Dental Hygienists in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$73,078
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$24,392
25.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$75,622
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
$97,470
Kept after tax
$73,078
Worth in national money
$75,622
State rank
24
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Vermont is 24 of 50 states for dental hygienists, with a middle wage of $97,470. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Vermont this is well-paid work. Of 453 occupations with published figures in the state, dental hygienists ranks 61 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where Vermont does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $97,470 you keep $73,078, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $75,622 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $97,540, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Vermont ranks 24 of 50 for dental hygienists at $97,470. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Ranked against every occupation Vermont publishes a median for, dental hygienists sits 61 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 dental hygienists on $97,470 is $73,078. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $75,622 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 $97,540 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Dental Hygienists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $81,010 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $97,470 |
| Top tenth earn over | $110,010 |
| This salary | $97,470 |
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 | $73,078 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $77,400 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,028 |
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 | $91,326 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,564 |
| 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 dental hygienists in Vermont earn under $97,470 and half over. The published range runs $81,010 at the tenth percentile to $110,010 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Vermont the take-home figure of $73,078, from $97,470, 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 61 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 $75,622, the adjusted value of that $97,470 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 61 of 453 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for dental hygienists in Vermont, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $81,010 to $110,010; 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.
- Take-home for Vermont is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $73,078 from $97,470. 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 61 of 453 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Vermont, so $75,622 — the adjusted value of that $97,470 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 61 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $81,010 at the bottom tenth to $110,010 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $75,622.
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 $73,078.
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 50 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 ($81,010 to $110,010) 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 $75,622 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 $73,078 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.