Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$29,117
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$5,533
16.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$30,131
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
$34,650
Kept after tax
$29,117
Worth in national money
$30,131
State rank
25
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $34,650, ranking 25 of 46 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Vermont, this one sits low: 449 of 453 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Vermont is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $34,650 the take-home is $29,117; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $30,131 would nationally. The average comes to $35,790, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Vermont occupies the middle band for personal care and service workers, all other: a median of $34,650, ranking 25 of 46. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Personal care and service workers, all other occupies position 449 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.
- Post-tax income for personal care and service workers, all other in Vermont, on $34,650, is $29,117 — equivalent to $30,131 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 $35,790 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $30,880 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $34,650 |
| Top tenth earn over | $42,870 |
| This salary | $34,650 |
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 | $29,117 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $30,021 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$763 |
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 | $33,524 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$923 |
| 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 personal care and service workers, all other in Vermont earn under $34,650 and half over. The published range runs $30,880 at the tenth percentile to $42,870 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Vermont the take-home figure of $29,117, from $34,650, 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 449 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 $30,131, the adjusted value of that $34,650 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 449 of 453 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for personal care and service workers, all other in Vermont, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $30,880 to $42,870; 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.
- Take-home for Vermont is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $29,117 from $34,650. 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 449 of 453 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Vermont, so $30,131 — the adjusted value of that $34,650 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 449 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 $35,790, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $30,880 and the top tenth $42,870, so most people doing this work in Vermont sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $30,131 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 $29,117.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 46 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $35,790. 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 ($30,880 to $42,870) 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 $30,131 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 $29,117 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 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.