Cashiers in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$29,941
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$5,779
16.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$30,983
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
$35,720
Kept after tax
$29,941
Worth in national money
$30,983
State rank
7
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Vermont pays cashiers a middle wage of $35,720, ranking 7 of 51 states and sitting about 8.64% above the national middle.
- Against 453 occupations Vermont publishes, cashiers lands at 445. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $35,720 you keep $29,941 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $30,983 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $35,950, since top earners drag the number up.
- Vermont's median for cashiers is $35,720, about 8.64% above the national figure and 7 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Within Vermont, this work ranks 445 of 453 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- Retained pay in Vermont is $29,941 after the full tax stack, from $35,720. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $30,983 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $35,950 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Cashiers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $30,590 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $35,720 |
| Top tenth earn over | $43,810 |
| This salary | $35,720 |
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 | $29,941 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $30,881 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$796 |
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 | $34,550 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$962 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $35,720 as a midpoint for Vermont, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $30,590 and the ninetieth is $43,810 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Vermont the take-home figure of $29,941, from $35,720, 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 445 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 $30,983, the adjusted value of that $35,720 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 445 of 453 in the state.
- The Vermont median of $35,720 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $30,590 to $43,810. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Vermont is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $29,941 from $35,720. 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 445 of 453 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Vermont, so $30,983 — the adjusted value of that $35,720 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 445 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $30,590 at the bottom tenth to $43,810 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Vermont sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $30,983 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $29,941.
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 ($30,590 to $43,810) 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 $30,983 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 $29,941 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.