Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$45,833
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$10,527
18.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$47,429
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
$56,360
Kept after tax
$45,833
Worth in national money
$47,429
State rank
8
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Vermont's middle earner gets $56,360, putting the state 8 of 51 — about 11.96% ahead of the national figure.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 272 among 453 occupations Vermont publishes pay for.
- Here is where Vermont does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $56,360 you keep $45,833, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $47,429 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $56,750, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance, Vermont sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $56,360, ranking 8 of 51 and running about 11.96% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Position 272 of 453 in Vermont places dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- After federal, FICA and Vermont income tax, retained pay for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance on $56,360 is $45,833. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $47,429 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 $56,750 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $40,430 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $56,360 |
| Top tenth earn over | $73,780 |
| This salary | $56,360 |
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 | $45,833 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $47,465 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,416 |
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 | $54,329 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,712 |
| 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 $56,360. The published range is $40,430 up to $73,780, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Vermont the take-home figure of $45,833, from $56,360, 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 272 of 453 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $47,429 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 272.
- Reported values are medians; for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Vermont the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $40,430 to $73,780. 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 $45,833 from $56,360. 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 272 of 453 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $47,429, worked from $56,360, 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 272 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $40,430 at the tenth percentile, $73,780 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 $47,429 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $45,833.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($40,430 to $73,780) 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 $47,429 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 $45,833 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.