Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$61,135
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$18,235
23.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$64,351
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
$79,370
Kept after tax
$61,135
Worth in national money
$64,351
State rank
20
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Utah is 20 of 49 states for this job, with a middle wage of $79,370. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 487 occupations Utah reports, this job comes in at 119 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Utah is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $79,370 the take-home is $61,135; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $64,351 would nationally. The average comes to $81,090, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Utah ranks 20 of 49 for engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other at $79,370. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other ranks 119 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 engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other in Utah, on $79,370, is $61,135 — equivalent to $64,351 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 $81,090 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $54,240 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $79,370 |
| Top tenth earn over | $106,330 |
| This salary | $79,370 |
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 | $61,135 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $64,667 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,196 |
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 | $74,349 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,033 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $79,370 as a midpoint for Utah, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $54,240 and the ninetieth is $106,330 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Utah the take-home figure of $61,135, from $79,370, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 119 of 487 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $64,351 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 119.
- The Utah median of $79,370 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $54,240 to $106,330. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Utah is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $61,135 from $79,370. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 119 of 487 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $64,351, worked from $79,370, 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 119 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $54,240 at the bottom tenth to $106,330 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 $64,351 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, $61,135 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 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 ($54,240 to $106,330) 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 $64,351 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 $61,135 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.