Data Scientists in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$91,842
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$35,228
27.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$95,040
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
$127,070
Kept after tax
$91,842
Worth in national money
$95,040
State rank
8
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont is one of the better-paying states for data scientists. The middle earner takes $127,070, which ranks 8 of 49 states with published figures. That is about 5.69% above the national middle.
- Within Vermont this is well-paid work. Of 453 occupations with published figures in the state, data scientists ranks 24 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where Vermont does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $127,070 you keep $91,842, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $95,040 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $123,640, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Vermont ranks 8 of 49 states publishing a median for data scientists, at $127,070 — about 5.69% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Ranked against every occupation Vermont publishes a median for, data scientists sits 24 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.
- After federal, FICA and Vermont income tax, retained pay for data scientists on $127,070 is $91,842. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $95,040 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $123,640 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Data Scientists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $76,570 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $127,070 |
| Top tenth earn over | $160,430 |
| This salary | $127,070 |
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 | $91,842 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $98,118 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,931 |
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 | $117,999 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,342 |
| 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 $127,070. The published range is $76,570 up to $160,430, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Vermont the take-home figure of $91,842, from $127,070, 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 24 of 453 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $95,040, the adjusted value of that $127,070 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Vermont. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 24 of 453 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for data scientists in Vermont the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $76,570 to $160,430. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Vermont is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $91,842 from $127,070. 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 24 of 453 locally.
- This $95,040 adjusted figure, worked from $127,070, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 24 of 453 in the state. The occupation ranks 24 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $76,570 at the tenth percentile, $160,430 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 $95,040 in national terms.
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 $91,842.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 49 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($76,570 to $160,430) 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 $95,040 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 $91,842 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.