Sales and Related Workers, All Other in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,082
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$8,808
18.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,477
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
$48,890
Kept after tax
$40,082
Worth in national money
$41,477
State rank
19
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Vermont pays this job around $48,890 at the midpoint, 19 of 48 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 453 occupations Vermont reports figures for, this is number 334.
- Vermont is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $48,890 the take-home is $40,082; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $41,477 would nationally. The average comes to $66,060, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For sales and related workers, all other the Vermont median is $48,890, ranking 19 of 48 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- In Vermont's occupational distribution, sales and related workers, all other sits at 334 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 sales and related workers, all other in Vermont, on $48,890, is $40,082 — equivalent to $41,477 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 $66,060 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Sales and Related Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,530 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,890 |
| Top tenth earn over | $109,920 |
| This salary | $48,890 |
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 | $40,082 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,463 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,191 |
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 | $47,171 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,441 |
| 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 sales and related workers, all other in Vermont earn under $48,890 and half over. The published range runs $37,530 at the tenth percentile to $109,920 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Vermont the take-home figure of $40,082, from $48,890, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 334 of 453 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $41,477, the adjusted value of that $48,890 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 334 of 453 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for sales and related workers, all other in Vermont, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $37,530 to $109,920; 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.
- Take-home for Vermont is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $40,082 from $48,890. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 334 of 453 locally.
- This $41,477 adjusted figure, worked from $48,890, 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 334 of 453 in the state. The occupation ranks 334 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $66,060 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $37,530 at the bottom tenth to $109,920 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Vermont is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $41,477 in national terms.
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, $40,082 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $66,060. 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 ($37,530) and the ninetieth ($109,920) 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 $41,477 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 $40,082 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.