Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$56,528
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$15,852
21.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$59,502
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
$72,380
Kept after tax
$56,528
Worth in national money
$59,502
State rank
23
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Utah sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $72,380, ranking 23 of 49 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 487 occupations Utah reports figures for, this is number 155.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $72,380 you keep $56,528 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $59,502 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $70,410.
- Utah occupies the middle band for career/technical education teachers, secondary school: a median of $72,380, ranking 23 of 49. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- In Utah's occupational distribution, career/technical education teachers, secondary school sits at 155 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.
- Retained pay in Utah is $56,528 after the full tax stack, from $72,380. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $59,502 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $70,410 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $48,650 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $72,380 |
| Top tenth earn over | $93,850 |
| This salary | $72,380 |
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 | $56,528 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $59,749 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,984 |
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 | $67,802 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,740 |
| 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 $72,380. The published range is $48,650 up to $93,850, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Utah's $56,528, worked from $72,380. 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 155 of 487.
- One number stands for prices across all of Utah, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $59,502, the adjusted value of that $72,380 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 155 of 487 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Utah the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $48,650 to $93,850. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Utah take-home of $56,528, on $72,380 for work ranking 155 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 155 of 487 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Utah, so $59,502 — the adjusted value of that $72,380 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 155 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $48,650 at the bottom tenth to $93,850 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Utah sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $59,502 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $56,528.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($48,650 to $93,850) 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 $59,502 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 $56,528 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.