New Accounts Clerks in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,252
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$8,639
19.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,159
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
$44,890
Kept after tax
$36,252
Worth in national money
$38,159
State rank
34
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Utah is among the lower-paying states for new accounts clerks. The middle earner takes $44,890, ranking 34 of 45 states — about 5.83% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. New accounts clerks ranks 362 among 487 occupations Utah publishes pay for.
- Here is where Utah does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $44,890 you keep $36,252, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $38,159 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $45,590, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Utah ranks 34 of 45 for new accounts clerks, with a median of $44,890 — about 5.83% 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.
- Position 362 of 487 in Utah places new accounts clerks in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- After federal, FICA and Utah income tax, retained pay for new accounts clerks on $44,890 is $36,252. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $38,159 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 $45,590 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: New Accounts Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,490 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,890 |
| Top tenth earn over | $57,120 |
| This salary | $44,890 |
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 | $36,252 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,249 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,202 |
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 | $42,404 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,454 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $44,890 as a midpoint for Utah, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $39,490 and the ninetieth is $57,120 — 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 $36,252, worked from $44,890. 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 362 of 487.
- One number stands for prices across all of Utah, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $38,159, the adjusted value of that $44,890 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 362 of 487 in the state.
- The Utah median of $44,890 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $39,490 to $57,120. 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 $36,252, on $44,890 for work ranking 362 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 362 of 487 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Utah, so $38,159 — the adjusted value of that $44,890 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 362 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $39,490 at the bottom tenth to $57,120 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 $38,159 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Utah's own levy, $36,252 remains.
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 45 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 ($39,490 to $57,120) 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 $38,159 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 $36,252 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.