes to $136,750, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Utah's median for business teachers, postsecondary is $115,870, about 16.95% above the national figure and 7 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Ranked against every occupation Utah publishes a median for, business teachers, postsecondary sits 34 of 487 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Post-tax income for business teachers, postsecondary in Utah, on $115,870, is $85,188 — equivalent to $89,670 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 $136,750 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Business Teachers, Postsecondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $68,250 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $115,870 |
| Top tenth earn over | $236,200 |
| This salary | $115,870 |
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 | $85,188 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $90,345 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,301 |
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 | $108,541 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,560 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $115,870 as a midpoint for Utah, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $68,250 and the ninetieth is $236,200 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Utah's $85,188, worked from $115,870. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 34 of 487.
- One number stands for prices across all of Utah, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $89,670, the adjusted value of that $115,870 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 34 of 487 in the state.
- The Utah median of $115,870 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $68,250 to $236,200. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Utah take-home of $85,188, on $115,870 for work ranking 34 of 487 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 34 of 487 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Utah, so $89,670 — the adjusted value of that $115,870 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 34 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $136,750, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $68,250 and the top tenth $236,200 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $89,670 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 $85,188.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
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 $136,750. 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 ($68,250) and the ninetieth ($236,200) 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 $89,670 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 $85,188 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.