Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,486
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$11,084
18.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$49,139
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
$58,570
Kept after tax
$47,486
Worth in national money
$49,139
State rank
8
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $58,570, which ranks 8 of 47 states with published figures. That is about 11.48% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 256 among 453 occupations Vermont publishes pay for.
- Vermont is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $58,570 the take-home is $47,486; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $49,139 would nationally. The average comes to $58,700, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Vermont ranks 8 of 47 states publishing a median for jewelers and precious stone and metal workers, at $58,570 — about 11.48% 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.
- Position 256 of 453 in Vermont places jewelers and precious stone and metal workers in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Post-tax income for jewelers and precious stone and metal workers in Vermont, on $58,570, is $47,486 — equivalent to $49,139 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 $58,700 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,960 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $58,570 |
| Top tenth earn over | $79,820 |
| This salary | $58,570 |
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 | $47,486 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,241 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,533 |
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 | $56,386 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,854 |
| 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 jewelers and precious stone and metal workers in Vermont earn under $58,570 and half over. The published range runs $36,960 at the tenth percentile to $79,820 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Vermont's $47,486, worked from $58,570. 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 256 of 453.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $49,139 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 256.
- Figures are distribution medians for jewelers and precious stone and metal workers in Vermont, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $36,960 to $79,820; 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.
- The Vermont take-home of $47,486, on $58,570 for work ranking 256 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 256 of 453 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $49,139, worked from $58,570, 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 256 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $36,960 and the top tenth $79,820 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $49,139.
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 $47,486.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 47 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($36,960) and the ninetieth ($79,820) 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 $49,139 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 $47,486 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.