Radiation Therapists in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$79,778
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$27,882
25.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$83,975
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
$107,660
Kept after tax
$79,778
Worth in national money
$83,975
State rank
12
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Utah pays radiation therapists a middle wage of $107,660, ranking 12 of 46 states and sitting about 2.23% above the national middle.
- Within Utah this is well-paid work. Of 487 occupations with published figures in the state, radiation therapists ranks 44 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where Utah does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $107,660 you keep $79,778, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $83,975 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $115,170, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Utah's median for radiation therapists is $107,660, about 2.23% above the national figure and 12 of 46 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Ranked against every occupation Utah publishes a median for, radiation therapists sits 44 of 487 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- After federal, FICA and Utah income tax, retained pay for radiation therapists on $107,660 is $79,778. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $83,975 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 $115,170 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Radiation Therapists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $92,870 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $107,660 |
| Top tenth earn over | $166,660 |
| This salary | $107,660 |
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 | $79,778 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $84,569 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,052 |
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 | $100,850 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,216 |
| 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 $107,660. The published range is $92,870 up to $166,660, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Utah's $79,778, worked from $107,660. 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 44 of 487.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $83,975 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 44.
- Reported values are medians; for radiation therapists in Utah the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $92,870 to $166,660. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Utah take-home of $79,778, on $107,660 for work ranking 44 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 44 of 487 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $83,975, worked from $107,660, 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 44 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 $115,170, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $92,870 at the bottom tenth to $166,660 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Utah is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $83,975 in national terms.
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 $79,778.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 46 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 $115,170. 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 ($92,870 to $166,660) 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 $83,975 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 $79,778 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 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.