Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$46,549
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$10,751
18.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$48,170
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
$57,300
Kept after tax
$46,549
Worth in national money
$48,170
State rank
7
of 51 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 $57,300, ranking 7 of 51 states and sitting about 21.5% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 453 occupations Vermont reports figures for, this is number 268.
- Here is where Vermont does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $57,300 you keep $46,549, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $48,170 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $59,960, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Vermont's median for exercise trainers and group fitness instructors is $57,300, about 21.5% above the national figure and 7 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In Vermont's occupational distribution, exercise trainers and group fitness instructors sits at 268 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.
- After federal, FICA and Vermont income tax, retained pay for exercise trainers and group fitness instructors on $57,300 is $46,549. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $48,170 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $59,960 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,210 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $57,300 |
| Top tenth earn over | $98,730 |
| This salary | $57,300 |
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 | $46,549 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $48,221 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,452 |
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 | $55,220 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,756 |
| 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 $57,300. The published range is $34,210 up to $98,730, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Vermont the take-home figure of $46,549, from $57,300, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 268 of 453 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Vermont, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $48,170, the adjusted value of that $57,300 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 268 of 453 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for exercise trainers and group fitness instructors in Vermont the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $34,210 to $98,730. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Vermont is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $46,549 from $57,300. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 268 of 453 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Vermont, so $48,170 — the adjusted value of that $57,300 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 268 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $59,960 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $34,210 at the bottom tenth to $98,730 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $48,170 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Vermont adds its own income tax on top — which is why $46,549 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
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 $59,960. 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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($34,210) and the ninetieth ($98,730) 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 $48,170 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 $46,549 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.