Chemical Technicians in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$52,641
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$12,919
19.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$54,474
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
$65,560
Kept after tax
$52,641
Worth in national money
$54,474
State rank
8
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont is one of the better-paying states for chemical technicians. The middle earner takes $65,560, which ranks 8 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 8.56% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 453 occupations Vermont reports figures for, this is number 187.
- Vermont is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $65,560 the take-home is $52,641; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $54,474 would nationally. The average comes to $69,860, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Vermont ranks 8 of 51 states publishing a median for chemical technicians, at $65,560 — about 8.56% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- In Vermont's occupational distribution, chemical technicians sits at 187 of 453 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Post-tax income for chemical technicians in Vermont, on $65,560, is $52,641 — equivalent to $54,474 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 $69,860 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Chemical Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $49,530 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $65,560 |
| Top tenth earn over | $89,040 |
| This salary | $65,560 |
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 | $52,641 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $54,857 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,978 |
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 | $62,801 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,393 |
| 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 $65,560. The published range is $49,530 up to $89,040, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $52,641 take-home in Vermont comes from $65,560. 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 187 of 453.
- Two cautions on $54,474, the adjusted value of that $65,560 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Vermont. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 187 of 453 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for chemical technicians in Vermont the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $49,530 to $89,040. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $52,641, from $65,560, 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 187 of 453 locally, and the state ranks 8 of 51 for it.
- This $54,474 adjusted figure, worked from $65,560, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 187 of 453 in the state. The occupation ranks 187 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $69,860 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $49,530 at the tenth percentile, $89,040 at the ninetieth.
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 $54,474.
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 $52,641.
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 $69,860. 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 ($49,530 to $89,040) 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 $54,474 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 $52,641 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.