First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,843
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$11,567
19.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$50,544
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
$60,410
Kept after tax
$48,843
Worth in national money
$50,544
State rank
36
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $60,410, ranking 36 of 51 states — about 3.94% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 231 among 453 occupations Vermont publishes pay for.
- Here is where Vermont does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $60,410 you keep $48,843, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $50,544 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $62,210, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Vermont ranks 36 of 51 for first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling, with a median of $60,410 — about 3.94% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Position 231 of 453 in Vermont places first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- After federal, FICA and Vermont income tax, retained pay for first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling on $60,410 is $48,843. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $50,544 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 $62,210 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $44,410 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $60,410 |
| Top tenth earn over | $80,900 |
| This salary | $60,410 |
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 | $48,843 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,719 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,650 |
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 | $58,074 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,996 |
| 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 transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling in Vermont earn under $60,410 and half over. The published range runs $44,410 at the tenth percentile to $80,900 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $48,843 take-home in Vermont comes from $60,410. 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 231 of 453.
- Two cautions on $50,544, the adjusted value of that $60,410 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Vermont. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 231 of 453 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling in Vermont, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $44,410 to $80,900; 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.
- Retained pay of $48,843, from $60,410, 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 231 of 453 locally, and the state ranks 36 of 51 for it.
- This $50,544 adjusted figure, worked from $60,410, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 231 of 453 in the state. The occupation ranks 231 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $44,410 and the top tenth $80,900, so most people doing this work in Vermont sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $50,544.
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 $48,843 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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($44,410 to $80,900) 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 $50,544 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 $48,843 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.