Helpers--Carpenters in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$29,367
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$6,453
18.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$30,912
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
$35,820
Kept after tax
$29,367
Worth in national money
$30,912
State rank
41
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for helpers--carpenters is on the low side in Utah. The middle earner gets $35,820. That is 41 of 47 states, and about 18.18% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Against 487 occupations Utah publishes, helpers--carpenters lands at 452. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Utah is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $35,820 the take-home is $29,367; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $30,912 would nationally. The average lands at $34,740, below the middle of the range.
- For helpers--carpenters, Utah sits in the lower band at $35,820, ranking 41 of 47 and trailing the national median by about 18.18%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Within Utah, this work ranks 452 of 487 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- Post-tax income for helpers--carpenters in Utah, on $35,820, is $29,367 — equivalent to $30,912 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 $34,740 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Helpers--Carpenters
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $26,730 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $35,820 |
| Top tenth earn over | $53,340 |
| This salary | $35,820 |
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 | $29,367 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $30,961 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$949 |
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 | $33,836 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,148 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $35,820 as a midpoint for Utah, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $26,730 and the ninetieth is $53,340 — 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 $29,367, worked from $35,820. 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 452 of 487.
- One number stands for prices across all of Utah, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $30,912, the adjusted value of that $35,820 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 452 of 487 in the state.
- The Utah median of $35,820 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $26,730 to $53,340. 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 $29,367, on $35,820 for work ranking 452 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 452 of 487 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Utah, so $30,912 — the adjusted value of that $35,820 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 452 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 $34,740 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 $26,730 at the bottom tenth to $53,340 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $30,912.
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 $29,367 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 47 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $34,740. 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 ($26,730) and the ninetieth ($53,340) 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 $30,912 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 $29,367 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.