Glaziers in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,828
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$11,562
19.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$50,528
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
$60,390
Kept after tax
$48,828
Worth in national money
$50,528
State rank
17
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Vermont is 17 of 50 states for glaziers, with a middle wage of $60,390. 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 232.
- Here is where Vermont does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $60,390 you keep $48,828, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $50,528 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $57,890, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Vermont ranks 17 of 50 for glaziers at $60,390. 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, glaziers sits at 232 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 glaziers on $60,390 is $48,828. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $50,528 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 $57,890 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Glaziers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $48,270 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $60,390 |
| Top tenth earn over | $63,770 |
| This salary | $60,390 |
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 | $48,828 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,703 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,649 |
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 | $58,056 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,994 |
| 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 glaziers in Vermont earn under $60,390 and half over. The published range runs $48,270 at the tenth percentile to $63,770 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Vermont the take-home figure of $48,828, from $60,390, 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 232 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 $50,528, the adjusted value of that $60,390 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 232 of 453 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for glaziers in Vermont, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $48,270 to $63,770; 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 $48,828 from $60,390. 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 232 of 453 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Vermont, so $50,528 — the adjusted value of that $60,390 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 232 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $57,890, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $48,270 and the top tenth $63,770, so most people doing this work in Vermont sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $50,528 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 $48,828 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release 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 $57,890. 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 ($48,270 to $63,770) 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 $50,528 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 $48,828 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.