Manicurists and Pedicurists in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$24,054
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$4,766
16.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$25,320
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
$28,820
Kept after tax
$24,054
Worth in national money
$25,320
State rank
44
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Utah pays manicurists and pedicurists a middle wage of $28,820, 44 of 49 states and about 19.41% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Within Utah this is lower-paid work. Of 487 occupations the state publishes figures for, manicurists and pedicurists ranks 481. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Utah is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $28,820 the take-home is $24,054; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $25,320 would nationally. The average comes to $29,330, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Utah's $28,820 median for manicurists and pedicurists places it 44 of 49 states, about 19.41% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Against every occupation Utah reports, manicurists and pedicurists ranks 481 of 487, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Post-tax income for manicurists and pedicurists in Utah, on $28,820, is $24,054 — equivalent to $25,320 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 $29,330 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Manicurists and Pedicurists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $20,410 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $28,820 |
| Top tenth earn over | $42,540 |
| This salary | $28,820 |
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 | $24,054 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $25,337 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$754 |
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 | $27,255 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$897 |
| 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 manicurists and pedicurists in Utah earn under $28,820 and half over. The published range runs $20,410 at the tenth percentile to $42,540 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 $24,054, worked from $28,820. 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 481 of 487.
- One number stands for prices across all of Utah, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $25,320, the adjusted value of that $28,820 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 481 of 487 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for manicurists and pedicurists in Utah, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $20,410 to $42,540; 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 $24,054, on $28,820 for work ranking 481 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 481 of 487 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Utah, so $25,320 — the adjusted value of that $28,820 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 481 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $20,410, the highest tenth $42,540, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
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 $25,320 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $24,054.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($20,410) and the ninetieth ($42,540) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $25,320 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 $24,054 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.