Computer and Information Systems Managers in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$115,813
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$47,797
29.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$121,906
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
$163,610
Kept after tax
$115,813
Worth in national money
$121,906
State rank
27
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Utah is 27 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $163,610. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Utah. It ranks 7 out of 487 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Utah is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $163,610 the take-home is $115,813; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $121,906 would nationally. The average comes to $169,960, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Utah ranks 27 of 51 for computer and information systems managers at $163,610. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Within Utah, computer and information systems managers ranks 7 of 487 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Post-tax income for computer and information systems managers in Utah, on $163,610, is $115,813 — equivalent to $121,906 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 $169,960 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Computer and Information Systems Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $107,580 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $163,610 |
| Top tenth earn over | $237,970 |
| This salary | $163,610 |
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 | $115,813 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $123,093 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,766 |
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 | $152,958 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,776 |
| 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 $163,610. The published range is $107,580 up to $237,970, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $115,813 take-home in Utah comes from $163,610. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 7 of 487.
- One number stands for prices across all of Utah, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $121,906, the adjusted value of that $163,610 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 7 of 487 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for computer and information systems managers in Utah the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $107,580 to $237,970. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $115,813, from $163,610, assumes a single Utah filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 7 of 487 locally, and the state ranks 27 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Utah, so $121,906 — the adjusted value of that $163,610 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 7 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 $169,960, 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?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $107,580, the highest tenth $237,970, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
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 $121,906 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Utah adds its own income tax on top — which is why $115,813 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like 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 $169,960. 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 ($107,580) and the ninetieth ($237,970) 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 $121,906 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 $115,813 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.