Emergency Medical Technicians in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,548
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$8,052
17.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,856
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
$45,600
Kept after tax
$37,548
Worth in national money
$38,856
State rank
19
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Vermont is 19 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $45,600. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Vermont this is lower-paid work. Of 453 occupations the state publishes figures for, this job ranks 379. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Vermont is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $45,600 the take-home is $37,548; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $38,856 would nationally. The average comes to $45,650, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Vermont ranks 19 of 51 for emergency medical technicians at $45,600. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Against every occupation Vermont reports, emergency medical technicians ranks 379 of 453, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Post-tax income for emergency medical technicians in Vermont, on $45,600, is $37,548 — equivalent to $38,856 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 $45,650 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Emergency Medical Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,770 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,600 |
| Top tenth earn over | $57,700 |
| This salary | $45,600 |
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 | $37,548 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,820 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,092 |
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 | $44,018 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,321 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of emergency medical technicians in Vermont earn under $45,600 and half over. The published range runs $36,770 at the tenth percentile to $57,700 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $37,548 take-home in Vermont comes from $45,600. 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 379 of 453.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $38,856 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 379.
- Figures are distribution medians for emergency medical technicians in Vermont, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $36,770 to $57,700; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $37,548, from $45,600, 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 379 of 453 locally, and the state ranks 19 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $38,856, worked from $45,600, 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 379 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $36,770 at the bottom tenth to $57,700 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $38,856 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 $37,548.
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 ($36,770 to $57,700) 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 $38,856 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 $37,548 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.