Printing Press Operators in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,210
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$8,250
17.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,541
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
$46,460
Kept after tax
$38,210
Worth in national money
$39,541
State rank
17
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Vermont pays printing press operators a middle wage of $46,460, ranking 17 of 51 states and sitting about 1.49% above the national middle.
- Measured against other jobs in Vermont, this one sits low: 364 of 453 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Vermont is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $46,460 the take-home is $38,210; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $39,541 would nationally. The average comes to $49,950, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Vermont's median for printing press operators is $46,460, about 1.49% above the national figure and 17 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.
- Printing press operators occupies position 364 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 printing press operators in Vermont, on $46,460, is $38,210 — equivalent to $39,541 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 $49,950 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Printing Press Operators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,040 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,460 |
| Top tenth earn over | $70,990 |
| This salary | $46,460 |
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 | $38,210 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,511 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,118 |
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 | $44,842 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,352 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $46,460 as a midpoint for Vermont, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $37,040 and the ninetieth is $70,990 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $38,210 take-home in Vermont comes from $46,460. 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 364 of 453.
- One number stands for prices across all of Vermont, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $39,541, the adjusted value of that $46,460 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 364 of 453 in the state.
- The Vermont median of $46,460 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $37,040 to $70,990. 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 $38,210, from $46,460, 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 364 of 453 locally, and the state ranks 17 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Vermont, so $39,541 — the adjusted value of that $46,460 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 364 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $49,950, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $37,040 and the top tenth $70,990 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $39,541.
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 $38,210.
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 $49,950. 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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($37,040) and the ninetieth ($70,990) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $39,541 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 $38,210 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.