Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,870
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$9,470
19.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,915
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
$48,340
Kept after tax
$38,870
Worth in national money
$40,915
State rank
25
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Utah sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $48,340, ranking 25 of 49 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 323 among 487 occupations Utah publishes pay for.
- Here is where Utah does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $48,340 you keep $38,870, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $40,915 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $51,050, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Utah occupies the middle band for office and administrative support workers, all other: a median of $48,340, ranking 25 of 49. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Position 323 of 487 in Utah places office and administrative support workers, all other 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 office and administrative support workers, all other on $48,340 is $38,870. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $40,915 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 $51,050 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $30,250 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,340 |
| Top tenth earn over | $79,100 |
| This salary | $48,340 |
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 | $38,870 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,021 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,299 |
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 | $45,663 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,571 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of office and administrative support workers, all other in Utah earn under $48,340 and half over. The published range runs $30,250 at the tenth percentile to $79,100 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $38,870 take-home in Utah comes from $48,340. 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 323 of 487.
- One number stands for prices across all of Utah, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $40,915, the adjusted value of that $48,340 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 323 of 487 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for office and administrative support workers, all other in Utah, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $30,250 to $79,100; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $38,870, from $48,340, 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 323 of 487 locally, and the state ranks 25 of 49 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Utah, so $40,915 — the adjusted value of that $48,340 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 323 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $51,050, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $30,250 at the bottom tenth to $79,100 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 $40,915 in national terms.
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 $38,870 of this wage survives to your account.
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 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Utah is $51,050. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($30,250) and the ninetieth ($79,100) 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 $40,915 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 $38,870 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.