Computer Network Support Specialists in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$57,095
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$15,305
21.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$59,084
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
$72,400
Kept after tax
$57,095
Worth in national money
$59,084
State rank
27
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Vermont is 27 of 48 states for this job, with a middle wage of $72,400. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 453 occupations Vermont reports figures for, this is number 160.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $72,400 you keep $57,095 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $59,084 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $73,880, since top earners drag the number up.
- Vermont ranks 27 of 48 for computer network support specialists at $72,400. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Vermont's occupational distribution, computer network support specialists sits at 160 of 453 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in Vermont is $57,095 after the full tax stack, from $72,400. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $59,084 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $73,880 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Computer Network Support Specialists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $52,950 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $72,400 |
| Top tenth earn over | $97,740 |
| This salary | $72,400 |
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 | $57,095 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $59,763 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,417 |
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 | $68,608 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,339 |
| 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 computer network support specialists in Vermont earn under $72,400 and half over. The published range runs $52,950 at the tenth percentile to $97,740 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $57,095 take-home in Vermont comes from $72,400. 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 160 of 453.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $59,084 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 160.
- Figures are distribution medians for computer network support specialists in Vermont, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $52,950 to $97,740; 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.
- Retained pay of $57,095, from $72,400, 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 160 of 453 locally, and the state ranks 27 of 48 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $59,084, worked from $72,400, 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 160 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $52,950 and the top tenth $97,740, so most people doing this work in Vermont sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $59,084 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $57,095.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($52,950 to $97,740) 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 $59,084 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 $57,095 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.