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$18 an hour after taxes in Utah (2026)

$18 an hour is $37,440 a year before tax in Utah, about $31,313 after tax ($2,609 a month) for a single filer working 40 hours a week in 2026.

On $18 an hour, Utah ranks 25th of 51 for take-home pay among the 50 states and DC. That is $950 a year less than in Florida and 7 other states, where it is highest. It is lowest in Oregon ($29,760).

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How you're paid

Hours over 40 count at your regular rate here. For time and a half, use the overtime calculator.

Pre-tax deductions

A traditional 401(k) lowers income tax but not Social Security or Medicare. Health premiums through work lower both.

Take-home pay, every 2 weeks

$1,204.35 a paycheck

  • A year$31,313
  • A month$2,609.42
  • A paycheck$1,204.35
  • An hour$15.05

Where your pay goes

  • Take-home pay$31,31383.6%
  • Federal income tax$2,3136.2%
  • Social Security and Medicare$2,8647.7%
  • Utah taxes$9502.5%

Breakdown

Pay and taxes, per paycheck
Gross pay$1,440.00
Federal income tax−$88.95
Social Security−$89.28
Medicare−$20.88
Utah income tax−$36.54
Total taxes−$235.65
Take-home pay$1,204.35
Effective tax rate
16.4%
Marginal tax rate
25.4%
Federal bracket
12%
Utah bracket
4.5%

The marginal rate is the tax on your next dollar, all taxes included, measured over the next $1,000 of pay.

Compare all 50 states and DC

Take-home pay on $37,440 a year, filing single. State taxes include state payroll contributions; other local taxes are left out.

StateA yearA monthState taxesDifference
1$32,263$2,689$0+$950
2$32,263$2,689$0+$950
3$32,263$2,689$0+$950
4$32,263$2,689$0+$950
5$32,263$2,689$0+$950
6$32,263$2,689$0+$950
7$32,263$2,689$0+$950
8$32,263$2,689$0+$950
9$32,076$2,673$187+$763
10$31,816$2,651$447+$503
11$31,744$2,645$519+$431
12$31,730$2,644$534+$417
13$31,684$2,640$579+$371
14$31,620$2,635$643+$307
15$31,525$2,627$738+$212
16$31,497$2,625$766+$184
17$31,492$2,624$771+$179
18$31,468$2,622$795+$155
19$31,439$2,620$824+$126
20$31,401$2,617$862+$88
21$31,387$2,616$876+$74
22$31,365$2,614$898+$52
23$31,354$2,613$909+$41
24$31,330$2,611$933+$17
25$31,313$2,609$950Selected
26$31,305$2,609$958−$8
27$31,301$2,608$962−$12
28$31,278$2,606$985−$35
29$31,260$2,605$1,003−$53
30$31,188$2,599$1,075−$125
31$31,183$2,599$1,080−$130
32$31,159$2,597$1,104−$154
33$31,143$2,595$1,120−$170
34$31,124$2,594$1,139−$189
35$31,122$2,594$1,141−$191
36$31,087$2,591$1,176−$226
37$31,070$2,589$1,193−$243
38$31,068$2,589$1,195−$245
39$31,064$2,589$1,199−$249
40$30,974$2,581$1,289−$339
41$30,925$2,577$1,339−$388
42$30,924$2,577$1,339−$389
43$30,923$2,577$1,340−$390
44$30,914$2,576$1,349−$399
45$30,747$2,562$1,516−$566
46$30,712$2,559$1,551−$601
47$30,645$2,554$1,618−$668
48$30,555$2,546$1,708−$758
49$30,539$2,545$1,724−$774
50$29,864$2,489$2,399−$1,449
51$29,760$2,480$2,503−$1,553

How Utah taxes your paycheck

Utah taxes income at a flat 4.45% in 2026, cut from 4.5% for the whole year. A taxpayer credit of 6% of the federal standard deduction lowers the tax for most people.

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Sources

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