Utah minimum wage 2026
OfficialThe Utah rate, the next increase and a full-time paycheck after tax.
- Minimum wage
- $7.25
- an hour
- Next rate
- none scheduled
- Full time, after tax
- $13,926
- a year
- Rank
- #32 of 51
- by minimum wage, 1 is the highest (tied)
What is the minimum wage in Utah in 2026?
Will the Utah minimum wage go up in 2027?
No increase is scheduled, so it stays at $7.25 an hour in 2027.
$7.25 an hour
- Today, November 1, 2026
How much is minimum wage a year in Utah?
Full time, an Utah minimum wage job pays $15,080 a year before tax.
- A year
- $15,080
- A month
- $1,256.67
- Every two weeks
- $580.00
- A week
- $290.00
How this is calculated
- The hourly rate times 40 hours a week times 52 weeks.
How much is a minimum wage paycheck after taxes in Utah?
After taxes, full-time minimum wage work in Utah takes home $13,926 a year. Each paycheck every two weeks comes to $525.63. It takes 149.4 hours of work to take home $1,000. The Utah paycheck calculator shows any other wage or hours.
- Take-home per year
- $13,926
- Every two weeks
- $525.63
- Per hour after tax
- $6.70
- In national prices
- $14,086
How this is calculated
- Full-time pay of $15,080 through federal, Social Security, Medicare and Utah taxes for 2026.
- The reference worker is a single filer with one job, paid every two weeks, with a standard Form W-4 and no pre-tax deductions, under 65.
Is $20 an hour good pay in Utah?
It is below the middle: $20 an hour is more than 33% of Utah workers earn, but less than half of them. The Utah median wage is $24.09 an hour.
Wage statistics cover employees in all jobs, full and part time, not the self-employed.
What is the tipped minimum wage in Utah?
Tipped workers in Utah can be paid $2.13 an hour if tips bring them to at least $7.25.
The employer must make up the difference in any week tips fall short.
How has the Utah minimum wage changed?
It has been $7.25 an hour since July 24, 2009, when the federal minimum last rose.
How does the Utah minimum wage compare with other states?
Utah is tied for last with 19 other states at $7.25 an hour, the federal minimum; the highest is Washington, DC at $18.40 an hour. Mississippi's minimum wage is the same $7.25, and so is the rate in Pennsylvania and New Hampshire. The minimum wage by state page lists all of them.
Questions people ask
How much is minimum wage per week in Utah?
Full time, an Utah minimum wage job takes home $267.82 a week after taxes.
Is the Utah minimum wage worth more in local prices?
Yes. After taxes and Utah prices, a full-time minimum wage job is worth $14,086 a year at average US prices, more than its $13,926 take-home.