Engineers, All Other in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$91,521
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$35,029
27.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$94,708
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
$126,550
Kept after tax
$91,521
Worth in national money
$94,708
State rank
14
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont is one of the better-paying states for engineers, all other. The middle earner takes $126,550, which ranks 14 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 2.94% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Vermont. It ranks 25 out of 453 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Vermont is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $126,550 the take-home is $91,521; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $94,708 would nationally. The average comes to $128,090, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Vermont ranks 14 of 51 states publishing a median for engineers, all other, at $126,550 — about 2.94% 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, engineers, all other ranks 25 of 453 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Post-tax income for engineers, all other in Vermont, on $126,550, is $91,521 — equivalent to $94,708 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 $128,090 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Engineers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $80,740 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $126,550 |
| Top tenth earn over | $174,900 |
| This salary | $126,550 |
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 | $91,521 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $97,763 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,897 |
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 | $117,542 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,281 |
| 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 engineers, all other in Vermont earn under $126,550 and half over. The published range runs $80,740 at the tenth percentile to $174,900 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Vermont's $91,521, worked from $126,550. 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 25 of 453.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $94,708 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 25.
- Figures are distribution medians for engineers, all other in Vermont, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $80,740 to $174,900; 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.
- The Vermont take-home of $91,521, on $126,550 for work ranking 25 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 25 of 453 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $94,708, worked from $126,550, 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 25 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $80,740, the highest tenth $174,900, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
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 $94,708.
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 $91,521.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($80,740) and the ninetieth ($174,900) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $94,708 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 $91,521 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.