Purchasing Managers in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$97,100
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$38,620
28.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$100,481
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
$135,720
Kept after tax
$97,100
Worth in national money
$100,481
State rank
26
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Vermont is 26 of 50 states for purchasing managers, with a middle wage of $135,720. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Vermont. It ranks 14 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 $135,720 the take-home is $97,100; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $100,481 would nationally. The average comes to $141,750, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Vermont ranks 26 of 50 for purchasing managers at $135,720. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Within Vermont, purchasing managers ranks 14 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 purchasing managers in Vermont, on $135,720, is $97,100 — equivalent to $100,481 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 $141,750 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Purchasing Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $94,240 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $135,720 |
| Top tenth earn over | $179,360 |
| This salary | $135,720 |
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 | $97,100 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $104,031 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,574 |
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 | $125,580 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$9,346 |
| 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 $135,720. The published range is $94,240 up to $179,360, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $97,100 take-home in Vermont comes from $135,720. 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 14 of 453.
- One number stands for prices across all of Vermont, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $100,481, the adjusted value of that $135,720 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 14 of 453 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for purchasing managers in Vermont the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $94,240 to $179,360. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $97,100, from $135,720, 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 14 of 453 locally, and the state ranks 26 of 50 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Vermont, so $100,481 — the adjusted value of that $135,720 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 14 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $141,750, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $94,240 and the top tenth $179,360, so most people doing this work in Vermont sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $100,481.
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 $97,100.
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.
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 $141,750. 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($94,240 to $179,360) 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 $100,481 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 $97,100 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.