Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$56,056
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$14,714
20.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$58,008
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
$70,770
Kept after tax
$56,056
Worth in national money
$58,008
State rank
21
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Vermont is 21 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $70,770. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 453 occupations Vermont reports figures for, this is number 165.
- Vermont is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $70,770 the take-home is $56,056; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $58,008 would nationally. The average comes to $73,880, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Vermont ranks 21 of 51 for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants at $70,770. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Vermont's occupational distribution, executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants sits at 165 of 453 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Post-tax income for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Vermont, on $70,770, is $56,056 — equivalent to $58,008 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 $73,880 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $54,770 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $70,770 |
| Top tenth earn over | $96,520 |
| This salary | $70,770 |
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 | $56,056 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $58,617 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,313 |
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 | $67,130 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,194 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Vermont earn less than $70,770. The published range is $54,770 up to $96,520, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Vermont's $56,056, worked from $70,770. 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 165 of 453.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $58,008 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 165.
- Reported values are medians; for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Vermont the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $54,770 to $96,520. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Vermont take-home of $56,056, on $70,770 for work ranking 165 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 165 of 453 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $58,008, worked from $70,770, 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 165 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $73,880, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $54,770 at the tenth percentile, $96,520 at the ninetieth.
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 $58,008.
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 $56,056.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Vermont is $73,880. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($54,770 to $96,520) 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 $58,008 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 $56,056 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.