Respiratory Therapists in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$61,978
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$18,672
23.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$65,239
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
$80,650
Kept after tax
$61,978
Worth in national money
$65,239
State rank
28
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Utah sits in the middle of the pack for respiratory therapists. The median is $80,650, ranking 28 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 487 occupations Utah reports, respiratory therapists comes in at 112 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Here is where Utah does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $80,650 you keep $61,978, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $65,239 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $80,500, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Utah occupies the middle band for respiratory therapists: a median of $80,650, ranking 28 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Respiratory therapists ranks 112 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 respiratory therapists on $80,650 is $61,978. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $65,239 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 $80,500 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Respiratory Therapists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $61,860 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $80,650 |
| Top tenth earn over | $101,340 |
| This salary | $80,650 |
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 | $61,978 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $65,567 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,234 |
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 | $75,548 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,086 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $80,650 as a midpoint for Utah, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $61,860 and the ninetieth is $101,340 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Utah the take-home figure of $61,978, from $80,650, 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 112 of 487 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $65,239, the adjusted value of that $80,650 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Utah. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 112 of 487 locally.
- The Utah median of $80,650 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $61,860 to $101,340. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Utah is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $61,978 from $80,650. 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 112 of 487 locally.
- This $65,239 adjusted figure, worked from $80,650, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 112 of 487 in the state. The occupation ranks 112 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $61,860 at the bottom tenth to $101,340 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $65,239 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Utah's own levy, $61,978 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($61,860 to $101,340) 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 $65,239 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 $61,978 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.