Postmasters and Mail Superintendents in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$68,245
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$21,645
24.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$70,622
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
$89,890
Kept after tax
$68,245
Worth in national money
$70,622
State rank
46
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $89,890, ranking 46 of 50 states — about 7% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Vermont. It ranks 73 out of 453 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $89,890 you keep $68,245 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $70,622 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $91,420, since top earners drag the number up.
- Vermont ranks 46 of 50 for postmasters and mail superintendents, with a median of $89,890 — about 7% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Within Vermont, postmasters and mail superintendents ranks 73 of 453 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Retained pay in Vermont is $68,245 after the full tax stack, from $89,890. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $70,622 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $91,420 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $85,090 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $89,890 |
| Top tenth earn over | $101,050 |
| This salary | $89,890 |
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 | $68,245 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $72,068 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,541 |
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 | $84,457 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,891 |
| 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 postmasters and mail superintendents in Vermont earn under $89,890 and half over. The published range runs $85,090 at the tenth percentile to $101,050 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Vermont the take-home figure of $68,245, from $89,890, 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 73 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 $70,622 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 73.
- Figures are distribution medians for postmasters and mail superintendents in Vermont, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $85,090 to $101,050; 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 $68,245 from $89,890. 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 73 of 453 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $70,622, worked from $89,890, 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 73 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $85,090 at the tenth percentile, $101,050 at the ninetieth.
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 $70,622 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Vermont adds its own income tax on top — which is why $68,245 of this wage survives to your account.
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 50 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 ($85,090 to $101,050) 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 $70,622 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 $68,245 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.