Pharmacy Technicians in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,350
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$8,590
17.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,720
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
$47,940
Kept after tax
$39,350
Worth in national money
$40,720
State rank
11
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont is one of the better-paying states for pharmacy technicians. The middle earner takes $47,940, which ranks 11 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 4.79% above the national middle.
- Within Vermont this is lower-paid work. Of 453 occupations the state publishes figures for, pharmacy technicians ranks 347. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Vermont is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $47,940 the take-home is $39,350; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $40,720 would nationally. The average comes to $49,680, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Vermont ranks 11 of 51 states publishing a median for pharmacy technicians, at $47,940 — about 4.79% 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, pharmacy technicians ranks 347 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.
- Post-tax income for pharmacy technicians in Vermont, on $47,940, is $39,350 — equivalent to $40,720 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 $49,680 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Pharmacy Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,610 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,940 |
| Top tenth earn over | $65,060 |
| This salary | $47,940 |
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 | $39,350 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,700 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,163 |
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 | $46,260 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,406 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $47,940 as a midpoint for Vermont, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $37,610 and the ninetieth is $65,060 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Vermont's $39,350, worked from $47,940. 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 347 of 453.
- One number stands for prices across all of Vermont, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $40,720, the adjusted value of that $47,940 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 347 of 453 in the state.
- The Vermont median of $47,940 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $37,610 to $65,060. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Vermont take-home of $39,350, on $47,940 for work ranking 347 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 347 of 453 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Vermont, so $40,720 — the adjusted value of that $47,940 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 347 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 $49,680, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $37,610 at the tenth percentile, $65,060 at the ninetieth.
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 $40,720 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 $39,350.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
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 $49,680. 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 ($37,610 to $65,060) 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 $40,720 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 $39,350 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.