47-2082 - BLS OEWS 2025
Tapers wages in Utah
The BLS reported a $25.45 median hourly wage for tapers in Utah in 2025. This page is generated only because that exact state-and-trade cell exists in the official OEWS data.
Important: These are worker wages, not contractor billing rates - a contractor's quote adds overhead, insurance, equipment, and margin.
Median hourly wage
$25.45
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$18.46-$35.04
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
210
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#21
of 27 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
Utah's median is -$5.13 per hour below the median state record for tapers ($30.58).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #12 by BLS employment among generated tapers records, with 210 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $22.57 in 2019 to $25.45 in 2025, a +13% change.
2019-2025 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $22.57 |
| 2020 | $23.88 |
| 2021 | $23.29 |
| 2022 | $23.11 |
| 2023 | $26.17 |
| 2024 | $26.24 |
| 2025 | $25.45 |
Same trade, large BLS labor markets
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Source and limitation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS), OEWS 2019-2025. This page uses only the published BLS row for Tapers in Utah. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.