Computer Systems Analysts in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$73,919
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$24,851
25.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$77,808
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
$98,770
Kept after tax
$73,919
Worth in national money
$77,808
State rank
33
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Utah sits in the middle of the pack for computer systems analysts. The median is $98,770, ranking 33 of 50 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 487 occupations Utah reports, computer systems analysts comes in at 70 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Utah is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $98,770 the take-home is $73,919; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $77,808 would nationally. The average comes to $99,180, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Utah occupies the middle band for computer systems analysts: a median of $98,770, ranking 33 of 50. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Computer systems analysts ranks 70 of 487 occupations by median in Utah, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Post-tax income for computer systems analysts in Utah, on $98,770, is $73,919 — equivalent to $77,808 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 $99,180 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Computer Systems Analysts
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $62,130 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $98,770 |
| Top tenth earn over | $133,450 |
| This salary | $98,770 |
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 | $73,919 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $78,315 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,783 |
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 | $92,522 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,844 |
| 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 $98,770. The published range is $62,130 up to $133,450, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $73,919 take-home in Utah comes from $98,770. 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 70 of 487.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $77,808 uses one figure for the whole of Utah. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 487 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 70.
- Reported values are medians; for computer systems analysts in Utah the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $62,130 to $133,450. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $73,919, from $98,770, 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 70 of 487 locally, and the state ranks 33 of 50 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $77,808, worked from $98,770, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Utah address, on work sitting at 70 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $62,130 at the bottom tenth to $133,450 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $77,808 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $73,919 of this wage survives to your account.
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 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($62,130) and the ninetieth ($133,450) 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 $77,808 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 $73,919 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.