What are the main factors that influence a Catechist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Catechist?

The Internet industry offers the highest average compensation for Catechist roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A Catechist's salary?

A Catechist's salary grows with experience: starting around $43,796 for beginners, reaching about $69,640 at mid-level, and approach $92,426 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Catechist?

Catechist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Catechist roles are District of Columbia $58,213, California $57,992, Massachusetts $57,219. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

Catechist Salary in Vermont

How much does a Catechist make in Vermont? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Catechist in Vermont is $51,604 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

However, a Catechist's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $60,501
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $47,995 to $56,261
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,709

10% $44,709

50% (Median) $51,604

90% $60,501

Catechist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,261	$4,688	$1,082	$27
Average	$51,604	$4,300	$992	$25
25th Percentile	$47,995	$4,000	$923	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Catechist Salaries

A Catechist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Catechist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Catechist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $43,796
Early Career (1-2 years): $50,634
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $69,640
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $82,190
Expert (over 8 years): $92,426

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Laboratory Support Technician I	less than 1 year	$43,796
Catechist	1-2 years	$50,634
Laboratory Support Technician III	2-4 years	$69,640
Laboratory Support Technician IV	5-8 years	$82,190
Laboratory Supervisor	over 8 years	$92,426

How Do Catechist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Catechists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $58,213.
California: $57,992.
Massachusetts: $57,219.

District of Columbia $58,213 California $57,992 Massachusetts $57,219 Washington $57,009 New Jersey $56,988 Alaska $56,914 Connecticut $56,189 New York $55,894

Hawaii $54,953 Rhode Island $54,512 Maryland $54,212 Minnesota $53,802 Colorado $53,644 Illinois $53,592 Oregon $53,392 Delaware $53,245

New Hampshire $53,152 Virginia $52,945 Pennsylvania $52,340 Nevada $52,035 North Dakota $51,935 Michigan $51,778 Wisconsin $51,720 Vermont $51,604

Texas $51,283 Maine $51,262 Arizona $51,231 Ohio $51,194 Georgia $50,710 Indiana $50,468 Wyoming $50,421 Utah $50,348

Iowa $50,316 Kansas $50,064 Louisiana $49,990 North Carolina $49,964 Missouri $49,953 Florida $49,748 Montana $49,638 Nebraska $49,533

Kentucky $49,475 South Carolina $49,264 Tennessee $49,133 Idaho $49,080 New Mexico $48,697 Oklahoma $48,613 Alabama $48,302 South Dakota $47,782

Arkansas $47,498 West Virginia $47,345 Mississippi $46,888

Top Paying Cities for Catechist

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $52,821
Barre: $52,901
Cabot: $52,784

