Medical Assistants in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,608
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$8,752
19.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,534
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
$45,360
Kept after tax
$36,608
Worth in national money
$38,534
State rank
25
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Utah pays medical assistants around $45,360 at the midpoint, 25 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 487 occupations Utah reports figures for, this is number 358.
- Utah is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $45,360 the take-home is $36,608; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $38,534 would nationally. The average lands at $44,760, below the middle of the range.
- For medical assistants the Utah median is $45,360, ranking 25 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- In Utah's occupational distribution, medical assistants sits at 358 of 487 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Post-tax income for medical assistants in Utah, on $45,360, is $36,608 — equivalent to $38,534 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 $44,760 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Medical Assistants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,890 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,360 |
| Top tenth earn over | $56,260 |
| This salary | $45,360 |
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 | $36,608 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,627 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,216 |
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 | $42,848 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,470 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Utah earn less than $45,360. The published range is $35,890 up to $56,260, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Utah the take-home figure of $36,608, from $45,360, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 358 of 487 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Utah, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $38,534, the adjusted value of that $45,360 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 358 of 487 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for medical assistants in Utah the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $35,890 to $56,260. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Utah is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $36,608 from $45,360. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 358 of 487 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Utah, so $38,534 — the adjusted value of that $45,360 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 358 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $35,890 at the bottom tenth to $56,260 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 $38,534 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Utah adds its own income tax on top — which is why $36,608 of this wage survives to your account.
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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($35,890 to $56,260) 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 $38,534 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 $36,608 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.