Slaughterers and Meat Packers in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$34,946
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$7,274
17.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,163
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
$42,220
Kept after tax
$34,946
Worth in national money
$36,163
State rank
20
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont sits in the middle of the pack for slaughterers and meat packers. The median is $42,220, ranking 20 of 47 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Vermont, this one sits low: 405 of 453 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Here is where Vermont does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $42,220 you keep $34,946, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $36,163 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $42,540, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Vermont occupies the middle band for slaughterers and meat packers: a median of $42,220, ranking 20 of 47. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Slaughterers and meat packers occupies position 405 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 slaughterers and meat packers on $42,220 is $34,946. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $36,163 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 $42,540 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Slaughterers and Meat Packers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,970 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $42,220 |
| Top tenth earn over | $58,060 |
| This salary | $42,220 |
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 | $34,946 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $36,104 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$991 |
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 | $40,779 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,198 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $42,220 as a midpoint for Vermont, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $31,970 and the ninetieth is $58,060 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Vermont the take-home figure of $34,946, from $42,220, 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 405 of 453 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Vermont, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $36,163, the adjusted value of that $42,220 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 405 of 453 in the state.
- The Vermont median of $42,220 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $31,970 to $58,060. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Vermont is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $34,946 from $42,220. 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 405 of 453 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Vermont, so $36,163 — the adjusted value of that $42,220 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 405 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $31,970 at the bottom tenth to $58,060 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $36,163 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Vermont adds its own income tax on top — which is why $34,946 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 47 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($31,970 to $58,060) 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 $36,163 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 $34,946 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.