Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,935
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$8,855
19.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,878
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
$45,790
Kept after tax
$36,935
Worth in national money
$38,878
State rank
44
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 $45,790, ranking 44 of 51 states — about 9.52% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 354 among 487 occupations Utah publishes pay for.
- Here is where Utah does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $45,790 you keep $36,935, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $38,878 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $47,480, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Utah ranks 44 of 51 for human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping, with a median of $45,790 — about 9.52% 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.
- Position 354 of 487 in Utah places human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 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.
- After federal, FICA and Utah income tax, retained pay for human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping on $45,790 is $36,935. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $38,878 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $47,480 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,340 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,790 |
| Top tenth earn over | $63,440 |
| This salary | $45,790 |
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 | $36,935 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,972 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,228 |
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 | $43,254 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,485 |
| 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 human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping in Utah earn under $45,790 and half over. The published range runs $37,340 at the tenth percentile to $63,440 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Utah's $36,935, worked from $45,790. 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 354 of 487.
- One number stands for prices across all of Utah, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $38,878, the adjusted value of that $45,790 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 354 of 487 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping in Utah, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $37,340 to $63,440; 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.
- The Utah take-home of $36,935, on $45,790 for work ranking 354 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 354 of 487 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Utah, so $38,878 — the adjusted value of that $45,790 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 354 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 $47,480 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $37,340 at the tenth percentile, $63,440 at the ninetieth.
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 $38,878.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Utah then takes its own share, leaving $36,935.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
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 $47,480. 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($37,340 to $63,440) 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 $38,878 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 $36,935 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.