Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,971
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$7,879
17.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,258
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
$44,850
Kept after tax
$36,971
Worth in national money
$38,258
State rank
7
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $44,850, which ranks 7 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 13.86% above the national middle.
- Within Vermont this is lower-paid work. Of 453 occupations the state publishes figures for, this job ranks 390. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Vermont is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $44,850 the take-home is $36,971; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $38,258 would nationally. The average comes to $46,390, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Vermont ranks 7 of 51 states publishing a median for merchandise displayers and window trimmers, at $44,850 — about 13.86% 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.
- Against every occupation Vermont reports, merchandise displayers and window trimmers ranks 390 of 453, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Post-tax income for merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Vermont, on $44,850, is $36,971 — equivalent to $38,258 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 $46,390 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,950 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,850 |
| Top tenth earn over | $57,470 |
| This salary | $44,850 |
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 | $36,971 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,217 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,070 |
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 | $43,299 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,294 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $44,850 as a midpoint for Vermont, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $39,950 and the ninetieth is $57,470 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Vermont the take-home figure of $36,971, from $44,850, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 390 of 453 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $38,258 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 390.
- The Vermont median of $44,850 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $39,950 to $57,470. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Vermont is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $36,971 from $44,850. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 390 of 453 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $38,258, worked from $44,850, 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 390 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $46,390, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $39,950 and the top tenth $57,470, so most people doing this work in Vermont sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Vermont sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $38,258 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $36,971.
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 $46,390. 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 ($39,950 to $57,470) 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 $38,258 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 $36,971 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.