Urban and Regional Planners in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$64,969
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$19,781
23.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$67,231
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
$84,750
Kept after tax
$64,969
Worth in national money
$67,231
State rank
19
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Vermont sits in the middle of the pack for urban and regional planners. The median is $84,750, ranking 19 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 453 occupations Vermont reports, urban and regional planners comes in at 90 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Vermont is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $84,750 the take-home is $64,969; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $67,231 would nationally. The average lands at $83,070, below the middle of the range.
- Vermont occupies the middle band for urban and regional planners: a median of $84,750, ranking 19 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Urban and regional planners ranks 90 of 453 occupations by median in Vermont, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Post-tax income for urban and regional planners in Vermont, on $84,750, is $64,969 — equivalent to $67,231 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $83,070 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Urban and Regional Planners
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $61,400 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $84,750 |
| Top tenth earn over | $103,540 |
| This salary | $84,750 |
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 | $64,969 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $68,452 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,211 |
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 | $79,799 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,435 |
| 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 $84,750. The published range is $61,400 up to $103,540, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Vermont the take-home figure of $64,969, from $84,750, 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 90 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 $67,231, the adjusted value of that $84,750 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 90 of 453 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for urban and regional planners in Vermont the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $61,400 to $103,540. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Vermont is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $64,969 from $84,750. 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 90 of 453 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Vermont, so $67,231 — the adjusted value of that $84,750 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 90 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $61,400 at the tenth percentile, $103,540 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 $67,231.
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 $64,969.
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 ($61,400 to $103,540) 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 $67,231 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 $64,969 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.