Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$68,898
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$22,252
24.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$72,523
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
$91,150
Kept after tax
$68,898
Worth in national money
$72,523
State rank
28
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Utah is 28 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $91,150. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Utah this is well-paid work. Of 487 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 87 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Utah is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $91,150 the take-home is $68,898; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $72,523 would nationally. The average comes to $96,360, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Utah ranks 28 of 51 for magnetic resonance imaging technologists at $91,150. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Ranked against every occupation Utah publishes a median for, magnetic resonance imaging technologists sits 87 of 487 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Post-tax income for magnetic resonance imaging technologists in Utah, on $91,150, is $68,898 — equivalent to $72,523 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 $96,360 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $80,920 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $91,150 |
| Top tenth earn over | $109,830 |
| This salary | $91,150 |
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 | $68,898 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $72,954 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,552 |
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 | $85,384 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,526 |
| 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 magnetic resonance imaging technologists in Utah earn under $91,150 and half over. The published range runs $80,920 at the tenth percentile to $109,830 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 $68,898, worked from $91,150. 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 87 of 487.
- One number stands for prices across all of Utah, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $72,523, the adjusted value of that $91,150 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 87 of 487 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for magnetic resonance imaging technologists in Utah, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $80,920 to $109,830; 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 $68,898, on $91,150 for work ranking 87 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 87 of 487 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Utah, so $72,523 — the adjusted value of that $91,150 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 87 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 $96,360 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $80,920 and the top tenth $109,830, 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 $72,523.
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, $68,898 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
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 $96,360. 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 ($80,920 to $109,830) 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 $72,523 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 $68,898 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.