Registered Nurses in Utah

The median registered nurse in Utah earns $84,600 a year and keeps $65,505 of it — $5,459 a month.

Take-home pay, Utah

$65,505

from $84,600 gross · $2,519 every two weeks · 22.6% effective tax rate

Breakdown of $84,600 gross pay
Take-home$65,50577.4%
Federal income tax$9,78211.6%
Social Security & Medicare$6,4727.6%
Utah income tax$2,8413.4%
Gross pay$84,600100%

Gross median from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates, May 2025 estimates (source file). Tax computed here from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 and Utah revenue department tables. Single filer, 2026 tax year, annual liability rather than paycheck withholding.

By filing status

Filing status changes the standard deduction and the bracket widths, so the same salary yields a different answer.

Filing statusFederal taxState taxTake-home
Single$9,782$2,841$65,505
Married filing jointly$5,792$1,875$70,461
Head of household$6,900$2,841$68,387

Every state, ranked by what you keep

Gross pay and take-home pay do not rank the same way. A state can pay less and still leave you with more.

#StateMedian salaryTake-homeTax rate
1California$140,270$98,34030%
2Washington$124,200$96,15723%
3Hawaii$136,320$95,87830%
4Oregon$129,010$88,98031%
5Alaska$109,480$85,84922%
6Nevada$103,670$81,76221%
7New York$109,440$80,40427%
8New Jersey$106,500$79,15926%
9New Hampshire$99,700$78,96921%
10Massachusetts$104,550$77,37326%
11Connecticut$102,740$77,03225%
12Arizona$99,500$76,74323%
13Rhode Island$100,640$76,45224%
14Texas$95,970$76,34520%
15Colorado$100,260$75,66025%
16District of Columbia$102,540$75,21927%
17Minnesota$101,510$74,86326%
18Maryland$99,790$74,65625%
19Pennsylvania$96,430$73,70824%
20Delaware$99,520$73,61526%
21Vermont$97,460$73,47125%
22Wisconsin$95,530$72,35324%
23New Mexico$94,340$71,90624%
24Illinois$95,990$71,75225%
25Michigan$94,300$71,41324%
26Georgia$93,550$70,72324%
27Virginia$93,600$70,11025%
28Idaho$92,460$69,82924%
29Florida$84,190$68,05819%
30Wyoming$83,760$67,75519%
31Tennessee$81,500$66,16519%
32Utah$84,600$65,50523%
33Nebraska$84,730$65,46223%
34Ohio$82,510$65,38921%
35Montana$85,280$65,36723%
36North Carolina$84,350$65,31323%
37North Dakota$80,730$65,30919%
38Maine$86,990$65,30325%
39Indiana$83,500$65,13922%
40South Carolina$82,360$64,22722%
41Oklahoma$82,920$63,91523%
42South Dakota$78,060$63,74518%
43Missouri$81,780$63,45622%
44Louisiana$80,230$63,25121%
45Kentucky$81,040$63,12322%
46West Virginia$80,130$62,42122%
47Arkansas$78,940$61,93122%
48Iowa$78,630$61,81021%
49Kansas$79,320$61,00523%
50Mississippi$77,090$60,71121%
51Alabama$77,080$59,46723%

Registered Nurses in Utah: questions

What is the average registered nurses salary in Utah?

The median is $84,600 a year, about $40.67 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2025 estimates. Median means half of registered nurses in Utah earn more and half earn less.

What is the take-home pay on $84,600 in Utah?

About $65,505 a year — $5,459 a month, or $2,519 every two weeks — for a single filer in the 2026 tax year, after $9,782 federal income tax, $6,472 in Social Security and Medicare, and $2,841 Utah income tax.

Do registered nurses earn more in Utah than elsewhere?

No. At $84,600, Utah pays $9,000 below the $93,600 median across all states, ranking 32 of 51 on gross pay. On take-home pay after tax it ranks 32.

Where do registered nurses keep the most money?

Ranked by take-home rather than gross, the best-paying states for this occupation are California ($98,340), Washington ($96,157), Hawaii ($95,878). Gross pay and take-home pay do not rank the same way, because state income tax varies from nothing to over 10%.

What is the effective tax rate on $84,600 in Utah?

22.6% of gross pay, combining federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and state income tax. The marginal rate — what you would pay on the next dollar earned — is 34.2%.


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