Computer Network Architects in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$81,658
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$29,272
26.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$84,502
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
$110,930
Kept after tax
$81,658
Worth in national money
$84,502
State rank
36
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont is among the lower-paying states for computer network architects. The middle earner takes $110,930, ranking 36 of 51 states — about 17.25% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Vermont. It ranks 32 out of 453 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $110,930 you keep $81,658 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $84,502 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $117,370, since top earners drag the number up.
- Vermont ranks 36 of 51 for computer network architects, with a median of $110,930 — about 17.25% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Within Vermont, computer network architects ranks 32 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.
- Retained pay in Vermont is $81,658 after the full tax stack, from $110,930. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $84,502 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $117,370 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Computer Network Architects
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $84,970 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $110,930 |
| Top tenth earn over | $155,420 |
| This salary | $110,930 |
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 | $81,658 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $86,869 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,893 |
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 | $103,523 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,759 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $110,930 as a midpoint for Vermont, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $84,970 and the ninetieth is $155,420 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Vermont the take-home figure of $81,658, from $110,930, 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 32 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 $84,502, the adjusted value of that $110,930 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 32 of 453 in the state.
- The Vermont median of $110,930 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $84,970 to $155,420. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Vermont is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $81,658 from $110,930. 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 32 of 453 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Vermont, so $84,502 — the adjusted value of that $110,930 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 32 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 $117,370 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $84,970 at the bottom tenth to $155,420 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Vermont sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $84,502 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $81,658 of this wage survives to your account.
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 $117,370. 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 ($84,970 to $155,420) 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 $84,502 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 $81,658 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.