Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$35,234
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$8,316
19.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,088
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
$43,550
Kept after tax
$35,234
Worth in national money
$37,088
State rank
36
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Utah is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $43,550, ranking 36 of 45 states — about 7.69% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Utah, this one sits low: 380 of 487 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Utah is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $43,550 the take-home is $35,234; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $37,088 would nationally. The average comes to $44,620, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Utah ranks 36 of 45 for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic, with a median of $43,550 — about 7.69% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic occupies position 380 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.
- Post-tax income for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Utah, on $43,550, is $35,234 — equivalent to $37,088 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 $44,620 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,240 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $43,550 |
| Top tenth earn over | $55,840 |
| This salary | $43,550 |
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 | $35,234 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $37,172 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,165 |
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 | $41,138 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,409 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $43,550 as a midpoint for Utah, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $35,240 and the ninetieth is $55,840 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $35,234 take-home in Utah comes from $43,550. 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 380 of 487.
- Two cautions on $37,088, the adjusted value of that $43,550 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 380 of 487 locally.
- The Utah median of $43,550 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $35,240 to $55,840. 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 $35,234, from $43,550, 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 380 of 487 locally, and the state ranks 36 of 45 for it.
- This $37,088 adjusted figure, worked from $43,550, 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 380 of 487 in the state. The occupation ranks 380 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $35,240 at the tenth percentile, $55,840 at the ninetieth.
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 $37,088 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 $35,234.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 45 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($35,240 to $55,840) 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 $37,088 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 $35,234 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 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.