Network and Computer Systems Administrators in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$65,778
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$20,242
23.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$68,069
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
$86,020
Kept after tax
$65,778
Worth in national money
$68,069
State rank
36
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Vermont pays this job a middle wage of $86,020, 36 of 51 states and about 13.23% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Vermont. It ranks 86 out of 453 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Here is where Vermont does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $86,020 you keep $65,778, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $68,069 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $90,080, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Vermont's $86,020 median for network and computer systems administrators places it 36 of 51 states, about 13.23% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Within Vermont, network and computer systems administrators ranks 86 of 453 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- After federal, FICA and Vermont income tax, retained pay for network and computer systems administrators on $86,020 is $65,778. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $68,069 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 $90,080 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Network and Computer Systems Administrators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $66,060 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $86,020 |
| Top tenth earn over | $117,460 |
| This salary | $86,020 |
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 | $65,778 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $69,345 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,292 |
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 | $80,950 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,548 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $86,020 as a midpoint for Vermont, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $66,060 and the ninetieth is $117,460 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Vermont the take-home figure of $65,778, from $86,020, 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 86 of 453 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Vermont, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $68,069, the adjusted value of that $86,020 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 86 of 453 in the state.
- The Vermont median of $86,020 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $66,060 to $117,460. 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 $65,778 from $86,020. 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 86 of 453 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Vermont, so $68,069 — the adjusted value of that $86,020 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 86 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 $90,080, 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 $66,060 at the bottom tenth to $117,460 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 $68,069 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 $65,778.
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 $90,080. 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 ($66,060 to $117,460) 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 $68,069 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 $65,778 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.