Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,191
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$12,429
20.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$50,726
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
$60,620
Kept after tax
$48,191
Worth in national money
$50,726
State rank
13
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Utah is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $60,620, which ranks 13 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 3.38% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 227 among 487 occupations Utah publishes pay for.
- Utah is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $60,620 the take-home is $48,191; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $50,726 would nationally. The average comes to $60,900, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Utah ranks 13 of 51 states publishing a median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, at $60,620 — about 3.38% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Position 227 of 487 in Utah places heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Post-tax income for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Utah, on $60,620, is $48,191 — equivalent to $50,726 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 $60,900 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $44,320 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $60,620 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,360 |
| This salary | $60,620 |
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 | $48,191 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,888 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,642 |
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 | $57,263 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,985 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $60,620 as a midpoint for Utah, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $44,320 and the ninetieth is $76,360 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Utah's $48,191, worked from $60,620. 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 227 of 487.
- One number stands for prices across all of Utah, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $50,726, the adjusted value of that $60,620 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 227 of 487 in the state.
- The Utah median of $60,620 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $44,320 to $76,360. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Utah take-home of $48,191, on $60,620 for work ranking 227 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 227 of 487 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Utah, so $50,726 — the adjusted value of that $60,620 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 227 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $44,320 and the top tenth $76,360, so most people doing this work in Utah sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $50,726.
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 $48,191 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($44,320 to $76,360) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Utah rather than a national figure.
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 $50,726 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 $48,191 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.