Print Binding and Finishing Workers in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,112
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$8,818
18.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,509
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
$48,930
Kept after tax
$40,112
Worth in national money
$41,509
State rank
4
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Vermont pays print binding and finishing workers a middle wage of $48,930, ranking 4 of 50 states and sitting about 15.7% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 453 occupations Vermont reports figures for, this is number 332.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $48,930 you keep $40,112 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $41,509 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $49,990, since top earners drag the number up.
- Vermont's median for print binding and finishing workers is $48,930, about 15.7% above the national figure and 4 of 50 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In Vermont's occupational distribution, print binding and finishing workers sits at 332 of 453 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in Vermont is $40,112 after the full tax stack, from $48,930. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $41,509 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $49,990 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Print Binding and Finishing Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $42,710 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,930 |
| Top tenth earn over | $55,840 |
| This salary | $48,930 |
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 | $40,112 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,495 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,192 |
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 | $47,209 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,442 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $48,930 as a midpoint for Vermont, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $42,710 and the ninetieth is $55,840 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Vermont the take-home figure of $40,112, from $48,930, 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 332 of 453 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $41,509, the adjusted value of that $48,930 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Vermont. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 332 of 453 locally.
- The Vermont median of $48,930 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $42,710 to $55,840. 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 $40,112 from $48,930. 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 332 of 453 locally.
- This $41,509 adjusted figure, worked from $48,930, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 332 of 453 in the state. The occupation ranks 332 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $42,710 and the top tenth $55,840, 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 $41,509 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 $40,112 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 ($42,710 to $55,840) 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 $41,509 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 $40,112 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.