SOC 51-9061 · Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Salary in Provo, UT

The average salary for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Provo, Utah is $50,030 a year ($24.06 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,710: half of the 1,160 people in this job in the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,450).

$50,030average per year

$24.06 / hourMedian $45,710Take-home ≈ $40,153

  • $37K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $53K75th
  • $70K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

1,160people in this job
-6%vs U.S. average
#4 of 5Utah metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers pay range in Provo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,130 a year or less, while the top 10% make $70,040 or more. The middle half of inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Provo earn between $39,960 and $53,040.

  • $37K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $53K75th
  • $70K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$50,030$4,169$24.05
Median$45,710$3,809$21.98
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,960$3,330$19.21
Experienced (75th percentile)$53,040$4,420$25.50

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers pay in Provo vs. Utah and the U.S.

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Provo earn 8% less than the Utah average ($54,210) and 6% less than the U.S. average ($53,450). At the median the gap is -6% against the U.S. median of $48,570.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Provo$50,030$45,710$37,130$70,0401,160
Utah$54,210$48,910$37,640$77,9306,630
United States$53,450$48,570$35,510$77,860597,370

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary after taxes in Provo

On the average salary of $50,030, a single filer in Provo takes home about $40,153 a year, or $3,346 a month and $1,544 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

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Is Provo a good place for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Provo area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.2), so the average $50,030 buys what about $50,930 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Provo ($48,010). A typical home costs $546,641, or 10.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in other Utah cities

Provo ranks 4th of 5 Utah metro areas for this job; Ogden pays the most ($56,860).

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Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($82,070).

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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in Provo: questions

How much do inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers make an hour in Provo?

$24.06 an hour on average, and $21.98 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers salary in Provo?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,130 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,960, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers take-home pay in Provo?

About $40,153 a year ($3,346 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $50,030. Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

Do inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers earn more in Provo than elsewhere?

The average here is 6% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,450).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-9061; area Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT (39340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.99, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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