Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,001
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$9,829
19.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$42,105
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
$49,830
Kept after tax
$40,001
Worth in national money
$42,105
State rank
7
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Utah pays this job a middle wage of $49,830, ranking 7 of 49 states and sitting about 7.44% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 487 occupations Utah reports figures for, this is number 303.
- Here is where Utah does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $49,830 you keep $40,001, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $42,105 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $49,130, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Utah's median for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping is $49,830, about 7.44% above the national figure and 7 of 49 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In Utah's occupational distribution, weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping sits at 303 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 weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping on $49,830 is $40,001. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $42,105 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 $49,130 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,330 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $49,830 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,970 |
| This salary | $49,830 |
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 | $40,001 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $42,218 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,340 |
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 | $47,070 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,621 |
| 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 weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Utah earn under $49,830 and half over. The published range runs $37,330 at the tenth percentile to $59,970 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Utah's $40,001, worked from $49,830. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 303 of 487.
- One number stands for prices across all of Utah, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $42,105, the adjusted value of that $49,830 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 303 of 487 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Utah, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $37,330 to $59,970; 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.
- The Utah take-home of $40,001, on $49,830 for work ranking 303 of 487 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 303 of 487 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Utah, so $42,105 — the adjusted value of that $49,830 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 303 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $37,330 and the top tenth $59,970, 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 $42,105.
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, $40,001 remains.
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 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($37,330 to $59,970) 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 $42,105 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 $40,001 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.