Utah Paycheck Calculator
Utah taxes wages at a flat 4.45% for 2026 — then gives much of it back to lower and middle incomes through its Taxpayer Tax Credit.
Worked example
Single filer earning $60,000 in Utah, paid biweekly: federal tax is $5,020.00/yr (after the $16,100 standard deduction). Applying Utah's 2026 rules gives $2,247.23/yr of state tax. Social Security is $3,720 and Medicare is $870. Take-home: $48,142.77/yr — $1,851.64 per biweekly paycheck. Change the salary above and try your own.
How Utah paycheck tax works
Federal first: your employer annualizes each paycheck. Federal taxable income is your gross minus the IRS standard deduction for 2026 — $16,100 if you file single, $32,200 married filing jointly (IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32) — then taxed through the 2026 federal brackets (10% up to 22% across most middle incomes). Social Security takes 6.2% of wages up to the 2026 wage base of $184,500, and Medicare takes 1.45% of all wages (plus 0.9% over $200,000 single / $250,000 joint).
Utah tax uses its 2026 tables: a flat 4.45% for 2026 (cut from 4.5% in 2025), softened by the Taxpayer Tax Credit described below. Utah has no standard deduction. Instead, after computing 4.45% of your gross income, Utah subtracts a Taxpayer Tax Credit equal to 6% of the federal standard deduction ($966 single / $1,932 joint for 2026), reduced by 1.3 cents for every dollar of income above $18,213 single / $36,426 joint (the latest published phase-out thresholds, from 2025). This calculator annualizes your salary; your employer's per-paycheck withholding may differ slightly.
Utah paycheck FAQ
What is the Utah income tax rate in 2026?
For 2026, Utah taxes wages at a flat 4.45% for 2026 (cut from 4.5% in 2025), softened by the Taxpayer Tax Credit described below. Enter your salary above to see the dollar amount on your income.
My real Utah paycheck is different. Why?
Pre-tax 401(k) or HSA contributions, health premiums, garnishments, bonuses (often withheld at a flat 22% federal), and your W-4 elections all move the real number. Many states also withhold a little differently per paycheck than this annualized estimate. Treat this as a close, honest estimate — not payroll software.
What about overtime or a bonus?
Overtime hours are taxed at the same rates — a higher paycheck just annualizes higher. Try our time and a half calculator and bonus tax calculator for those.