Computer Programmers in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$77,953
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$26,938
25.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$82,054
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
$104,890
Kept after tax
$77,953
Worth in national money
$82,054
State rank
11
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for computer programmers is strong here. Utah's middle earner gets $104,890, putting the state 11 of 46 — about 4.48% ahead of the national figure.
- Within Utah this is well-paid work. Of 487 occupations with published figures in the state, computer programmers ranks 51 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Utah is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $104,890 the take-home is $77,953; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $82,054 would nationally. The average lands at $103,490, below the middle of the range.
- For computer programmers, Utah sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $104,890, ranking 11 of 46 and running about 4.48% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Ranked against every occupation Utah publishes a median for, computer programmers sits 51 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 computer programmers in Utah, on $104,890, is $77,953 — equivalent to $82,054 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 $103,490 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Computer Programmers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $62,930 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $104,890 |
| Top tenth earn over | $134,010 |
| This salary | $104,890 |
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 | $77,953 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $82,620 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,968 |
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 | $98,255 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,100 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of computer programmers in Utah earn under $104,890 and half over. The published range runs $62,930 at the tenth percentile to $134,010 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $77,953 take-home in Utah comes from $104,890. 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 51 of 487.
- Two cautions on $82,054, the adjusted value of that $104,890 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 51 of 487 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for computer programmers in Utah, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $62,930 to $134,010; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $77,953, from $104,890, 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 51 of 487 locally, and the state ranks 11 of 46 for it.
- This $82,054 adjusted figure, worked from $104,890, 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 51 of 487 in the state. The occupation ranks 51 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $62,930 at the bottom tenth to $134,010 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 $82,054 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 $77,953 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 46 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($62,930 to $134,010) 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 $82,054 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 $77,953 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 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.