Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,711
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$9,419
19.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,747
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
$48,130
Kept after tax
$38,711
Worth in national money
$40,747
State rank
37
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Utah is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $48,130, ranking 37 of 47 states — about 6.23% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 487 occupations Utah reports figures for, this is number 326.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $48,130 you keep $38,711 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $40,747 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $51,960, since top earners drag the number up.
- Utah ranks 37 of 47 for structural metal fabricators and fitters, with a median of $48,130 — about 6.23% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- In Utah's occupational distribution, structural metal fabricators and fitters sits at 326 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.
- Retained pay in Utah is $38,711 after the full tax stack, from $48,130. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $40,747 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $51,960 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,780 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,130 |
| Top tenth earn over | $70,270 |
| This salary | $48,130 |
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 | $38,711 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,852 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,293 |
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 | $45,464 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,564 |
| 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 structural metal fabricators and fitters in Utah earn under $48,130 and half over. The published range runs $35,780 at the tenth percentile to $70,270 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $38,711 take-home in Utah comes from $48,130. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 326 of 487.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $40,747 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 326.
- Figures are distribution medians for structural metal fabricators and fitters in Utah, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $35,780 to $70,270; 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.
- Retained pay of $38,711, from $48,130, assumes a single Utah filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 326 of 487 locally, and the state ranks 37 of 47 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $40,747, worked from $48,130, 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 326 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 $51,960, 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 $35,780 and the top tenth $70,270, so most people doing this work in Utah sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $40,747.
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 $38,711 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 47 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
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 $51,960. 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 ($35,780 to $70,270) 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 $40,747 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 $38,711 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.