Parking Attendants in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$31,819
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$6,341
16.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$32,927
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
$38,160
Kept after tax
$31,819
Worth in national money
$32,927
State rank
4
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Vermont pays parking attendants a middle wage of $38,160, ranking 4 of 51 states and sitting about 8.56% above the national middle.
- Against 453 occupations Vermont publishes, parking attendants lands at 425. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Here is where Vermont does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $38,160 you keep $31,819, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $32,927 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $39,090, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Vermont's median for parking attendants is $38,160, about 8.56% above the national figure and 4 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Within Vermont, this work ranks 425 of 453 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- After federal, FICA and Vermont income tax, retained pay for parking attendants on $38,160 is $31,819. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $32,927 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 $39,090 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Parking Attendants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $30,350 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $38,160 |
| Top tenth earn over | $47,290 |
| This salary | $38,160 |
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 | $31,819 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $32,842 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$869 |
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 | $36,888 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,051 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $38,160 as a midpoint for Vermont, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $30,350 and the ninetieth is $47,290 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Vermont the take-home figure of $31,819, from $38,160, 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 425 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 $32,927 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 425.
- The Vermont median of $38,160 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $30,350 to $47,290. 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 $31,819 from $38,160. 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 425 of 453 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $32,927, worked from $38,160, 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 425 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $30,350 at the bottom tenth to $47,290 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $32,927.
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 $31,819.
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 ($30,350 to $47,290) 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 $32,927 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 $31,819 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.