Print Binding and Finishing Workers in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$32,214
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$7,356
18.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$33,908
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
$39,570
Kept after tax
$32,214
Worth in national money
$33,908
State rank
36
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Utah pays print binding and finishing workers a middle wage of $39,570, 36 of 50 states and about 6.43% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Within Utah this is lower-paid work. Of 487 occupations the state publishes figures for, print binding and finishing workers ranks 413. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Utah is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $39,570 the take-home is $32,214; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $33,908 would nationally. The average comes to $42,500, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Utah's $39,570 median for print binding and finishing workers places it 36 of 50 states, about 6.43% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Against every occupation Utah reports, print binding and finishing workers ranks 413 of 487, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Post-tax income for print binding and finishing workers in Utah, on $39,570, is $32,214 — equivalent to $33,908 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $42,500 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Print Binding and Finishing Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,790 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $39,570 |
| Top tenth earn over | $52,010 |
| This salary | $39,570 |
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 | $32,214 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $33,974 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,054 |
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 | $37,379 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,274 |
| 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 $39,570. The published range is $34,790 up to $52,010, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Utah the take-home figure of $32,214, from $39,570, 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 413 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 $33,908, the adjusted value of that $39,570 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 413 of 487 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for print binding and finishing workers in Utah the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $34,790 to $52,010. 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 $32,214 from $39,570. 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 413 of 487 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Utah, so $33,908 — the adjusted value of that $39,570 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 413 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 $42,500, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $34,790 at the tenth percentile, $52,010 at the ninetieth.
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 $33,908 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $32,214.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $42,500. 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 ($34,790 to $52,010) 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 $33,908 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 $32,214 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.