Office Machine Operators, Except Computer in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,689
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$8,691
18.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,071
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
$48,380
Kept after tax
$39,689
Worth in national money
$41,071
State rank
2
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $48,380, which ranks 2 of 47 states with published figures. That is about 18.12% above the national middle.
- Measured against other jobs in Vermont, this one sits low: 342 of 453 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Here is where Vermont does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $48,380 you keep $39,689, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $41,071 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $49,440, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Vermont ranks 2 of 47 states publishing a median for office machine operators, except computer, at $48,380 — about 18.12% 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.
- Office machine operators, except computer occupies position 342 of 453 in Vermont's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- After federal, FICA and Vermont income tax, retained pay for office machine operators, except computer on $48,380 is $39,689. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $41,071 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 $49,440 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,910 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,380 |
| Top tenth earn over | $77,570 |
| This salary | $48,380 |
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 | $39,689 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,053 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,176 |
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 | $46,682 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,422 |
| 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 office machine operators, except computer in Vermont earn under $48,380 and half over. The published range runs $37,910 at the tenth percentile to $77,570 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Vermont's $39,689, worked from $48,380. 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 342 of 453.
- Two cautions on $41,071, the adjusted value of that $48,380 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Vermont. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 342 of 453 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for office machine operators, except computer in Vermont, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $37,910 to $77,570; 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.
- The Vermont take-home of $39,689, on $48,380 for work ranking 342 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 342 of 453 in the state.
- This $41,071 adjusted figure, worked from $48,380, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 342 of 453 in the state. The occupation ranks 342 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $37,910 at the bottom tenth to $77,570 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $41,071 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 $39,689.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 47 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($37,910) and the ninetieth ($77,570) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $41,071 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 $39,689 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.