Dishwashers in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$26,339
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$5,491
17.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$27,725
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
$31,830
Kept after tax
$26,339
Worth in national money
$27,725
State rank
24
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Utah sits in the middle of the pack for dishwashers. The median is $31,830, ranking 24 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Utah, this one sits low: 471 of 487 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Utah is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $31,830 the take-home is $26,339; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $27,725 would nationally. The average lands at $31,520, below the middle of the range.
- Utah occupies the middle band for dishwashers: a median of $31,830, ranking 24 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Dishwashers occupies position 471 of 487 in Utah's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Post-tax income for dishwashers in Utah, on $31,830, is $26,339 — equivalent to $27,725 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 $31,520 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Dishwashers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $21,940 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $31,830 |
| Top tenth earn over | $37,870 |
| This salary | $31,830 |
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 | $26,339 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $27,755 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$838 |
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 | $30,067 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,013 |
| 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 dishwashers in Utah earn under $31,830 and half over. The published range runs $21,940 at the tenth percentile to $37,870 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $26,339 take-home in Utah comes from $31,830. 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 471 of 487.
- Two cautions on $27,725, the adjusted value of that $31,830 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 471 of 487 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for dishwashers in Utah, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $21,940 to $37,870; 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 $26,339, from $31,830, 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 471 of 487 locally, and the state ranks 24 of 51 for it.
- This $27,725 adjusted figure, worked from $31,830, 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 471 of 487 in the state. The occupation ranks 471 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $21,940 at the bottom tenth to $37,870 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 $27,725 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 $26,339 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($21,940 to $37,870) 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 $27,725 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 $26,339 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.