Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$59,237
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$17,253
22.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$62,353
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
$76,490
Kept after tax
$59,237
Worth in national money
$62,353
State rank
18
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Utah sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $76,490, ranking 18 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 136 among 487 occupations Utah publishes pay for.
- Utah is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $76,490 the take-home is $59,237; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $62,353 would nationally. The average comes to $78,280, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Utah occupies the middle band for stationary engineers and boiler operators: a median of $76,490, ranking 18 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.
- Position 136 of 487 in Utah places stationary engineers and boiler operators in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Post-tax income for stationary engineers and boiler operators in Utah, on $76,490, is $59,237 — equivalent to $62,353 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 $78,280 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $65,270 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $76,490 |
| Top tenth earn over | $114,600 |
| This salary | $76,490 |
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 | $59,237 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $62,641 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,108 |
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 | $71,652 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,912 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $76,490 as a midpoint for Utah, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $65,270 and the ninetieth is $114,600 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Utah the take-home figure of $59,237, from $76,490, 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 136 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 $62,353, the adjusted value of that $76,490 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 136 of 487 in the state.
- The Utah median of $76,490 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $65,270 to $114,600. 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 $59,237 from $76,490. 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 136 of 487 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Utah, so $62,353 — the adjusted value of that $76,490 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 136 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $65,270 and the top tenth $114,600, so most people doing this work in Utah sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $62,353 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 $59,237 of this wage survives to your account.
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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($65,270 to $114,600) 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 $62,353 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 $59,237 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.