Utah ties its state minimum wage directly to the federal floor through Utah Code Ann. § 34-40-104, meaning the Utah minimum wage in 2025 is $7.25 per hour — the same rate set by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and in effect since July 24, 2009. This calculator turns that hourly rate — or any wage above it — into the figures that matter most for budgeting: weekly gross pay, monthly gross pay and annual gross salary, with FLSA overtime automatically applied whenever you work more than 40 hours in a week.
How it works
Enter your hourly wage and your average hours worked per week. The calculator divides your hours into two categories:
- Regular time — the first 40 hours at your straight-time rate.
- Overtime — any hours beyond 40, rated at 1.5 times your regular rate under FLSA Section 7(a)(1).
Weekly gross = (regular hours x wage) + (overtime hours x wage x 1.5).
Monthly gross is calculated as weekly gross x 52 / 12, which produces the exact calendar average regardless of how many weeks fall in a given month. Annual gross is weekly gross x 52.
All arithmetic runs entirely in your browser — no numbers are sent to any server.
Worked example
Suppose you work 45 hours per week at the Utah minimum wage of $7.25 per hour:
| Metric | Calculation | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Regular pay | 40h x $7.25 | $290.00 |
| Overtime pay | 5h x $10.875 (1.5x) | $54.38 |
| Weekly gross | $290.00 + $54.38 | $344.38 |
| Monthly gross | $344.38 x 52 / 12 | $1,492.31 |
| Annual gross | $344.38 x 52 | $17,907.76 |
Working a straight 40-hour week with no overtime at $7.25/hr produces a weekly gross of $290.00, a monthly gross of $1,256.67 and an annual gross of $15,080.00 — before any taxes or deductions. That annual figure sits well below the federal poverty guideline for a single-person household, which is one reason many Utah workers and advocacy groups have pushed for a higher state minimum wage.
The federal comparison panel at the bottom of the calculator instantly shows how much more or less per year your actual wage produces relative to the $7.25 floor — useful when evaluating a job offer or calculating the income effect of a raise.
Utah minimum wage in context
Because Utah defers to the federal rate, it has one of the lower minimum wages among western US states in 2025. Colorado set its minimum at $14.81/hr as of January 1, 2025 under an inflation-indexing formula; Nevada’s minimum is $12.00/hr; and Arizona’s is $14.70/hr. A Utahn working at the minimum wage earns roughly half the annual gross of a Colorado worker at that state’s minimum.
In practice, the tight Utah labor market — driven by strong in-migration, a booming tech sector in the Silicon Slopes corridor south of Salt Lake City, and consistently low unemployment — means many employers offer starting wages well above $7.25/hr. Retail, hospitality and light manufacturing positions frequently advertise $13–$18/hr. Nevertheless, the statutory floor remains relevant for a subset of workers in agriculture, domestic service, and certain small businesses.
Utah’s preemption statute prevents Salt Lake City or any other municipality from enacting a higher local minimum wage, unlike cities such as Denver, Seattle or New York City that have leveraged local ordinances to set wages above their state floors. Any increase must come from the Utah Legislature or from Congress raising the federal rate.
Tipped employees remain a special case: federal rules permit a direct cash wage as low as $2.13 per hour for tipped workers, provided that tips bring the effective rate to at least $7.25/hr. If tips fall short in any workweek, the employer is required to pay the difference. Utah does not supplement these federal tipped-wage rules with any state-specific provision.
Use the quick-reference table below the calculator to benchmark your own wage against common scenarios — from the federal minimum at 35 hours a week to $15/hr with five hours of overtime — so you can see at a glance what different pay rates and schedules translate to over a year.