Occupational Health and Safety Specialists in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$68,272
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$21,928
24.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$71,864
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
$90,200
Kept after tax
$68,272
Worth in national money
$71,864
State rank
23
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Utah sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $90,200, ranking 23 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 487 occupations Utah reports, this job comes in at 91 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Here is where Utah does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $90,200 you keep $68,272, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $71,864 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $90,870, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Utah occupies the middle band for occupational health and safety specialists: a median of $90,200, ranking 23 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Occupational health and safety specialists ranks 91 of 487 occupations by median in Utah, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- After federal, FICA and Utah income tax, retained pay for occupational health and safety specialists on $90,200 is $68,272. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $71,864 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 $90,870 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $52,560 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $90,200 |
| Top tenth earn over | $128,960 |
| This salary | $90,200 |
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 | $68,272 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $72,286 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,524 |
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 | $84,494 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,486 |
| 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 $90,200. The published range is $52,560 up to $128,960, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $68,272 take-home in Utah comes from $90,200. 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 91 of 487.
- One number stands for prices across all of Utah, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $71,864, the adjusted value of that $90,200 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 91 of 487 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for occupational health and safety specialists in Utah the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $52,560 to $128,960. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $68,272, from $90,200, 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 91 of 487 locally, and the state ranks 23 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Utah, so $71,864 — the adjusted value of that $90,200 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 91 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $52,560 at the bottom tenth to $128,960 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Utah is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $71,864 in national terms.
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 $68,272.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($52,560) and the ninetieth ($128,960) 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 $71,864 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 $68,272 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.