Carpenters in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$50,310
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$12,090
19.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$52,062
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
$62,400
Kept after tax
$50,310
Worth in national money
$52,062
State rank
15
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for carpenters is strong here. Vermont's middle earner gets $62,400, putting the state 15 of 51 — about 3% ahead of the national figure.
- Against other work in Vermont, this sits in the middle: 213 of 453 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Here is where Vermont does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $62,400 you keep $50,310, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $52,062 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $62,000, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For carpenters, Vermont sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $62,400, ranking 15 of 51 and running about 3% 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.
- Carpenters ranks 213 of 453 occupations in Vermont by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- After federal, FICA and Vermont income tax, retained pay for carpenters on $62,400 is $50,310. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $52,062 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 $62,000 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Carpenters
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,840 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $62,400 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,850 |
| This salary | $62,400 |
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 | $50,310 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $52,318 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,777 |
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 | $59,901 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,149 |
| 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 carpenters in Vermont earn under $62,400 and half over. The published range runs $47,840 at the tenth percentile to $76,850 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Vermont the take-home figure of $50,310, from $62,400, 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 213 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 $52,062, the adjusted value of that $62,400 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 213 of 453 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for carpenters in Vermont, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $47,840 to $76,850; 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.
- Take-home for Vermont is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $50,310 from $62,400. 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 213 of 453 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Vermont, so $52,062 — the adjusted value of that $62,400 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 213 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $47,840 and the top tenth $76,850, so most people doing this work in Vermont sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $52,062.
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 $50,310 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($47,840 to $76,850) 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 $52,062 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 $50,310 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.