Physical Therapist Aides in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$24,305
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$4,845
16.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$25,584
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
$29,150
Kept after tax
$24,305
Worth in national money
$25,584
State rank
42
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for physical therapist aides is on the low side in Utah. The middle earner gets $29,150. That is 42 of 50 states, and about 17.28% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Against 487 occupations Utah publishes, physical therapist aides lands at 480. 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 $29,150 you keep $24,305, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $25,584 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $29,570, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For physical therapist aides, Utah sits in the lower band at $29,150, ranking 42 of 50 and trailing the national median by about 17.28%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Within Utah, this work ranks 480 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 physical therapist aides on $29,150 is $24,305. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $25,584 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 $29,570 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Physical Therapist Aides
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $23,010 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $29,150 |
| Top tenth earn over | $36,220 |
| This salary | $29,150 |
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 | $24,305 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $25,602 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$763 |
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 | $27,559 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$916 |
| 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 $29,150. The published range is $23,010 up to $36,220, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Utah the take-home figure of $24,305, from $29,150, 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 480 of 487 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $25,584 uses one figure for the whole of Utah. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 487 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 480.
- Reported values are medians; for physical therapist aides in Utah the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $23,010 to $36,220. 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 $24,305 from $29,150. 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 480 of 487 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $25,584, worked from $29,150, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Utah address, on work sitting at 480 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $23,010 and the top tenth $36,220, 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 $25,584.
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 $24,305 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 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($23,010 to $36,220) 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 $25,584 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 $24,305 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.