Producers and Directors in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$59,145
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$17,205
22.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$62,256
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
$76,350
Kept after tax
$59,145
Worth in national money
$62,256
State rank
17
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Utah pays producers and directors around $76,350 at the midpoint, 17 of 50 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 487 occupations Utah reports figures for, this is number 137.
- Here is where Utah does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $76,350 you keep $59,145, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $62,256 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $92,790, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For producers and directors the Utah median is $76,350, ranking 17 of 50 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.
- In Utah's occupational distribution, producers and directors sits at 137 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.
- After federal, FICA and Utah income tax, retained pay for producers and directors on $76,350 is $59,145. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $62,256 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 $92,790 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Producers and Directors
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,500 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $76,350 |
| Top tenth earn over | $168,140 |
| This salary | $76,350 |
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 | $59,145 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $62,542 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,104 |
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 | $71,520 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,907 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $76,350 as a midpoint for Utah, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $36,500 and the ninetieth is $168,140 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Utah's $59,145, worked from $76,350. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 137 of 487.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $62,256 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 137.
- The Utah median of $76,350 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $36,500 to $168,140. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Utah take-home of $59,145, on $76,350 for work ranking 137 of 487 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 137 of 487 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $62,256, worked from $76,350, 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 137 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 $92,790, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $36,500 at the bottom tenth to $168,140 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $62,256.
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 $59,145.
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.
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 $92,790. 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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($36,500) and the ninetieth ($168,140) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $62,256 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 $59,145 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.