Speech-Language Pathologists in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$63,273
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$18,817
22.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$65,476
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
$82,090
Kept after tax
$63,273
Worth in national money
$65,476
State rank
41
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Vermont pays speech-language pathologists a middle wage of $82,090, 41 of 51 states and about 16.12% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Within Vermont this is well-paid work. Of 453 occupations with published figures in the state, speech-language pathologists ranks 104 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $82,090 you keep $63,273 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $65,476 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $86,040, since top earners drag the number up.
- Vermont's $82,090 median for speech-language pathologists places it 41 of 51 states, about 16.12% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Ranked against every occupation Vermont publishes a median for, speech-language pathologists sits 104 of 453 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Retained pay in Vermont is $63,273 after the full tax stack, from $82,090. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $65,476 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $86,040 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Speech-Language Pathologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $64,320 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $82,090 |
| Top tenth earn over | $103,380 |
| This salary | $82,090 |
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 | $63,273 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $66,580 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,040 |
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 | $77,388 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,199 |
| 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 speech-language pathologists in Vermont earn under $82,090 and half over. The published range runs $64,320 at the tenth percentile to $103,380 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Vermont the take-home figure of $63,273, from $82,090, 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 104 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 $65,476, the adjusted value of that $82,090 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 104 of 453 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for speech-language pathologists in Vermont, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $64,320 to $103,380; 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 $63,273 from $82,090. 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 104 of 453 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Vermont, so $65,476 — the adjusted value of that $82,090 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 104 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 $86,040, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $64,320 at the tenth percentile, $103,380 at the ninetieth.
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 $65,476 in national terms.
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 $63,273.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
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 $86,040. 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 ($64,320 to $103,380) 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 $65,476 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 $63,273 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.