Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$55,521
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$14,409
20.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$57,454
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
$69,930
Kept after tax
$55,521
Worth in national money
$57,454
State rank
18
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Vermont is 18 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $69,930. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Against other work in Vermont, this sits in the middle: 168 of 453 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Here is where Vermont does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $69,930 you keep $55,521, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $57,454 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $70,110, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Vermont ranks 18 of 51 for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses at $69,930. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ranks 168 of 453 occupations in Vermont by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- After federal, FICA and Vermont income tax, retained pay for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses on $69,930 is $55,521. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $57,454 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 $70,110 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $50,230 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $69,930 |
| Top tenth earn over | $84,710 |
| This salary | $69,930 |
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 | $55,521 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $58,026 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,259 |
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 | $66,386 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,120 |
| 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 licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in Vermont earn under $69,930 and half over. The published range runs $50,230 at the tenth percentile to $84,710 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $55,521 take-home in Vermont comes from $69,930. 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 168 of 453.
- One number stands for prices across all of Vermont, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $57,454, the adjusted value of that $69,930 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 168 of 453 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in Vermont, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $50,230 to $84,710; 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.
- Retained pay of $55,521, from $69,930, 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 168 of 453 locally, and the state ranks 18 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Vermont, so $57,454 — the adjusted value of that $69,930 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 168 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $50,230 at the tenth percentile, $84,710 at the ninetieth.
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 $57,454 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 $55,521.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($50,230 to $84,710) 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 $57,454 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 $55,521 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.