Hourly pay after taxes in Utah
$20 an hour in Utah comes to $1,301.45 every two weeks after taxes, for a single person working full time.
Updated for 2026Checked Oct 29, 2026 against IRS and Utah State Tax Commission sourcesHow we check
Take-home pay by hourly wage, 2026
| Wage | Two weeks | Month | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $7.25 | $525.63 | $1,139 | $13,666 |
| $18.00 | $1,181.89 | $2,561 | $30,729 |
| $20.00 | $1,301.45 | $2,820 | $33,838 |
| $22.00 | $1,421.01 | $3,079 | $36,946 |
| $25.00 | $1,601.85 | $3,471 | $41,648 |
| $30.00 | $1,905.25 | $4,128 | $49,537 |
| $35.00 | $2,184.42 | $4,733 | $56,795 |
| $40.00 | $2,448.82 | $5,306 | $63,669 |
| $50.00 | $2,975.62 | $6,447 | $77,366 |
Every column after the wage is take-home pay. Each row assumes 40 hours a week all year, one paycheck every two weeks, single, no dependents, and no benefits taken out. The monthly and yearly columns are that paycheck times 26. Use the paycheck calculator for your own hours and deductions.
What comes out of an hourly paycheck
At $25 an hour, a two-week paycheck in Utah starts at $2,000.00 and ends at $1,601.85.
| Federal income tax | $156.15 |
| Social Security | $124.00 |
| Medicare | $29.00 |
| Utah income tax | $89.00 |
Utah taxes income at a flat 4.45 percent for 2026. Paycheck withholding gives a small allowance that shrinks as pay rises, so the state's share of a check grows a little faster than the wage. Besides that rate, a Utah check loses only federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare, with no disability or leave premium and no city or county wage tax.
A flat rate with a fading allowance gives Utah a state line that is steady and easy to predict.
What changes your number
Utah's flat rate leaves little to move. The 4.45 percent is the same at every wage, and the only thing that bends the line is the small allowance that fades as your pay climbs. Your federal tax does the real climbing.
The state does not use the allowances on your federal W-4. It uses your filing status only, so a dependent changes your federal withholding but not Utah's. Overtime and tips are taxed as regular pay.
Hours matter too. At $20 an hour and 30 hours a week instead of 40, a two-week paycheck in Utah comes to $1,003.05.
The minimum wage in Utah
The minimum wage in Utah is $7.25 an hour, and a full-time worker at $7.25 takes home about $1,139 a month. Tipped employees may be paid $2.13 as long as their tips bring them up to the minimum.
Sources and checks
Checked on Oct 29, 2026. Source: Utah Code 59-10-104 (Effective 1/1/2026), subsection (2): the tax is state taxable income times "4.45%" (le.utah.gov/xcode/Title59/Chapter10/59-10-S104.html, fetched Oct 29, 2026); Utah State Tax Commission Publication 14 (Rev. 4/26), schedules on page 9.
Disability: Utah runs no state disability or paid family leave program funded by a paycheck deduction; Publication 14 (Rev. 4/26) lists only Utah income tax withholding, and the Utah Labor Commission's wage page (laborcommission.utah.gov/divisions/utah-antidiscrimination-and-labor-uald/wage-claim/, fetched Oct 29, 2026) describes no such deduction.
Local taxes: Utah State Tax Commission Publication 14, "Withholding Tax Guide" (Rev. 4/26), page 3, "How Much to Withhold": employers withhold "based on your employee's federal W-4 form and the Utah withholding schedules or tables in this publication"; the publication describes no city or county wage tax. No Utah statute authorizing a local income tax was found (see openQuestions).
Minimum wage: Utah Labor Commission, "Wage Claim" page (laborcommission.utah.gov/divisions/utah-antidiscrimination-and-labor-uald/wage-claim/, fetched Oct 29, 2026): "The minimum wage in Utah is $7.25 per hour... Tipped employees (adults and minors) may be paid $2.13 per hour, but only so long as the tips they earn, in addition to the base wage paid, combined are equal to or exceed the minimum wage." Utah Administrative Code R610-1-4 (adminrules.utah.gov/Rule/1500, fetched Oct 29, 2026): "An employer has a cash wage obligation of at least $2.13 per hour."
Federal withholding: IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Worksheet 1A and its "2026 Percentage Method Tables for Automated Payroll Systems and Withholding on Periodic Payments of Pensions and Annuities," pages 10 to 12. Fetched directly from irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15t.pdf and transcribed Oct 28, 2026.
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