Order Clerks in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,898
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$9,052
18.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$42,322
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
$49,950
Kept after tax
$40,898
Worth in national money
$42,322
State rank
3
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont is one of the better-paying states for order clerks. The middle earner takes $49,950, which ranks 3 of 48 states with published figures. That is about 8.19% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 453 occupations Vermont reports figures for, this is number 320.
- Vermont is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $49,950 the take-home is $40,898; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $42,322 would nationally. The average comes to $50,750, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Vermont ranks 3 of 48 states publishing a median for order clerks, at $49,950 — about 8.19% 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.
- In Vermont's occupational distribution, order clerks sits at 320 of 453 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Post-tax income for order clerks in Vermont, on $49,950, is $40,898 — equivalent to $42,322 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 $50,750 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Order Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,750 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $49,950 |
| Top tenth earn over | $61,030 |
| This salary | $49,950 |
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 | $40,898 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $42,315 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,223 |
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 | $48,186 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,479 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $49,950 as a midpoint for Vermont, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $39,750 and the ninetieth is $61,030 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $40,898 take-home in Vermont comes from $49,950. 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 320 of 453.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $42,322 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 320.
- The Vermont median of $49,950 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $39,750 to $61,030. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $40,898, from $49,950, 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 320 of 453 locally, and the state ranks 3 of 48 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $42,322, worked from $49,950, 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 320 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $39,750 and the top tenth $61,030, so most people doing this work in Vermont sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $42,322 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 $40,898.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 48 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($39,750 to $61,030) 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 $42,322 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 $40,898 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.