Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$80,122
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$28,398
26.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$82,912
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
$108,520
Kept after tax
$80,122
Worth in national money
$82,912
State rank
11
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 $108,520, which ranks 11 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 13.85% above the national middle.
- Within Vermont this is well-paid work. Of 453 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 35 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $108,520 you keep $80,122 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $82,912 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $108,630, since top earners drag the number up.
- Vermont ranks 11 of 51 states publishing a median for electrical power-line installers and repairers, at $108,520 — about 13.85% 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, electrical power-line installers and repairers sits 35 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.
- Retained pay in Vermont is $80,122 after the full tax stack, from $108,520. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $82,912 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $108,630 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $89,450 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $108,520 |
| Top tenth earn over | $125,680 |
| This salary | $108,520 |
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 | $80,122 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $85,174 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,738 |
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 | $101,339 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,545 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $108,520 as a midpoint for Vermont, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $89,450 and the ninetieth is $125,680 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Vermont's $80,122, worked from $108,520. 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 35 of 453.
- Two cautions on $82,912, the adjusted value of that $108,520 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 35 of 453 locally.
- The Vermont median of $108,520 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $89,450 to $125,680. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Vermont take-home of $80,122, on $108,520 for work ranking 35 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 35 of 453 in the state.
- This $82,912 adjusted figure, worked from $108,520, 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 35 of 453 in the state. The occupation ranks 35 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $89,450 and the top tenth $125,680, so most people doing this work in Vermont sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $82,912.
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, $80,122 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 ($89,450 to $125,680) 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 $82,912 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 $80,122 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.