First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$63,024
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$18,676
22.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$65,219
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
$81,700
Kept after tax
$63,024
Worth in national money
$65,219
State rank
18
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $81,700, ranking 18 of 49 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Vermont. It ranks 108 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 $81,700 the take-home is $63,024; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $65,219 would nationally. The average comes to $82,090, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Vermont occupies the middle band for first-line supervisors of correctional officers: a median of $81,700, ranking 18 of 49. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Within Vermont, first-line supervisors of correctional officers ranks 108 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 first-line supervisors of correctional officers in Vermont, on $81,700, is $63,024 — equivalent to $65,219 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 $82,090 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $66,460 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $81,700 |
| Top tenth earn over | $98,160 |
| This salary | $81,700 |
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 | $63,024 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $66,306 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,015 |
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 | $77,035 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,164 |
| 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 first-line supervisors of correctional officers in Vermont earn under $81,700 and half over. The published range runs $66,460 at the tenth percentile to $98,160 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Vermont the take-home figure of $63,024, from $81,700, 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 108 of 453 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $65,219 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 108.
- Figures are distribution medians for first-line supervisors of correctional officers in Vermont, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $66,460 to $98,160; 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.
- Take-home for Vermont is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $63,024 from $81,700. 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 108 of 453 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $65,219, worked from $81,700, 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 108 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $66,460 at the bottom tenth to $98,160 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 $65,219 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Vermont's own levy, $63,024 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($66,460 to $98,160) 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 $65,219 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 $63,024 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.