Information and Record Clerks, All Other in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$41,483
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$9,227
18.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$42,927
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
$50,710
Kept after tax
$41,483
Worth in national money
$42,927
State rank
21
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Vermont is 21 of 50 states for this job, with a middle wage of $50,710. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 453 occupations Vermont reports figures for, this is number 312.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $50,710 you keep $41,483 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $42,927 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $51,460, since top earners drag the number up.
- Vermont ranks 21 of 50 for information and record clerks, all other at $50,710. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Vermont's occupational distribution, information and record clerks, all other sits at 312 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.
- Retained pay in Vermont is $41,483 after the full tax stack, from $50,710. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $42,927 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $51,460 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Information and Record Clerks, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,250 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $50,710 |
| Top tenth earn over | $63,340 |
| This salary | $50,710 |
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 | $41,483 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $42,925 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,246 |
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 | $48,915 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,507 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $50,710 as a midpoint for Vermont, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $39,250 and the ninetieth is $63,340 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Vermont's $41,483, worked from $50,710. 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 312 of 453.
- One number stands for prices across all of Vermont, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $42,927, the adjusted value of that $50,710 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 312 of 453 in the state.
- The Vermont median of $50,710 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $39,250 to $63,340. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Vermont take-home of $41,483, on $50,710 for work ranking 312 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 312 of 453 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Vermont, so $42,927 — the adjusted value of that $50,710 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 312 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $39,250 and the top tenth $63,340, so most people doing this work in Vermont sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $42,927.
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 $41,483 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 50 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 ($39,250 to $63,340) 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 $42,927 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 $41,483 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.