Budget Analysts in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$70,502
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$22,928
24.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$72,957
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
$93,430
Kept after tax
$70,502
Worth in national money
$72,957
State rank
14
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for budget analysts is strong here. Vermont's middle earner gets $93,430, putting the state 14 of 51 — about 1.95% ahead of the national figure.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 453 occupations Vermont reports, budget analysts comes in at 68 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $93,430 you keep $70,502 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $72,957 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $91,410.
- For budget analysts, Vermont sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $93,430, ranking 14 of 51 and running about 1.95% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Budget analysts ranks 68 of 453 occupations by median in Vermont, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Retained pay in Vermont is $70,502 after the full tax stack, from $93,430. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $72,957 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $91,410 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Budget Analysts
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $68,580 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $93,430 |
| Top tenth earn over | $105,310 |
| This salary | $93,430 |
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 | $70,502 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $74,558 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,768 |
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 | $87,665 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,205 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Vermont earn less than $93,430. The published range is $68,580 up to $105,310, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Vermont the take-home figure of $70,502, from $93,430, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 68 of 453 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Vermont, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $72,957, the adjusted value of that $93,430 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 68 of 453 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for budget analysts in Vermont the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $68,580 to $105,310. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Vermont is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $70,502 from $93,430. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 68 of 453 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Vermont, so $72,957 — the adjusted value of that $93,430 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 68 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $68,580 at the tenth percentile, $105,310 at the ninetieth.
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 $72,957 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Vermont adds its own income tax on top — which is why $70,502 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($68,580 to $105,310) 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 $72,957 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 $70,502 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.