Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$64,376
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$19,444
23.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$66,617
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
$83,820
Kept after tax
$64,376
Worth in national money
$66,617
State rank
5
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Vermont pays this job a middle wage of $83,820, ranking 5 of 46 states and sitting about 26.48% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Vermont. It ranks 92 out of 453 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Vermont is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $83,820 the take-home is $64,376; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $66,617 would nationally. The average lands at $82,490, below the middle of the range.
- Vermont's median for probation officers and correctional treatment specialists is $83,820, about 26.48% above the national figure and 5 of 46 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Within Vermont, probation officers and correctional treatment specialists ranks 92 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.
- Post-tax income for probation officers and correctional treatment specialists in Vermont, on $83,820, is $64,376 — equivalent to $66,617 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 $82,490 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $64,730 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $83,820 |
| Top tenth earn over | $98,160 |
| This salary | $83,820 |
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 | $64,376 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $67,797 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,151 |
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 | $78,956 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,353 |
| 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 probation officers and correctional treatment specialists in Vermont earn under $83,820 and half over. The published range runs $64,730 at the tenth percentile to $98,160 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $64,376 take-home in Vermont comes from $83,820. 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 92 of 453.
- Two cautions on $66,617, the adjusted value of that $83,820 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 92 of 453 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for probation officers and correctional treatment specialists in Vermont, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $64,730 to $98,160; 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.
- Retained pay of $64,376, from $83,820, 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 92 of 453 locally, and the state ranks 5 of 46 for it.
- This $66,617 adjusted figure, worked from $83,820, 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 92 of 453 in the state. The occupation ranks 92 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $64,730 at the bottom tenth to $98,160 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $66,617.
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 $64,376.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 46 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($64,730 to $98,160) 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 $66,617 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 $64,376 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 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.