Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,456
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$11,074
18.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$49,109
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
$58,530
Kept after tax
$47,456
Worth in national money
$49,109
State rank
15
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $58,530, which ranks 15 of 50 states with published figures. That is about 7.97% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 257 among 453 occupations Vermont publishes pay for.
- Vermont is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $58,530 the take-home is $47,456; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $49,109 would nationally. The average comes to $59,110, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Vermont ranks 15 of 50 states publishing a median for eligibility interviewers, government programs, at $58,530 — about 7.97% 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.
- Position 257 of 453 in Vermont places eligibility interviewers, government programs 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.
- Post-tax income for eligibility interviewers, government programs in Vermont, on $58,530, is $47,456 — equivalent to $49,109 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 $59,110 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $48,440 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $58,530 |
| Top tenth earn over | $70,800 |
| This salary | $58,530 |
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 | $47,456 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,209 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,531 |
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 | $56,349 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,851 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $58,530 as a midpoint for Vermont, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $48,440 and the ninetieth is $70,800 — 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 $47,456, worked from $58,530. 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 257 of 453.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $49,109 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 257.
- The Vermont median of $58,530 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $48,440 to $70,800. 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 $47,456, on $58,530 for work ranking 257 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 257 of 453 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $49,109, worked from $58,530, 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 257 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $48,440 and the top tenth $70,800, so most people doing this work in Vermont sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $49,109 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 $47,456.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($48,440 to $70,800) 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 $49,109 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 $47,456 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.