Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$28,669
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$6,231
17.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$30,177
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
$34,900
Kept after tax
$28,669
Worth in national money
$30,177
State rank
33
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Utah is 33 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $34,900. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Utah this is lower-paid work. Of 487 occupations the state publishes figures for, this job ranks 460. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Utah is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $34,900 the take-home is $28,669; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $30,177 would nationally. The average comes to $35,140, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Utah ranks 33 of 51 for cleaners of vehicles and equipment at $34,900. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Against every occupation Utah reports, cleaners of vehicles and equipment ranks 460 of 487, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Post-tax income for cleaners of vehicles and equipment in Utah, on $34,900, is $28,669 — equivalent to $30,177 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 $35,140 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $28,450 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $34,900 |
| Top tenth earn over | $45,090 |
| This salary | $34,900 |
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 | $28,669 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $30,222 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$923 |
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 | $32,967 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,117 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $34,900 as a midpoint for Utah, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $28,450 and the ninetieth is $45,090 — 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 $28,669, worked from $34,900. 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 460 of 487.
- One number stands for prices across all of Utah, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $30,177, the adjusted value of that $34,900 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 460 of 487 in the state.
- The Utah median of $34,900 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $28,450 to $45,090. 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 $28,669, on $34,900 for work ranking 460 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 460 of 487 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Utah, so $30,177 — the adjusted value of that $34,900 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 460 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $28,450 at the bottom tenth to $45,090 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $30,177 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 $28,669.
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 ($28,450 to $45,090) 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 $30,177 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 $28,669 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.