Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$29,709
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$6,561
18.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$31,272
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
$36,270
Kept after tax
$29,709
Worth in national money
$31,272
State rank
18
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Utah sits in the middle of the pack for maids and housekeeping cleaners. The median is $36,270, ranking 18 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Utah, this one sits low: 446 of 487 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $36,270 you keep $29,709 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $31,272 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $36,710, since top earners drag the number up.
- Utah occupies the middle band for maids and housekeeping cleaners: a median of $36,270, ranking 18 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.
- Maids and housekeeping cleaners occupies position 446 of 487 in Utah's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Retained pay in Utah is $29,709 after the full tax stack, from $36,270. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $31,272 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $36,710 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,130 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $36,270 |
| Top tenth earn over | $45,770 |
| This salary | $36,270 |
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 | $29,709 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $31,323 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$962 |
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 | $34,261 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,163 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $36,270 as a midpoint for Utah, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $29,130 and the ninetieth is $45,770 — 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 $29,709, worked from $36,270. 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 446 of 487.
- Two cautions on $31,272, the adjusted value of that $36,270 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 446 of 487 locally.
- The Utah median of $36,270 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $29,130 to $45,770. 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 $29,709, on $36,270 for work ranking 446 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 446 of 487 in the state.
- This $31,272 adjusted figure, worked from $36,270, 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 446 of 487 in the state. The occupation ranks 446 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $29,130 and the top tenth $45,770, 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 $31,272 in national terms.
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 $29,709.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($29,130 to $45,770) 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 $31,272 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 $29,709 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.