Chemists in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$65,842
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$20,278
23.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$68,135
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
$86,120
Kept after tax
$65,842
Worth in national money
$68,135
State rank
25
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Vermont is 25 of 51 states for chemists, with a middle wage of $86,120. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Vermont. It ranks 85 out of 453 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Vermont is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $86,120 the take-home is $65,842; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $68,135 would nationally. The average comes to $92,730, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Vermont ranks 25 of 51 for chemists at $86,120. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Within Vermont, chemists ranks 85 of 453 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Post-tax income for chemists in Vermont, on $86,120, is $65,842 — equivalent to $68,135 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 $92,730 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Chemists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $68,640 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $86,120 |
| Top tenth earn over | $128,420 |
| This salary | $86,120 |
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 | $65,842 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $69,415 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,299 |
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 | $81,040 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,557 |
| 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 $86,120. The published range is $68,640 up to $128,420, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Vermont the take-home figure of $65,842, from $86,120, 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 85 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 $68,135, the adjusted value of that $86,120 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 85 of 453 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for chemists in Vermont the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $68,640 to $128,420. 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 $65,842 from $86,120. 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 85 of 453 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Vermont, so $68,135 — the adjusted value of that $86,120 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 85 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 $92,730, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $68,640 at the tenth percentile, $128,420 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 $68,135 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 $65,842 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.
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 $92,730. 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 ($68,640 to $128,420) 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 $68,135 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 $65,842 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.