Highway Maintenance Workers in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$44,661
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$11,309
20.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$47,011
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
$55,970
Kept after tax
$44,661
Worth in national money
$47,011
State rank
14
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Utah is one of the better-paying states for highway maintenance workers. The middle earner takes $55,970, which ranks 14 of 49 states with published figures. That is about 11.36% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 487 occupations Utah reports figures for, this is number 264.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $55,970 you keep $44,661 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $47,011 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $56,390, since top earners drag the number up.
- Utah ranks 14 of 49 states publishing a median for highway maintenance workers, at $55,970 — about 11.36% 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.
- In Utah's occupational distribution, highway maintenance workers sits at 264 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.
- Retained pay in Utah is $44,661 after the full tax stack, from $55,970. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $47,011 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $56,390 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Highway Maintenance Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $44,430 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $55,970 |
| Top tenth earn over | $69,310 |
| This salary | $55,970 |
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 | $44,661 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $47,152 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,512 |
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 | $52,870 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,828 |
| 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 highway maintenance workers in Utah earn under $55,970 and half over. The published range runs $44,430 at the tenth percentile to $69,310 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Utah the take-home figure of $44,661, from $55,970, 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 264 of 487 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $47,011, the adjusted value of that $55,970 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 264 of 487 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for highway maintenance workers in Utah, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $44,430 to $69,310; 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 $44,661 from $55,970. 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 264 of 487 locally.
- This $47,011 adjusted figure, worked from $55,970, 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 264 of 487 in the state. The occupation ranks 264 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $44,430 and the top tenth $69,310, so most people doing this work in Utah sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $47,011 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 $44,661 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 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($44,430 to $69,310) 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 $47,011 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 $44,661 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.