First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$31,591
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$7,159
18.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$33,253
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
$38,750
Kept after tax
$31,591
Worth in national money
$33,253
State rank
35
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 $38,750, ranking 35 of 51 states — about 12.09% 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: 420 of 487 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $38,750 you keep $31,591 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $33,253 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $44,110, since top earners drag the number up.
- Utah ranks 35 of 51 for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers, with a median of $38,750 — about 12.09% 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.
- First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers occupies position 420 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 $31,591 after the full tax stack, from $38,750. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $33,253 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $44,110 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $30,750 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $38,750 |
| Top tenth earn over | $63,210 |
| This salary | $38,750 |
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 | $31,591 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $33,316 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,031 |
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 | $36,604 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,247 |
| 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 $38,750. The published range is $30,750 up to $63,210, 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 $31,591, worked from $38,750. 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 420 of 487.
- One number stands for prices across all of Utah, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $33,253, the adjusted value of that $38,750 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 420 of 487 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in Utah the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $30,750 to $63,210. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Utah take-home of $31,591, on $38,750 for work ranking 420 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 420 of 487 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Utah, so $33,253 — the adjusted value of that $38,750 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 420 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 $44,110 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 $30,750 at the bottom tenth to $63,210 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 $33,253 in national terms.
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 $31,591 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 $44,110. 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 ($30,750) and the ninetieth ($63,210) 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 $33,253 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 $31,591 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.