Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$27,599
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$5,891
17.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$29,051
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
$33,490
Kept after tax
$27,599
Worth in national money
$29,051
State rank
36
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Utah is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $33,490, ranking 36 of 50 states — about 6.09% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Utah, this one sits low: 465 of 487 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $33,490 you keep $27,599 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $29,051 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $33,000.
- Utah ranks 36 of 50 for farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse, with a median of $33,490 — about 6.09% 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.
- Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse occupies position 465 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.
- Retained pay in Utah is $27,599 after the full tax stack, from $33,490. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $29,051 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $33,000 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $17,250 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $33,490 |
| Top tenth earn over | $44,540 |
| This salary | $33,490 |
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 | $27,599 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $29,089 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$884 |
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 | $31,635 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,069 |
| 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 farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in Utah earn under $33,490 and half over. The published range runs $17,250 at the tenth percentile to $44,540 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $27,599 take-home in Utah comes from $33,490. 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 465 of 487.
- One number stands for prices across all of Utah, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $29,051, the adjusted value of that $33,490 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 465 of 487 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in Utah, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $17,250 to $44,540; 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 $27,599, from $33,490, 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 465 of 487 locally, and the state ranks 36 of 50 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Utah, so $29,051 — the adjusted value of that $33,490 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 465 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $17,250 at the bottom tenth to $44,540 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $29,051 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 $27,599.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($17,250) and the ninetieth ($44,540) 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 $29,051 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 $27,599 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.