Engineers, All Other in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$81,531
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$28,789
26.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$85,820
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
$110,320
Kept after tax
$81,531
Worth in national money
$85,820
State rank
35
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Utah is among the lower-paying states for engineers, all other. The middle earner takes $110,320, ranking 35 of 51 states — about 10.26% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Utah. It ranks 42 out of 487 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Here is where Utah does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $110,320 you keep $81,531, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $85,820 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $113,790, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Utah ranks 35 of 51 for engineers, all other, with a median of $110,320 — about 10.26% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Within Utah, engineers, all other ranks 42 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.
- After federal, FICA and Utah income tax, retained pay for engineers, all other on $110,320 is $81,531. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $85,820 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 $113,790 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Engineers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $63,770 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $110,320 |
| Top tenth earn over | $163,340 |
| This salary | $110,320 |
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 | $81,531 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $86,440 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,133 |
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 | $103,342 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,327 |
| 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 $110,320. The published range is $63,770 up to $163,340, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $81,531 take-home in Utah comes from $110,320. 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 42 of 487.
- Two cautions on $85,820, the adjusted value of that $110,320 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 42 of 487 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for engineers, all other in Utah the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $63,770 to $163,340. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $81,531, from $110,320, 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 42 of 487 locally, and the state ranks 35 of 51 for it.
- This $85,820 adjusted figure, worked from $110,320, 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 42 of 487 in the state. The occupation ranks 42 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $113,790, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $63,770, the highest tenth $163,340, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $85,820.
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 $81,531.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Utah is $113,790. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($63,770) and the ninetieth ($163,340) 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 $85,820 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 $81,531 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.