How Utah taxes your paycheck
Utah taxes wages at a single flat rate of 4.45%, so every dollar of taxable income is taxed the same way no matter how much you earn. Utah has no standard deduction or personal exemption, so its tax applies from the first dollar of taxable wages.
On a $75,000 salary, a single filer owes about $3,338 in Utah income tax for 2026, an effective state rate of 4.45%.
Utah's taxpayer tax credit stands in place of a standard deduction: it is 6% of your federal deduction and exemptions, cut by 1.3% of income above a filing-status threshold, so it is still worth roughly $230 at $75,000 of income and only runs out near $92,500. Utah had not published the 2026 thresholds when this page was reviewed, so the estimate leaves the credit out and overstates Utah tax for most filers.
| Rate | Single: taxable income | Married filing jointly: taxable income |
|---|---|---|
| 4.45% | $0 | $0 |
Take-home pay in Utah at common salaries
These figures use the 2026 federal brackets and standard deduction, Social Security and Medicare, and Utah state tax, for someone paid every two weeks with no 401(k) or other pre-tax deductions. Enter your own salary and deductions in the calculator above for a personal estimate.
| Salary | Utah tax (single) | Take-home, single | Per paycheck, single | Take-home, married |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $1,780 | $32,540 | $1,251.54 | $34,380 |
| $60,000 | $2,670 | $47,720 | $1,835.38 | $49,900 |
| $80,000 | $3,560 | $61,550 | $2,367.31 | $65,080 |
| $100,000 | $4,450 | $74,730 | $2,874.23 | $80,260 |
| $150,000 | $6,675 | $107,116 | $4,119.85 | $116,510 |
How Utah compares with neighboring states
On a $75,000 salary, Utah's income tax is the 38th-lowest of the 50 states and DC (1st = lowest), counting the 9 states that don't tax wages at all.
Among neighboring states, Nevada takes the least state income tax on $75,000 ($0) and Idaho the most ($2,867).
What this estimate leaves out
State disability insurance and paid family-leave contributions and local income taxes are not included, and the federal figures assume the standard deduction with no credits such as the Child Tax Credit. Head-of-household and married-filing-separately returns use the state's single schedule, which a few states set separately.
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