Biological Technicians in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$41,853
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$9,337
18.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$43,310
Vermont costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Vermont — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$51,190
Kept after tax
$41,853
Worth in national money
$43,310
State rank
30
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Vermont pays biological technicians around $51,190 at the midpoint, 30 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Biological technicians ranks 308 among 453 occupations Vermont publishes pay for.
- Vermont is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $51,190 the take-home is $41,853; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $43,310 would nationally. The average comes to $54,670, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For biological technicians the Vermont median is $51,190, ranking 30 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Position 308 of 453 in Vermont places biological technicians in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Post-tax income for biological technicians in Vermont, on $51,190, is $41,853 — equivalent to $43,310 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $54,670 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Biological Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $44,390 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $51,190 |
| Top tenth earn over | $64,890 |
| This salary | $51,190 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Vermont | $41,853 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $43,311 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,260 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $49,375 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,524 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $51,190 as a midpoint for Vermont, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $44,390 and the ninetieth is $64,890 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Vermont's $41,853, worked from $51,190. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 308 of 453.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $43,310 uses one figure for the whole of Vermont. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 453 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 308.
- The Vermont median of $51,190 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $44,390 to $64,890. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Vermont take-home of $41,853, on $51,190 for work ranking 308 of 453 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 308 of 453 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $43,310, worked from $51,190, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Vermont address, on work sitting at 308 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $54,670, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $44,390 at the bottom tenth to $64,890 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Vermont is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $43,310 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Vermont then takes its own share, leaving $41,853.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Vermont is $54,670. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($44,390 to $64,890) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Vermont rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Vermont's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $43,310 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $41,853 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Vermont income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.