First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,236
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$8,634
19.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,143
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
$44,870
Kept after tax
$36,236
Worth in national money
$38,143
State rank
37
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Utah is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $44,870, ranking 37 of 51 states — about 7.6% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 487 occupations Utah reports figures for, this is number 363.
- Here is where Utah does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $44,870 you keep $36,236, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $38,143 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $49,300, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Utah ranks 37 of 51 for first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services, with a median of $44,870 — about 7.6% 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.
- In Utah's occupational distribution, first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services sits at 363 of 487 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After federal, FICA and Utah income tax, retained pay for first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services on $44,870 is $36,236. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $38,143 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 $49,300 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,060 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,870 |
| Top tenth earn over | $73,530 |
| This salary | $44,870 |
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 | $36,236 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,233 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,202 |
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 | $42,385 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,454 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $44,870 as a midpoint for Utah, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $31,060 and the ninetieth is $73,530 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Utah the take-home figure of $36,236, from $44,870, 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 363 of 487 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $38,143, the adjusted value of that $44,870 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 363 of 487 locally.
- The Utah median of $44,870 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $31,060 to $73,530. 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 $36,236 from $44,870. 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 363 of 487 locally.
- This $38,143 adjusted figure, worked from $44,870, 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 363 of 487 in the state. The occupation ranks 363 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $49,300, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $31,060 at the bottom tenth to $73,530 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 $38,143 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Utah adds its own income tax on top — which is why $36,236 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
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 $49,300. 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 ($31,060) and the ninetieth ($73,530) 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 $38,143 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 $36,236 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.