School Psychologists in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$60,113
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$17,707
22.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$63,276
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
$77,820
Kept after tax
$60,113
Worth in national money
$63,276
State rank
34
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Utah sits in the middle of the pack for school psychologists. The median is $77,820, ranking 34 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 487 occupations Utah reports figures for, this is number 129.
- Utah is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $77,820 the take-home is $60,113; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $63,276 would nationally. The average comes to $81,120, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Utah occupies the middle band for school psychologists: a median of $77,820, ranking 34 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.
- In Utah's occupational distribution, school psychologists sits at 129 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.
- Post-tax income for school psychologists in Utah, on $77,820, is $60,113 — equivalent to $63,276 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 $81,120 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: School Psychologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $60,400 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $77,820 |
| Top tenth earn over | $109,980 |
| This salary | $77,820 |
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 | $60,113 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $63,576 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,149 |
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 | $72,897 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,968 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $77,820 as a midpoint for Utah, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $60,400 and the ninetieth is $109,980 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Utah the take-home figure of $60,113, from $77,820, 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 129 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 $63,276, the adjusted value of that $77,820 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 129 of 487 in the state.
- The Utah median of $77,820 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $60,400 to $109,980. 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 $60,113 from $77,820. 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 129 of 487 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Utah, so $63,276 — the adjusted value of that $77,820 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 129 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 $81,120, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $60,400 and the top tenth $109,980, so most people doing this work in Utah sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $63,276 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, $60,113 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
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 $81,120. 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 ($60,400 to $109,980) 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 $63,276 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 $60,113 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.