@utahisawesome: SmartAsset’s 2026 study puts the comfortable income for one Utah adult with no kids at $102,794 before taxes, a 3.3% increase over last year. The math: SmartAsset takes MIT’s living wage for each state, counts it as the 50% of a budget that covers needs, then adds 30% for wants and 20% for savings. In Utah, that’s $51,397 for necessities, or roughly $4,283 a month. How the region compares for a single adult: Colorado: $108,160 Utah: $102,794 Arizona: $101,795 Nevada: $100,506 Idaho: $98,176 New Mexico: $91,229 Wyoming: $89,232 No state comes in under $80,000, and 23 states are above $100,000. Montana had the steepest climb at 8.6%, while six states, including Texas and Tennessee, actually went down. Top 10 states by income needed for a single adult: Hawaii: $129,002 Massachusetts: $127,213 California: $126,797 New York: $124,342 New Jersey: $113,776 Washington: $110,614 Oregon: $110,074 Connecticut: $108,368 Colorado: $108,160 Maryland: $107,910 Utah is 17th.

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Thursday 22 October 2026 12:01:39 GMT