Financial and Investment Analysts in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$69,043
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$22,327
24.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$72,675
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
$91,370
Kept after tax
$69,043
Worth in national money
$72,675
State rank
35
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Utah. The middle earner gets $91,370. That is 35 of 51 states, and about 11.07% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Within Utah this is well-paid work. Of 487 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 86 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Utah is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $91,370 the take-home is $69,043; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $72,675 would nationally. The average comes to $98,700, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For financial and investment analysts, Utah sits in the lower band at $91,370, ranking 35 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 11.07%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Ranked against every occupation Utah publishes a median for, financial and investment analysts sits 86 of 487 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Post-tax income for financial and investment analysts in Utah, on $91,370, is $69,043 — equivalent to $72,675 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 $98,700 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Financial and Investment Analysts
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $57,390 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $91,370 |
| Top tenth earn over | $154,230 |
| This salary | $91,370 |
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 | $69,043 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $73,109 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,559 |
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 | $85,590 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,535 |
| 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 $91,370. The published range is $57,390 up to $154,230, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Utah's $69,043, worked from $91,370. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 86 of 487.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $72,675 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 86.
- Reported values are medians; for financial and investment analysts in Utah the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $57,390 to $154,230. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Utah take-home of $69,043, on $91,370 for work ranking 86 of 487 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 86 of 487 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $72,675, worked from $91,370, 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 86 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $98,700 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $57,390 at the bottom tenth to $154,230 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Utah sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $72,675 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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, $69,043 remains.
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 $98,700. 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 ($57,390) and the ninetieth ($154,230) 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 $72,675 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 $69,043 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.