Pharmacy Aides in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$41,344
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$10,256
19.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$43,520
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
$51,600
Kept after tax
$41,344
Worth in national money
$43,520
State rank
2
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Utah pays pharmacy aides a middle wage of $51,600, ranking 2 of 48 states and sitting about 36.94% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 487 occupations Utah reports figures for, this is number 289.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $51,600 you keep $41,344 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $43,520 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $48,010.
- Utah's median for pharmacy aides is $51,600, about 36.94% above the national figure and 2 of 48 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In Utah's occupational distribution, pharmacy aides sits at 289 of 487 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in Utah is $41,344 after the full tax stack, from $51,600. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $43,520 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $48,010 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Pharmacy Aides
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,050 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $51,600 |
| Top tenth earn over | $61,770 |
| This salary | $51,600 |
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 | $41,344 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $43,641 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,390 |
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 | $48,742 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,681 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $51,600 as a midpoint for Utah, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $36,050 and the ninetieth is $61,770 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Utah the take-home figure of $41,344, from $51,600, 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 289 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 $43,520, the adjusted value of that $51,600 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 289 of 487 in the state.
- The Utah median of $51,600 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $36,050 to $61,770. 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 $41,344 from $51,600. 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 289 of 487 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Utah, so $43,520 — the adjusted value of that $51,600 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 289 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $48,010, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $36,050 at the bottom tenth to $61,770 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 $43,520 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $41,344 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 48 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
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 $48,010. 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,050 to $61,770) 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 $43,520 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 $41,344 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.