Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$93,620
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$35,260
27.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$98,546
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
$128,880
Kept after tax
$93,620
Worth in national money
$98,546
State rank
10
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Utah is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $128,880, which ranks 10 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 21.73% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 487 occupations Utah reports, this job comes in at 23 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Here is where Utah does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $128,880 you keep $93,620, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $98,546 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $125,180, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Utah ranks 10 of 51 states publishing a median for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary, at $128,880 — about 21.73% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary ranks 23 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.
- After federal, FICA and Utah income tax, retained pay for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary on $128,880 is $93,620. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $98,546 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $125,180 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $79,220 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $128,880 |
| Top tenth earn over | $161,920 |
| This salary | $128,880 |
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 | $93,620 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $99,355 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,698 |
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 | $120,526 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,258 |
| 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 education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Utah earn under $128,880 and half over. The published range runs $79,220 at the tenth percentile to $161,920 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $93,620 take-home in Utah comes from $128,880. 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 23 of 487.
- Two cautions on $98,546, the adjusted value of that $128,880 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 23 of 487 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Utah, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $79,220 to $161,920; 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 $93,620, from $128,880, 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 23 of 487 locally, and the state ranks 10 of 51 for it.
- This $98,546 adjusted figure, worked from $128,880, 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 23 of 487 in the state. The occupation ranks 23 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $79,220 at the bottom tenth to $161,920 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 $98,546 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 $93,620.
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 ($79,220 to $161,920) 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 $98,546 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 $93,620 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.