Nursing Assistants in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,726
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$8,404
17.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,075
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
$47,130
Kept after tax
$38,726
Worth in national money
$40,075
State rank
8
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont is one of the better-paying states for nursing assistants. The middle earner takes $47,130, which ranks 8 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 11.52% above the national middle.
- Within Vermont this is lower-paid work. Of 453 occupations the state publishes figures for, nursing assistants ranks 357. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $47,130 you keep $38,726 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $40,075 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $46,850.
- Vermont ranks 8 of 51 states publishing a median for nursing assistants, at $47,130 — about 11.52% 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, nursing assistants ranks 357 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.
- Retained pay in Vermont is $38,726 after the full tax stack, from $47,130. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $40,075 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $46,850 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Nursing Assistants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,620 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,130 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,600 |
| This salary | $47,130 |
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 | $38,726 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,049 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,138 |
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 | $45,484 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,377 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Vermont earn less than $47,130. The published range is $37,620 up to $59,600, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Vermont the take-home figure of $38,726, from $47,130, 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 357 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 $40,075 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 357.
- Reported values are medians; for nursing assistants in Vermont the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $37,620 to $59,600. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Vermont is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $38,726 from $47,130. 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 357 of 453 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $40,075, worked from $47,130, 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 357 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $37,620 at the bottom tenth to $59,600 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $40,075 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Vermont adds its own income tax on top — which is why $38,726 of this wage survives to your account.
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 ($37,620 to $59,600) 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 $40,075 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 $38,726 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.