Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$63,222
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$18,788
22.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$65,423
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
$82,010
Kept after tax
$63,222
Worth in national money
$65,423
State rank
18
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Vermont is 18 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $82,010. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Vermont. It ranks 105 out of 453 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Vermont is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $82,010 the take-home is $63,222; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $65,423 would nationally. The average lands at $81,580, below the middle of the range.
- Vermont ranks 18 of 51 for control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door at $82,010. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Within Vermont, control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door ranks 105 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.
- Post-tax income for control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door in Vermont, on $82,010, is $63,222 — equivalent to $65,423 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 $81,580 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $62,150 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $82,010 |
| Top tenth earn over | $96,170 |
| This salary | $82,010 |
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 | $63,222 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $66,524 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,035 |
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 | $77,316 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,192 |
| 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 control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door in Vermont earn under $82,010 and half over. The published range runs $62,150 at the tenth percentile to $96,170 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 $63,222, worked from $82,010. 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 105 of 453.
- One number stands for prices across all of Vermont, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $65,423, the adjusted value of that $82,010 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 105 of 453 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door in Vermont, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $62,150 to $96,170; 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 $63,222, on $82,010 for work ranking 105 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 105 of 453 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Vermont, so $65,423 — the adjusted value of that $82,010 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 105 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $62,150 and the top tenth $96,170, so most people doing this work in Vermont sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $65,423.
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 $63,222 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($62,150 to $96,170) 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 $65,423 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 $63,222 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.