Physical Therapist Assistants in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$56,585
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$15,015
21.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$58,556
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
$71,600
Kept after tax
$56,585
Worth in national money
$58,556
State rank
14
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Vermont pays physical therapist assistants a middle wage of $71,600, ranking 14 of 51 states and sitting about 4.71% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Physical therapist assistants ranks 163 among 453 occupations Vermont publishes pay for.
- Here is where Vermont does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $71,600 you keep $56,585, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $58,556 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $71,320, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Vermont's median for physical therapist assistants is $71,600, about 4.71% above the national figure and 14 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.
- Position 163 of 453 in Vermont places physical therapist assistants in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- After federal, FICA and Vermont income tax, retained pay for physical therapist assistants on $71,600 is $56,585. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $58,556 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 $71,320 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Physical Therapist Assistants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $60,580 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $71,600 |
| Top tenth earn over | $83,250 |
| This salary | $71,600 |
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 | $56,585 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $59,201 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,366 |
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 | $67,883 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,268 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $71,600 as a midpoint for Vermont, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $60,580 and the ninetieth is $83,250 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $56,585 take-home in Vermont comes from $71,600. 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 163 of 453.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $58,556 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 163.
- The Vermont median of $71,600 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $60,580 to $83,250. 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 $56,585, from $71,600, 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 163 of 453 locally, and the state ranks 14 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $58,556, worked from $71,600, 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 163 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $60,580 at the bottom tenth to $83,250 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $58,556 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 $56,585.
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 ($60,580 to $83,250) 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 $58,556 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 $56,585 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.