Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,919
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$8,461
17.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,274
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
$47,380
Kept after tax
$38,919
Worth in national money
$40,274
State rank
27
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $47,380, ranking 27 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Vermont, this one sits low: 354 of 453 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Here is where Vermont does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $47,380 you keep $38,919, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $40,274 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $49,410, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Vermont occupies the middle band for industrial truck and tractor operators: a median of $47,380, ranking 27 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Industrial truck and tractor operators occupies position 354 of 453 in Vermont's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- After federal, FICA and Vermont income tax, retained pay for industrial truck and tractor operators on $47,380 is $38,919. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $40,274 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 $49,410 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,040 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,380 |
| Top tenth earn over | $61,290 |
| This salary | $47,380 |
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 | $38,919 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,250 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,146 |
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 | $45,724 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,386 |
| 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 $47,380. The published range is $39,040 up to $61,290, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $38,919 take-home in Vermont comes from $47,380. 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 354 of 453.
- One number stands for prices across all of Vermont, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $40,274, the adjusted value of that $47,380 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 354 of 453 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for industrial truck and tractor operators in Vermont the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $39,040 to $61,290. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $38,919, from $47,380, 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 354 of 453 locally, and the state ranks 27 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Vermont, so $40,274 — the adjusted value of that $47,380 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 354 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 $49,410 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $39,040 at the bottom tenth to $61,290 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 $40,274 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 $38,919.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like 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 $49,410. 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 ($39,040 to $61,290) 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 $40,274 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 $38,919 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.