Healthcare Social Workers in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$60,331
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$17,819
22.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$63,505
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
$78,150
Kept after tax
$60,331
Worth in national money
$63,505
State rank
11
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Utah pays healthcare social workers a middle wage of $78,150, ranking 11 of 51 states and sitting about 15.13% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 487 occupations Utah reports figures for, this is number 127.
- Utah is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $78,150 the take-home is $60,331; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $63,505 would nationally. The average comes to $78,270, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Utah's median for healthcare social workers is $78,150, about 15.13% above the national figure and 11 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In Utah's occupational distribution, healthcare social workers sits at 127 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.
- Post-tax income for healthcare social workers in Utah, on $78,150, is $60,331 — equivalent to $63,505 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 $78,270 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Healthcare Social Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $44,410 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $78,150 |
| Top tenth earn over | $109,270 |
| This salary | $78,150 |
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 | $60,331 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $63,809 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,159 |
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 | $73,207 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,982 |
| 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 healthcare social workers in Utah earn under $78,150 and half over. The published range runs $44,410 at the tenth percentile to $109,270 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Utah the take-home figure of $60,331, from $78,150, 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 127 of 487 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Utah, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $63,505, the adjusted value of that $78,150 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 127 of 487 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for healthcare social workers in Utah, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $44,410 to $109,270; 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.
- Take-home for Utah is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $60,331 from $78,150. 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 127 of 487 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Utah, so $63,505 — the adjusted value of that $78,150 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 127 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $44,410 at the bottom tenth to $109,270 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 $63,505 in national terms.
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, $60,331 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.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($44,410) and the ninetieth ($109,270) 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 $63,505 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 $60,331 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.