Psychiatrists in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$196,763
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$106,007
35.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$203,615
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
$302,770
Kept after tax
$196,763
Worth in national money
$203,615
State rank
12
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont is one of the better-paying states for psychiatrists. The middle earner takes $302,770, which ranks 12 of 46 states with published figures. That is about 7.41% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 453 occupations Vermont reports, psychiatrists comes in at 2 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $302,770 you keep $196,763 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $203,615 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $298,070.
- Vermont ranks 12 of 46 states publishing a median for psychiatrists, at $302,770 — about 7.41% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Psychiatrists ranks 2 of 453 occupations by median in Vermont, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Retained pay in Vermont is $196,763 after the full tax stack, from $302,770. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $203,615 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $298,070 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Psychiatrists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $77,450 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $302,770 |
| Top tenth earn over | $424,200 |
| This salary | $302,770 |
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 | $196,763 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $216,912 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$19,603 |
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 | $270,687 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$30,406 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Vermont earn less than $302,770. The published range is $77,450 up to $424,200, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $196,763 take-home in Vermont comes from $302,770. 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 2 of 453.
- Two cautions on $203,615, the adjusted value of that $302,770 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 2 of 453 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for psychiatrists in Vermont the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $77,450 to $424,200. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $196,763, from $302,770, 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 2 of 453 locally, and the state ranks 12 of 46 for it.
- This $203,615 adjusted figure, worked from $302,770, 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 2 of 453 in the state. The occupation ranks 2 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $77,450 at the bottom tenth to $424,200 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $203,615.
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 $196,763.
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 46 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($77,450) and the ninetieth ($424,200) 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 $203,615 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 $196,763 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.