Medical Transcriptionists in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$32,259
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$7,371
18.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$33,956
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
$39,630
Kept after tax
$32,259
Worth in national money
$33,956
State rank
25
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Utah sits in the middle of the pack for medical transcriptionists. The median is $39,630, ranking 25 of 50 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: 412 of 487 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Here is where Utah does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $39,630 you keep $32,259, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $33,956 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $40,030, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Utah occupies the middle band for medical transcriptionists: a median of $39,630, ranking 25 of 50. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Medical transcriptionists occupies position 412 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.
- After federal, FICA and Utah income tax, retained pay for medical transcriptionists on $39,630 is $32,259. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $33,956 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $40,030 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Medical Transcriptionists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $27,460 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $39,630 |
| Top tenth earn over | $49,490 |
| This salary | $39,630 |
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 | $32,259 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $34,023 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,055 |
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 | $37,435 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,277 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $39,630 as a midpoint for Utah, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $27,460 and the ninetieth is $49,490 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $32,259 take-home in Utah comes from $39,630. 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 412 of 487.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $33,956 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 412.
- The Utah median of $39,630 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $27,460 to $49,490. 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 $32,259, from $39,630, 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 412 of 487 locally, and the state ranks 25 of 50 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $33,956, worked from $39,630, 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 412 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $27,460 at the bottom tenth to $49,490 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $33,956.
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 $32,259.
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 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($27,460 to $49,490) 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 $33,956 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 $32,259 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.