Parking Attendants in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$28,464
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$6,166
17.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$29,962
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
$34,630
Kept after tax
$28,464
Worth in national money
$29,962
State rank
17
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Utah pays parking attendants a middle wage of $34,630, ranking 17 of 51 states and sitting about 1.48% above the national middle.
- Measured against other jobs in Utah, this one sits low: 462 of 487 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $34,630 you keep $28,464 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $29,962 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $34,600.
- Utah's median for parking attendants is $34,630, about 1.48% above the national figure and 17 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Parking attendants occupies position 462 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.
- Retained pay in Utah is $28,464 after the full tax stack, from $34,630. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $29,962 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $34,600 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Parking Attendants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,320 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $34,630 |
| Top tenth earn over | $42,540 |
| This salary | $34,630 |
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 | $28,464 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $30,005 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$916 |
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 | $32,712 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,108 |
| 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 $34,630. The published range is $29,320 up to $42,540, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Utah the take-home figure of $28,464, from $34,630, 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 462 of 487 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $29,962, the adjusted value of that $34,630 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 462 of 487 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for parking attendants in Utah the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $29,320 to $42,540. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Utah is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $28,464 from $34,630. 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 462 of 487 locally.
- This $29,962 adjusted figure, worked from $34,630, 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 462 of 487 in the state. The occupation ranks 462 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $29,320 and the top tenth $42,540, so most people doing this work in Utah sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $29,962.
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 $28,464.
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 ($29,320 to $42,540) 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 $29,962 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 $28,464 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.