Packers and Packagers, Hand in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$29,550
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$6,510
18.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$31,104
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
$36,060
Kept after tax
$29,550
Worth in national money
$31,104
State rank
26
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Utah pays packers and packagers, hand around $36,060 at the midpoint, 26 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Against 487 occupations Utah publishes, packers and packagers, hand lands at 448. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Here is where Utah does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $36,060 you keep $29,550, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $31,104 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $35,810, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For packers and packagers, hand the Utah median is $36,060, ranking 26 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Within Utah, this work ranks 448 of 487 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- After federal, FICA and Utah income tax, retained pay for packers and packagers, hand on $36,060 is $29,550. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $31,104 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 $35,810 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Packers and Packagers, Hand
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $22,880 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $36,060 |
| Top tenth earn over | $46,240 |
| This salary | $36,060 |
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 | $29,550 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $31,154 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$956 |
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 | $34,063 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,156 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $36,060 as a midpoint for Utah, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $22,880 and the ninetieth is $46,240 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Utah the take-home figure of $29,550, from $36,060, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 448 of 487 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Utah, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $31,104, the adjusted value of that $36,060 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 448 of 487 in the state.
- The Utah median of $36,060 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $22,880 to $46,240. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Utah is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $29,550 from $36,060. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 448 of 487 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Utah, so $31,104 — the adjusted value of that $36,060 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 448 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $22,880 at the bottom tenth to $46,240 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 $31,104.
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 $29,550.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($22,880 to $46,240) 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 $31,104 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 $29,550 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.