Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$84,121
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$30,129
26.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$88,546
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
$114,250
Kept after tax
$84,121
Worth in national money
$88,546
State rank
10
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Utah pays this job a middle wage of $114,250, ranking 10 of 48 states and sitting about 10.9% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Utah. It ranks 37 out of 487 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $114,250 you keep $84,121 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $88,546 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $114,190.
- Utah's median for electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay is $114,250, about 10.9% above the national figure and 10 of 48 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Within Utah, electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay ranks 37 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.
- Retained pay in Utah is $84,121 after the full tax stack, from $114,250. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $88,546 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $114,190 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $98,950 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $114,250 |
| Top tenth earn over | $128,540 |
| This salary | $114,250 |
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 | $84,121 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $89,205 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,252 |
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 | $107,023 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,492 |
| 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 $114,250. The published range is $98,950 up to $128,540, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $84,121 take-home in Utah comes from $114,250. 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 37 of 487.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $88,546 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 37.
- Reported values are medians; for electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay in Utah the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $98,950 to $128,540. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $84,121, from $114,250, 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 37 of 487 locally, and the state ranks 10 of 48 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $88,546, worked from $114,250, 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 37 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $98,950 and the top tenth $128,540, so most people doing this work in Utah sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $88,546 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Utah's own levy, $84,121 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 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 ($98,950 to $128,540) 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 $88,546 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 $84,121 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.