Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$61,099
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$17,581
22.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$63,226
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
$78,680
Kept after tax
$61,099
Worth in national money
$63,226
State rank
5
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $78,680, which ranks 5 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 25.03% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 121 among 453 occupations Vermont publishes pay for.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $78,680 you keep $61,099 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $63,226 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $80,100, since top earners drag the number up.
- Vermont ranks 5 of 51 states publishing a median for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians, at $78,680 — about 25.03% 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.
- Position 121 of 453 in Vermont places clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 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.
- Retained pay in Vermont is $61,099 after the full tax stack, from $78,680. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $63,226 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $80,100 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $56,460 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $78,680 |
| Top tenth earn over | $101,120 |
| This salary | $78,680 |
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 | $61,099 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $64,181 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,821 |
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 | $74,298 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,896 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $78,680 as a midpoint for Vermont, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $56,460 and the ninetieth is $101,120 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $61,099 take-home in Vermont comes from $78,680. 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 121 of 453.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $63,226 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 121.
- The Vermont median of $78,680 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $56,460 to $101,120. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $61,099, from $78,680, 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 121 of 453 locally, and the state ranks 5 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $63,226, worked from $78,680, 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 121 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $56,460 at the tenth percentile, $101,120 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 $63,226 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Vermont's own levy, $61,099 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($56,460 to $101,120) 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 $63,226 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 $61,099 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.