Highway Maintenance Workers in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,405
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$11,055
18.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$49,055
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
$58,460
Kept after tax
$47,405
Worth in national money
$49,055
State rank
11
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont is one of the better-paying states for highway maintenance workers. The middle earner takes $58,460, which ranks 11 of 49 states with published figures. That is about 16.32% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 453 occupations Vermont reports figures for, this is number 259.
- Here is where Vermont does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $58,460 you keep $47,405, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $49,055 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $56,930, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Vermont ranks 11 of 49 states publishing a median for highway maintenance workers, at $58,460 — about 16.32% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- In Vermont's occupational distribution, highway maintenance workers sits at 259 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 highway maintenance workers on $58,460 is $47,405. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $49,055 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 $56,930 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Highway Maintenance Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,080 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $58,460 |
| Top tenth earn over | $67,910 |
| This salary | $58,460 |
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 | $47,405 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,153 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,526 |
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 | $56,285 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,846 |
| 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 $58,460. The published range is $47,080 up to $67,910, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $47,405 take-home in Vermont comes from $58,460. 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 259 of 453.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $49,055 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 259.
- Reported values are medians; for highway maintenance workers in Vermont the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $47,080 to $67,910. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $47,405, from $58,460, 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 259 of 453 locally, and the state ranks 11 of 49 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $49,055, worked from $58,460, 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 259 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $47,080 at the bottom tenth to $67,910 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Vermont is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $49,055 in national terms.
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 $47,405 of this wage survives to your account.
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 ($47,080 to $67,910) 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 $49,055 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 $47,405 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.