Computer Programmers in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$68,035
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$21,525
24.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$70,404
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
$89,560
Kept after tax
$68,035
Worth in national money
$70,404
State rank
32
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont is among the lower-paying states for computer programmers. The middle earner takes $89,560, ranking 32 of 46 states — about 10.79% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Within Vermont this is well-paid work. Of 453 occupations with published figures in the state, computer programmers ranks 75 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $89,560 you keep $68,035 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $70,404 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $88,720.
- Vermont ranks 32 of 46 for computer programmers, with a median of $89,560 — about 10.79% 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.
- Ranked against every occupation Vermont publishes a median for, computer programmers sits 75 of 453 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Retained pay in Vermont is $68,035 after the full tax stack, from $89,560. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $70,404 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $88,720 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Computer Programmers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $61,400 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $89,560 |
| Top tenth earn over | $110,930 |
| This salary | $89,560 |
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 | $68,035 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $71,835 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,520 |
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 | $84,158 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,862 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Vermont earn less than $89,560. The published range is $61,400 up to $110,930, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $68,035 take-home in Vermont comes from $89,560. 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 75 of 453.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $70,404 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 75.
- Reported values are medians; for computer programmers in Vermont the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $61,400 to $110,930. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $68,035, from $89,560, 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 75 of 453 locally, and the state ranks 32 of 46 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $70,404, worked from $89,560, 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 75 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $61,400 at the tenth percentile, $110,930 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 $70,404 in national terms.
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 $68,035 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 46 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($61,400 to $110,930) 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 $70,404 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 $68,035 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 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.