Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$56,656
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$15,054
21.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$58,628
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
$71,710
Kept after tax
$56,656
Worth in national money
$58,628
State rank
46
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $71,710, ranking 46 of 51 states — about 13.65% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 162 among 453 occupations Vermont publishes pay for.
- Here is where Vermont does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $71,710 you keep $56,656, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $58,628 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $79,410, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Vermont ranks 46 of 51 for business operations specialists, all other, with a median of $71,710 — about 13.65% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Position 162 of 453 in Vermont places business operations specialists, all other 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.
- After federal, FICA and Vermont income tax, retained pay for business operations specialists, all other on $71,710 is $56,656. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $58,628 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $79,410 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Business Operations Specialists, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $51,100 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $71,710 |
| Top tenth earn over | $114,690 |
| This salary | $71,710 |
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 | $56,656 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $59,278 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,373 |
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 | $67,982 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,278 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of business operations specialists, all other in Vermont earn under $71,710 and half over. The published range runs $51,100 at the tenth percentile to $114,690 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $56,656 take-home in Vermont comes from $71,710. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 162 of 453.
- One number stands for prices across all of Vermont, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $58,628, the adjusted value of that $71,710 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 162 of 453 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for business operations specialists, all other in Vermont, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $51,100 to $114,690; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $56,656, from $71,710, assumes a single Vermont filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 162 of 453 locally, and the state ranks 46 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Vermont, so $58,628 — the adjusted value of that $71,710 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 162 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $79,410, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $51,100 at the bottom tenth to $114,690 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $58,628 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 $56,656.
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 $79,410. 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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($51,100) and the ninetieth ($114,690) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $58,628 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 $56,656 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.