Public Safety Telecommunicators in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,150
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$11,320
19.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$49,826
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
$59,470
Kept after tax
$48,150
Worth in national money
$49,826
State rank
14
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $59,470, which ranks 14 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 12.12% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 453 occupations Vermont reports figures for, this is number 241.
- Vermont is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $59,470 the take-home is $48,150; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $49,826 would nationally. The average lands at $59,460, below the middle of the range.
- Vermont ranks 14 of 51 states publishing a median for public safety telecommunicators, at $59,470 — about 12.12% 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.
- In Vermont's occupational distribution, public safety telecommunicators sits at 241 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.
- Post-tax income for public safety telecommunicators in Vermont, on $59,470, is $48,150 — equivalent to $49,826 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 $59,460 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Public Safety Telecommunicators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,520 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $59,470 |
| Top tenth earn over | $73,500 |
| This salary | $59,470 |
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 | $48,150 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,964 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,590 |
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 | $57,212 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,924 |
| 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 $59,470. The published range is $47,520 up to $73,500, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $48,150 take-home in Vermont comes from $59,470. 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 241 of 453.
- Two cautions on $49,826, the adjusted value of that $59,470 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 241 of 453 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for public safety telecommunicators in Vermont the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $47,520 to $73,500. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $48,150, from $59,470, 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 241 of 453 locally, and the state ranks 14 of 51 for it.
- This $49,826 adjusted figure, worked from $59,470, 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 241 of 453 in the state. The occupation ranks 241 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $47,520 at the tenth percentile, $73,500 at the ninetieth.
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 $49,826.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Vermont's own levy, $48,150 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($47,520 to $73,500) 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 $49,826 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 $48,150 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.