Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$50,959
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$12,321
19.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$52,734
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
$63,280
Kept after tax
$50,959
Worth in national money
$52,734
State rank
22
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Vermont pays this job around $63,280 at the midpoint, 22 of 50 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 453 occupations Vermont reports figures for, this is number 201.
- Here is where Vermont does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $63,280 you keep $50,959, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $52,734 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $68,220, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For kindergarten teachers, except special education the Vermont median is $63,280, ranking 22 of 50 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- In Vermont's occupational distribution, kindergarten teachers, except special education sits at 201 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.
- After federal, FICA and Vermont income tax, retained pay for kindergarten teachers, except special education on $63,280 is $50,959. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $52,734 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 $68,220 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $49,120 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $63,280 |
| Top tenth earn over | $89,030 |
| This salary | $63,280 |
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 | $50,959 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $53,025 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,833 |
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 | $60,709 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,217 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $63,280 as a midpoint for Vermont, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $49,120 and the ninetieth is $89,030 — 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 $50,959, worked from $63,280. 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 201 of 453.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $52,734 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 201.
- The Vermont median of $63,280 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $49,120 to $89,030. 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 $50,959, on $63,280 for work ranking 201 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 201 of 453 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $52,734, worked from $63,280, 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 201 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $68,220, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $49,120 at the bottom tenth to $89,030 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 $52,734 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Vermont's own levy, $50,959 remains.
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.
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 $68,220. 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 ($49,120 to $89,030) 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 $52,734 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 $50,959 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.