Dishwashers in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$30,164
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$5,846
16.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$31,214
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
$36,010
Kept after tax
$30,164
Worth in national money
$31,214
State rank
9
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont is one of the better-paying states for dishwashers. The middle earner takes $36,010, which ranks 9 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 3.45% above the national middle.
- Against 453 occupations Vermont publishes, dishwashers lands at 444. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $36,010 you keep $30,164 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $31,214 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $35,270.
- Vermont ranks 9 of 51 states publishing a median for dishwashers, at $36,010 — about 3.45% 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.
- Within Vermont, this work ranks 444 of 453 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- Retained pay in Vermont is $30,164 after the full tax stack, from $36,010. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $31,214 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $35,270 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Dishwashers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,650 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $36,010 |
| Top tenth earn over | $39,770 |
| This salary | $36,010 |
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 | $30,164 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $31,114 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$804 |
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 | $34,828 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$973 |
| 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 $36,010. The published range is $29,650 up to $39,770, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $30,164 take-home in Vermont comes from $36,010. 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 444 of 453.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $31,214 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 444.
- Reported values are medians; for dishwashers in Vermont the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $29,650 to $39,770. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $30,164, from $36,010, 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 444 of 453 locally, and the state ranks 9 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $31,214, worked from $36,010, 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 444 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $29,650 at the tenth percentile, $39,770 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Vermont sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $31,214 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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, $30,164 remains.
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 ($29,650 to $39,770) 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 $31,214 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 $30,164 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.