Radiologic Technologists and Technicians in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$62,209
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$18,791
23.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$65,482
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
$81,000
Kept after tax
$62,209
Worth in national money
$65,482
State rank
20
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Utah is 20 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $81,000. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 487 occupations Utah reports, this job comes in at 110 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Here is where Utah does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $81,000 you keep $62,209, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $65,482 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $81,930, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Utah ranks 20 of 51 for radiologic technologists and technicians at $81,000. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Radiologic technologists and technicians ranks 110 of 487 occupations by median in Utah, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- After federal, FICA and Utah income tax, retained pay for radiologic technologists and technicians on $81,000 is $62,209. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $65,482 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 $81,930 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $48,150 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $81,000 |
| Top tenth earn over | $108,070 |
| This salary | $81,000 |
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 | $62,209 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $65,814 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,245 |
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 | $75,876 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,101 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of radiologic technologists and technicians in Utah earn under $81,000 and half over. The published range runs $48,150 at the tenth percentile to $108,070 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Utah the take-home figure of $62,209, from $81,000, 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 110 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 $65,482 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 110.
- Figures are distribution medians for radiologic technologists and technicians in Utah, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $48,150 to $108,070; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Utah is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $62,209 from $81,000. 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 110 of 487 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $65,482, worked from $81,000, 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 110 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $48,150 at the bottom tenth to $108,070 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $65,482 in national terms.
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 $62,209 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($48,150) and the ninetieth ($108,070) 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 $65,482 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 $62,209 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.