Community Health Workers in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$42,091
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$9,409
18.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$43,557
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
$51,500
Kept after tax
$42,091
Worth in national money
$43,557
State rank
22
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Vermont is 22 of 51 states for community health workers, with a middle wage of $51,500. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Against other work in Vermont, this sits in the middle: 305 of 453 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Vermont is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $51,500 the take-home is $42,091; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $43,557 would nationally. The average comes to $53,190, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Vermont ranks 22 of 51 for community health workers at $51,500. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Community health workers ranks 305 of 453 occupations in Vermont by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Post-tax income for community health workers in Vermont, on $51,500, is $42,091 — equivalent to $43,557 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 $53,190 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Community Health Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $44,010 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $51,500 |
| Top tenth earn over | $62,320 |
| This salary | $51,500 |
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 | $42,091 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $43,560 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,270 |
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 | $49,672 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,535 |
| 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 community health workers in Vermont earn under $51,500 and half over. The published range runs $44,010 at the tenth percentile to $62,320 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Vermont's $42,091, worked from $51,500. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 305 of 453.
- One number stands for prices across all of Vermont, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $43,557, the adjusted value of that $51,500 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 305 of 453 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for community health workers in Vermont, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $44,010 to $62,320; 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.
- The Vermont take-home of $42,091, on $51,500 for work ranking 305 of 453 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 305 of 453 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Vermont, so $43,557 — the adjusted value of that $51,500 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 305 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $53,190, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $44,010 at the bottom tenth to $62,320 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $43,557 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, $42,091 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.
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 $53,190. 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 ($44,010 to $62,320) 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 $43,557 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 $42,091 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.