Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,105
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$8,815
18.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,501
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
$48,920
Kept after tax
$40,105
Worth in national money
$41,501
State rank
13
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 $48,920, which ranks 13 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 2.9% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 333 among 453 occupations Vermont publishes pay for.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $48,920 you keep $40,105 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $41,501 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $50,160, since top earners drag the number up.
- Vermont ranks 13 of 51 states publishing a median for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive, at $48,920 — about 2.9% 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.
- Position 333 of 453 in Vermont places secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay in Vermont is $40,105 after the full tax stack, from $48,920. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $41,501 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $50,160 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,330 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,920 |
| Top tenth earn over | $61,740 |
| This salary | $48,920 |
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 | $40,105 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,487 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,192 |
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 | $47,199 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,442 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $48,920 as a midpoint for Vermont, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $39,330 and the ninetieth is $61,740 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Vermont's $40,105, worked from $48,920. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 333 of 453.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $41,501 uses one figure for the whole of Vermont. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 453 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 333.
- The Vermont median of $48,920 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $39,330 to $61,740. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Vermont take-home of $40,105, on $48,920 for work ranking 333 of 453 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 333 of 453 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $41,501, worked from $48,920, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Vermont address, on work sitting at 333 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $39,330 at the tenth percentile, $61,740 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 $41,501.
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 $40,105.
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 ($39,330 to $61,740) 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 $41,501 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 $40,105 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.