History Teachers, Postsecondary in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$64,331
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$19,419
23.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$66,571
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
$83,750
Kept after tax
$64,331
Worth in national money
$66,571
State rank
17
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $83,750, ranking 17 of 45 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Within Vermont this is well-paid work. Of 453 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 94 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Vermont is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $83,750 the take-home is $64,331; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $66,571 would nationally. The average comes to $96,020, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Vermont occupies the middle band for history teachers, postsecondary: a median of $83,750, ranking 17 of 45. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Ranked against every occupation Vermont publishes a median for, history teachers, postsecondary sits 94 of 453 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Post-tax income for history teachers, postsecondary in Vermont, on $83,750, is $64,331 — equivalent to $66,571 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 $96,020 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: History Teachers, Postsecondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $51,140 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $83,750 |
| Top tenth earn over | $134,750 |
| This salary | $83,750 |
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 | $64,331 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $67,748 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,147 |
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 | $78,893 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,346 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $83,750 as a midpoint for Vermont, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $51,140 and the ninetieth is $134,750 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $64,331 take-home in Vermont comes from $83,750. 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 94 of 453.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $66,571 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 94.
- The Vermont median of $83,750 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $51,140 to $134,750. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $64,331, from $83,750, 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 94 of 453 locally, and the state ranks 17 of 45 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $66,571, worked from $83,750, 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 94 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $96,020, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $51,140 and the top tenth $134,750 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $66,571 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Vermont then takes its own share, leaving $64,331.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 45 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
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 $96,020. 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 ($51,140) and the ninetieth ($134,750) 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 $66,571 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 $64,331 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 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.