Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$69,794
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$22,526
24.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$72,225
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
$92,320
Kept after tax
$69,794
Worth in national money
$72,225
State rank
7
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Vermont pays this job a middle wage of $92,320, ranking 7 of 47 states and sitting about 16.1% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 453 occupations Vermont reports, this job comes in at 71 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Vermont is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $92,320 the take-home is $69,794; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $72,225 would nationally. The average comes to $94,700, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Vermont's median for entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling is $92,320, about 16.1% above the national figure and 7 of 47 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling ranks 71 of 453 occupations by median in Vermont, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Post-tax income for entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling in Vermont, on $92,320, is $69,794 — equivalent to $72,225 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 $94,700 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $56,390 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $92,320 |
| Top tenth earn over | $132,840 |
| This salary | $92,320 |
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 | $69,794 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $73,777 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,697 |
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 | $86,659 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,107 |
| 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 entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling in Vermont earn under $92,320 and half over. The published range runs $56,390 at the tenth percentile to $132,840 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $69,794 take-home in Vermont comes from $92,320. 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 71 of 453.
- One number stands for prices across all of Vermont, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $72,225, the adjusted value of that $92,320 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 71 of 453 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling in Vermont, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $56,390 to $132,840; 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 $69,794, from $92,320, 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 71 of 453 locally, and the state ranks 7 of 47 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Vermont, so $72,225 — the adjusted value of that $92,320 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 71 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $56,390 at the bottom tenth to $132,840 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $72,225.
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 $69,794.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 47 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($56,390) and the ninetieth ($132,840) 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 $72,225 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 $69,794 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.