Graphic Designers in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$52,737
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$12,953
19.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$54,573
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
$65,690
Kept after tax
$52,737
Worth in national money
$54,573
State rank
13
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Vermont pays graphic designers a middle wage of $65,690, ranking 13 of 51 states and sitting about 4.34% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 453 occupations Vermont reports figures for, this is number 186.
- Vermont is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $65,690 the take-home is $52,737; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $54,573 would nationally. The average comes to $72,420, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Vermont's median for graphic designers is $65,690, about 4.34% above the national figure and 13 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, graphic designers sits at 186 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 graphic designers in Vermont, on $65,690, is $52,737 — equivalent to $54,573 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 $72,420 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Graphic Designers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $42,640 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $65,690 |
| Top tenth earn over | $123,500 |
| This salary | $65,690 |
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 | $52,737 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $54,962 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,987 |
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 | $62,921 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,403 |
| 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 $65,690. The published range is $42,640 up to $123,500, 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 $52,737, worked from $65,690. 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 186 of 453.
- One number stands for prices across all of Vermont, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $54,573, the adjusted value of that $65,690 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 186 of 453 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for graphic designers in Vermont the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $42,640 to $123,500. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Vermont take-home of $52,737, on $65,690 for work ranking 186 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 186 of 453 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Vermont, so $54,573 — the adjusted value of that $65,690 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 186 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 $72,420 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 $42,640 at the bottom tenth to $123,500 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 $54,573 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 $52,737 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 $72,420. 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 ($42,640) and the ninetieth ($123,500) 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 $54,573 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 $52,737 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.