Vermont Wage Distribution
all Industries and all Occupations estimates
Occupational Employment Statistics Survey
	Hourly Wage							Annual Wage
	2008	2007	2006	2005	Nov 2004	2004		2008	2007	2006	2005	Nov 2004	2004
Percentile
10th	8.96	8.67	8.39	8.11	A_PCT10	7.87		18,630	18,030	17,440	16,860		16,370
25th	11.22	10.79	10.40	10.03	A_PCT25	9.80		23,330	22,450	21,620	20,870		20,370
50th (Median)	15.31	14.81	14.19	13.68	A_MEDIAN	13.43		31,840	30,810	29,510	28,450		27,930
75th	22.79	21.87	20.85	20.10	A_PCT75	19.62		47,400	45,490	43,370	41,810		40,800
90th	32.65	31.05	29.54	28.20	A_PCT90	27.63		67,910	64,590	61,430	58,650		57,470
Mean	19.12	18.30	17.48	16.86	A_MEAN	16.52		39,780	38,060	36,350	35,070		34,360
The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey is a twice a year survey measuring occupational employment and wage rates for wage and salary workers in nonfarm establishments in Vermont. OES estimates are constructed from a sample of over 5,000 establishments. Forms are mailed to approximately 850 establishments in May and in November of each year over a 3-year period. Wages in previous panels are updated to the current panel's reference period using the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Cost Index (ECI).
For the 2008 estimates, 5,149 establishments were sampled from November 2005 - May 2008, response rate was 82 percent, and wages collected prior to May 2008 were adjusted to May 2008.
More information at	Technical Notes for May 2008 OES Estimates.
Last Updated on 6/9/09
By Richard Willey
richard.willey@state.vt.us