Teachers and Instructors, All Other in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$43,955
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$9,965
18.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$45,485
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
$53,920
Kept after tax
$43,955
Worth in national money
$45,485
State rank
40
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont is among the lower-paying states for teachers and instructors, all other. The middle earner takes $53,920, ranking 40 of 50 states — about 18.48% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 453 occupations Vermont reports figures for, this is number 286.
- Here is where Vermont does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $53,920 you keep $43,955, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $45,485 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $55,440, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Vermont ranks 40 of 50 for teachers and instructors, all other, with a median of $53,920 — about 18.48% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- In Vermont's occupational distribution, teachers and instructors, all other sits at 286 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.
- After federal, FICA and Vermont income tax, retained pay for teachers and instructors, all other on $53,920 is $43,955. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $45,485 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 $55,440 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Teachers and Instructors, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,770 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $53,920 |
| Top tenth earn over | $68,580 |
| This salary | $53,920 |
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 | $43,955 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $45,505 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,342 |
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 | $51,991 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,623 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $53,920 as a midpoint for Vermont, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $37,770 and the ninetieth is $68,580 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $43,955 take-home in Vermont comes from $53,920. 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 286 of 453.
- Two cautions on $45,485, the adjusted value of that $53,920 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 286 of 453 locally.
- The Vermont median of $53,920 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $37,770 to $68,580. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $43,955, from $53,920, 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 286 of 453 locally, and the state ranks 40 of 50 for it.
- This $45,485 adjusted figure, worked from $53,920, 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 286 of 453 in the state. The occupation ranks 286 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $37,770 at the tenth percentile, $68,580 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Vermont sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $45,485 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $43,955.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 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 ($37,770 to $68,580) 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 $45,485 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 $43,955 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.