Adamant, VT $52,821

Barre, VT $52,901

Cabot, VT $52,784

Calais, VT $52,831

East Barre, VT $52,820

East Calais, VT $52,821

East Montpelier, VT $52,857

Eden, VT $52,787

Eden Mills, VT $52,739

Graniteville, VT $52,898

Hyde Park, VT $52,864

Johnson, VT $52,931

Lake Elmore, VT $52,806

Marshfield, VT $52,793

Moretown, VT $52,935

Morrisville, VT $52,929

Moscow, VT $52,955

Northfield, VT $52,870

Northfield Falls, VT $53,117

North Hyde Park, VT $52,861

North Montpelier, VT $52,808

Plainfield, VT $52,800

Roxbury, VT $52,711

South Barre, VT $52,962

Waterbury, VT $52,950

Stowe, VT $52,957

Waitsfield, VT $52,928

Warren, VT $52,829

Washington, VT $52,726

Waterbury Center, VT $52,949

Websterville, VT $52,889

Williamstown, VT $52,828

Wolcott, VT $52,799

Woodbury, VT $52,747

Worcester, VT $52,799

Rutland, VT $52,798

Belmont, VT $52,635

Benson, VT $52,634

Bomoseen, VT $52,717

Brandon, VT $52,756

Bridport, VT $52,762

Castleton, VT $52,727

Center Rutland, VT $52,763

Chittenden, VT $52,642

Cuttingsville, VT $52,624

Danby, VT $52,713

East Middlebury, VT $52,791

East Poultney, VT $52,719

East Wallingford, VT $52,662

Fair Haven, VT $52,681

Florence, VT $52,663

Forest Dale, VT $52,758

Gaysville, VT $52,423

Granville, VT $52,671

Hancock, VT $52,663

Hydeville, VT $52,723

Killington, VT $52,657

Middlebury, VT $52,872

Middletown Springs, VT $52,691

Mount Holly, VT $52,642

North Clarendon, VT $52,719

Orwell, VT $52,713

Pawlet, VT $52,732

Pittsfield, VT $52,687

Pittsford, VT $52,738

Poultney, VT $52,728

Proctor, VT $52,786

Ripton, VT $52,725

Rochester, VT $52,698

Rupert, VT $52,692

Salisbury, VT $52,777

Shoreham, VT $52,732

Stockbridge, VT $52,638

Wallingford, VT $52,667

Wells, VT $52,735

West Pawlet, VT $52,752

West Rupert, VT $52,740

West Rutland, VT $52,708

Whiting, VT $52,734

Saint Johnsbury, VT $52,791

Albany, VT $52,760

Barnet, VT $52,735

Barton, VT $52,755

Beebe Plain, VT $52,770

Concord, VT $52,685

Coventry, VT $52,832

Craftsbury, VT $52,776

Craftsbury Common, VT $52,778

Danville, VT $52,746

Derby, VT $52,770

Derby Line, VT $52,731

East Burke, VT $52,729

East Charleston, VT $52,735

East Hardwick, VT $52,763

East Haven, VT $52,614

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $52,790

Glover, VT $52,739

Granby, VT $52,549

Greensboro, VT $52,721

Greensboro Bend, VT $52,755

Hardwick, VT $52,813

Irasburg, VT $52,741

Island Pond, VT $52,655

Lowell, VT $52,723

Lower Waterford, VT $52,784

Lyndon, VT $52,774

Lyndon Center, VT $52,834

Lyndonville, VT $52,777

Morgan, VT $52,681

Newport, VT $52,802

Newport Center, VT $52,735

North Concord, VT $52,597

North Troy, VT $52,742

Orleans, VT $52,722

Passumpsic, VT $52,794

Peacham, VT $52,688

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $52,796

Sheffield, VT $52,702

Sutton, VT $52,698

Troy, VT $52,747

West Burke, VT $52,733

West Charleston, VT $52,708

West Danville, VT $52,749

Westfield, VT $52,707

West Glover, VT $52,743

Averill, VT $52,436

Beecher Falls, VT $52,777

Canaan, VT $52,645

Gilman, VT $52,877

Guildhall, VT $52,576

Lunenburg, VT $52,690

Norton, VT $52,542

North Bennington, VT $53,128

North Pownal, VT $53,236

Pownal, VT $53,266

White River Junction, VT $52,784

Ascutney, VT $52,809

Barnard, VT $52,664

Bethel, VT $52,697

Bradford, VT $52,752

Bridgewater, VT $52,718

Bridgewater Corners, VT $52,614

Brookfield, VT $52,748

Brownsville, VT $52,719

Chelsea, VT $52,718

Corinth, VT $52,704

East Corinth, VT $52,726

East Randolph, VT $52,736

East Ryegate, VT $52,690

East Thetford, VT $52,755

Fairlee, VT $52,698

Groton, VT $52,712

Hartford, VT $52,921

Hartland, VT $52,736

Hartland Four Corners, VT $52,734

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $52,870

Newbury, VT $52,706

North Hartland, VT $52,773

North Pomfret, VT $52,683

North Thetford, VT $52,754

Norwich, VT $52,743

Plymouth, VT $52,576

Post Mills, VT $52,742

Quechee, VT $52,797

Randolph, VT $52,788

Randolph Center, VT $52,761

