Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$34,984
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$7,286
17.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,202
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
$42,270
Kept after tax
$34,984
Worth in national money
$36,202
State rank
7
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont is one of the better-paying states for shuttle drivers and chauffeurs. The middle earner takes $42,270, which ranks 7 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 13.35% above the national middle.
- Measured against other jobs in Vermont, this one sits low: 404 of 453 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Here is where Vermont does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $42,270 you keep $34,984, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $36,202 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $42,870, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Vermont ranks 7 of 51 states publishing a median for shuttle drivers and chauffeurs, at $42,270 — about 13.35% 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.
- Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs occupies position 404 of 453 in Vermont's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- After federal, FICA and Vermont income tax, retained pay for shuttle drivers and chauffeurs on $42,270 is $34,984. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $36,202 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $42,870 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,910 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $42,270 |
| Top tenth earn over | $52,120 |
| This salary | $42,270 |
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 | $34,984 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $36,144 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$992 |
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 | $40,827 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,200 |
| 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 $42,270. The published range is $34,910 up to $52,120, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $34,984 take-home in Vermont comes from $42,270. 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 404 of 453.
- Two cautions on $36,202, the adjusted value of that $42,270 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 404 of 453 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for shuttle drivers and chauffeurs in Vermont the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $34,910 to $52,120. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $34,984, from $42,270, 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 404 of 453 locally, and the state ranks 7 of 51 for it.
- This $36,202 adjusted figure, worked from $42,270, 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 404 of 453 in the state. The occupation ranks 404 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $34,910 at the tenth percentile, $52,120 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 $36,202.
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 $34,984.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($34,910 to $52,120) 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 $36,202 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 $34,984 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.