Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$77,304
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$26,796
25.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$79,996
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
$104,100
Kept after tax
$77,304
Worth in national money
$79,996
State rank
9
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $104,100, which ranks 9 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 7.78% above the national middle.
- Within Vermont this is well-paid work. Of 453 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 46 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Vermont is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $104,100 the take-home is $77,304; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $79,996 would nationally. The average comes to $106,860, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Vermont ranks 9 of 51 states publishing a median for diagnostic medical sonographers, at $104,100 — about 7.78% 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, diagnostic medical sonographers sits 46 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.
- Post-tax income for diagnostic medical sonographers in Vermont, on $104,100, is $77,304 — equivalent to $79,996 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 $106,860 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $80,190 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $104,100 |
| Top tenth earn over | $134,080 |
| This salary | $104,100 |
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 | $77,304 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $82,064 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,454 |
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 | $97,334 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,152 |
| 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 $104,100. The published range is $80,190 up to $134,080, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Vermont's $77,304, worked from $104,100. 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 46 of 453.
- One number stands for prices across all of Vermont, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $79,996, the adjusted value of that $104,100 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 46 of 453 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for diagnostic medical sonographers in Vermont the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $80,190 to $134,080. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Vermont take-home of $77,304, on $104,100 for work ranking 46 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 46 of 453 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Vermont, so $79,996 — the adjusted value of that $104,100 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 46 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $80,190 at the bottom tenth to $134,080 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 $79,996.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Vermont's own levy, $77,304 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($80,190 to $134,080) 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 $79,996 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 $77,304 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.