Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$50,172
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$13,058
20.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$52,811
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
$63,230
Kept after tax
$50,172
Worth in national money
$52,811
State rank
30
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Utah sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $63,230, ranking 30 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Against other work in Utah, this sits in the middle: 191 of 487 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $63,230 you keep $50,172 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $52,811 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $62,110.
- Utah occupies the middle band for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses: a median of $63,230, ranking 30 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ranks 191 of 487 occupations in Utah by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Retained pay in Utah is $50,172 after the full tax stack, from $63,230. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $52,811 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $62,110 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,480 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $63,230 |
| Top tenth earn over | $77,540 |
| This salary | $63,230 |
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 | $50,172 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $52,985 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,715 |
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 | $59,728 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,074 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $63,230 as a midpoint for Utah, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $37,480 and the ninetieth is $77,540 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $50,172 take-home in Utah comes from $63,230. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 191 of 487.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $52,811 uses one figure for the whole of Utah. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 487 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 191.
- The Utah median of $63,230 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $37,480 to $77,540. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $50,172, from $63,230, assumes a single Utah filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 191 of 487 locally, and the state ranks 30 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $52,811, worked from $63,230, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Utah address, on work sitting at 191 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $37,480 at the bottom tenth to $77,540 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Utah sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $52,811 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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, $50,172 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($37,480 to $77,540) 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 $52,811 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 $50,172 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.