SALARY · FOOD PREPARATION WORKERS · VERMONT

Food Preparation Workers salary in Vermont

I would start with the middle, not the top of the range. For food preparation workers in Vermont, that middle figure was $36,550 a year. It gives you a steadier base for rent, bills and savings plans than a headline salary that only a small share of workers actually reach.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$36,550

$18 per hour at the median · That is $1,230 (3.5 percent) above the national median of $35,320 for this occupation.

$38,850Mean annual salary
$19Mean hourly wage
$1,350People employed in this job in Vermont

Salary range

25th: $35,220Median: $36,55075th: $42,920
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$35,220
Median (50th percentile)$36,550
75th percentile$42,920
Mean$38,850

The middle half of workers earned from $35,220 to $42,920 a year. Do not read the percentile range as good versus bad jobs. It mostly reflects experience, hours, employer type and local demand. A new starter near the 25th percentile and a veteran near the 75th can both be fairly paid for their stage.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED PAY BEFORE STATE TAX

$31,548 a year
$2,629 a month
Federal tax $2,206 · FICA $2,796

State tax is not in this figure. State tax for Vermont is not included, because the full 2026 state table for Vermont has not been verified in this build. Treat this figure as before state tax, not as a final take-home figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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