Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$45,360
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$11,531
20.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$47,746
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
$56,890
Kept after tax
$45,360
Worth in national money
$47,746
State rank
18
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Utah is 18 of 49 states for tree trimmers and pruners, with a middle wage of $56,890. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 487 occupations Utah reports figures for, this is number 253.
- Here is where Utah does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $56,890 you keep $45,360, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $47,746 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $59,890, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Utah ranks 18 of 49 for tree trimmers and pruners at $56,890. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Utah's occupational distribution, tree trimmers and pruners sits at 253 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.
- After federal, FICA and Utah income tax, retained pay for tree trimmers and pruners on $56,890 is $45,360. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $47,746 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 $59,890 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Tree Trimmers and Pruners
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $52,070 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $56,890 |
| Top tenth earn over | $71,260 |
| This salary | $56,890 |
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 | $45,360 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $47,891 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,538 |
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 | $53,739 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,859 |
| 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 tree trimmers and pruners in Utah earn under $56,890 and half over. The published range runs $52,070 at the tenth percentile to $71,260 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $45,360 take-home in Utah comes from $56,890. 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 253 of 487.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $47,746 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 253.
- Figures are distribution medians for tree trimmers and pruners in Utah, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $52,070 to $71,260; 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 $45,360, from $56,890, 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 253 of 487 locally, and the state ranks 18 of 49 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $47,746, worked from $56,890, 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 253 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $59,890, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $52,070 at the bottom tenth to $71,260 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $47,746 in national terms.
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, $45,360 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $59,890. 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 ($52,070 to $71,260) 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 $47,746 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 $45,360 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.