Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$57,102
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$15,308
21.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$59,090
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
$72,410
Kept after tax
$57,102
Worth in national money
$59,090
State rank
7
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $72,410, which ranks 7 of 45 states with published figures. That is about 9.51% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 453 occupations Vermont reports figures for, this is number 159.
- Vermont is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $72,410 the take-home is $57,102; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $59,090 would nationally. The average comes to $75,710, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Vermont ranks 7 of 45 states publishing a median for industrial engineering technologists and technicians, at $72,410 — about 9.51% 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, industrial engineering technologists and technicians sits at 159 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 industrial engineering technologists and technicians in Vermont, on $72,410, is $57,102 — equivalent to $59,090 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 $75,710 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $53,760 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $72,410 |
| Top tenth earn over | $100,920 |
| This salary | $72,410 |
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 | $57,102 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $59,770 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,418 |
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 | $68,617 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,340 |
| 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 industrial engineering technologists and technicians in Vermont earn under $72,410 and half over. The published range runs $53,760 at the tenth percentile to $100,920 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Vermont the take-home figure of $57,102, from $72,410, 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 159 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 $59,090, the adjusted value of that $72,410 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 159 of 453 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for industrial engineering technologists and technicians in Vermont, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $53,760 to $100,920; 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 $57,102 from $72,410. 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 159 of 453 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Vermont, so $59,090 — the adjusted value of that $72,410 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 159 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 $75,710, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $53,760 at the bottom tenth to $100,920 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 $59,090 in national terms.
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 $57,102.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 45 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $75,710. 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 ($53,760 to $100,920) 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 $59,090 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 $57,102 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.