Clergy in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$52,191
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$12,759
19.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$54,008
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
$64,950
Kept after tax
$52,191
Worth in national money
$54,008
State rank
7
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Vermont pays clergy a middle wage of $64,950, ranking 7 of 50 states and sitting about 6.81% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Clergy ranks 192 among 453 occupations Vermont publishes pay for.
- Vermont is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $64,950 the take-home is $52,191; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $54,008 would nationally. The average comes to $68,540, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Vermont's median for clergy is $64,950, about 6.81% above the national figure and 7 of 50 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Position 192 of 453 in Vermont places clergy 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.
- Post-tax income for clergy in Vermont, on $64,950, is $52,191 — equivalent to $54,008 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 $68,540 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Clergy
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $54,390 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $64,950 |
| Top tenth earn over | $80,540 |
| This salary | $64,950 |
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 | $52,191 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $54,367 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,939 |
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 | $62,241 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,346 |
| 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 clergy in Vermont earn under $64,950 and half over. The published range runs $54,390 at the tenth percentile to $80,540 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Vermont the take-home figure of $52,191, from $64,950, 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 192 of 453 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $54,008 uses one figure for the whole of Vermont. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 453 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 192.
- Figures are distribution medians for clergy in Vermont, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $54,390 to $80,540; 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 $52,191 from $64,950. 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 192 of 453 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $54,008, worked from $64,950, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Vermont address, on work sitting at 192 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 $68,540, 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 — $54,390 at the tenth percentile, $80,540 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 $54,008 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 $52,191.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $68,540. 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 ($54,390 to $80,540) 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 $54,008 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 $52,191 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.