Reading, VT $52,619

Sharon, VT $52,696

South Pomfret, VT $52,645

South Royalton, VT $52,711

South Ryegate, VT $52,721

South Strafford, VT $52,708

South Woodstock, VT $52,633

Strafford, VT $52,663

Taftsville, VT $52,801

Thetford, VT $52,755

Thetford Center, VT $52,700

Topsham, VT $52,684

Tunbridge, VT $52,694

Vershire, VT $52,669

Wells River, VT $52,725

West Fairlee, VT $52,822

West Hartford, VT $52,684

West Newbury, VT $52,705

West Topsham, VT $52,726

Wilder, VT $52,924

Windsor, VT $52,758

Woodstock, VT $52,693

Bellows Falls, VT $52,885

Cambridgeport, VT $52,825

Cavendish, VT $52,649

Chester, VT $52,702

Chester Depot, VT $52,683

Grafton, VT $52,662

Londonderry, VT $52,757

Ludlow, VT $52,677

North Springfield, VT $52,861

Perkinsville, VT $52,717

Peru, VT $52,701

Proctorsville, VT $52,658

Saxtons River, VT $52,874

South Londonderry, VT $52,789

Springfield, VT $52,835

Westminster, VT $52,885

Westminster Station, VT $52,889

Weston, VT $52,647

Shaftsbury, VT $53,065

Brattleboro, VT $52,993

Bondville, VT $52,774

East Dover, VT $52,881

Jacksonville, VT $53,014

Jamaica, VT $52,775

Marlboro, VT $53,256

Newfane, VT $52,847

Putney, VT $52,835

Readsboro, VT $53,262

South Newfane, VT $52,865

Stamford, VT $53,223

Townshend, VT $52,799

Vernon, VT $53,155

Wardsboro, VT $52,837

West Dover, VT $52,924

West Dummerston, VT $52,860

West Halifax, VT $52,941

West Townshend, VT $52,728

West Wardsboro, VT $52,729

Whitingham, VT $52,995

Williamsville, VT $52,860

Wilmington, VT $52,963

Burlington, VT $53,108

South Burlington, VT $53,105

Winooski, VT $53,108

Colchester, VT $53,108

Alburgh, VT $52,843

Bakersfield, VT $52,921

Belvidere Center, VT $52,729

Bristol, VT $52,932

Cambridge, VT $52,995

Charlotte, VT $53,036

East Berkshire, VT $52,870

East Fairfield, VT $52,949

Enosburg Falls, VT $52,803

Essex, VT $53,067

Essex Junction, VT $53,071

Fairfax, VT $52,999

Fairfield, VT $52,948

Ferrisburgh, VT $52,977

Franklin, VT $52,806

Grand Isle, VT $53,004

Highgate Center, VT $52,851

Highgate Springs, VT $52,878

Hinesburg, VT $53,035

Huntington, VT $52,995

Isle La Motte, VT $52,909

Jeffersonville, VT $52,960

Jericho, VT $53,023

Jonesville, VT $53,034

Milton, VT $53,048

Monkton, VT $52,992

Montgomery, VT $52,803

Montgomery Center, VT $52,739

New Haven, VT $52,926

North Ferrisburgh, VT $53,001

North Hero, VT $52,948

Richford, VT $52,794

Richmond, VT $53,029

Saint Albans, VT $52,972

Saint Albans Bay, VT $52,965

Shelburne, VT $53,084

Sheldon, VT $52,909

Sheldon Springs, VT $53,038

South Hero, VT $53,052

Starksboro, VT $52,963

Swanton, VT $52,899

Underhill, VT $53,011

Underhill Center, VT $53,013

Vergennes, VT $52,910

Waterville, VT $52,927

Westford, VT $53,037

Williston, VT $53,077

Montpelier, VT $52,892

Bennington, VT $53,167

Arlington, VT $52,980

Dorset, VT $52,774

East Arlington, VT $52,754

East Dorset, VT $52,775

Manchester, VT $52,917

Manchester Center, VT $52,883

Catechist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Catechist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 38% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Internet and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Catechist positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Catechist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Catechist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Internet	$61,925	$30.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$59,345	$29.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$57,797	$28.0	12%
Financial Services	$57,797	$28.0	12%
Pharmaceuticals	$56,765	$27.0	10%

Catechist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Catechist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$47,995

Average $51,604/year

$56,261

$4,000

Average $4,300/month

$4,688

$923

Average $992/week

$1,082

$23

Average $25/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,261	$4,688	$1,082	$27
Average	$51,604	$4,300	$992	$25
25th Percentile	$47,995	$4,000	$923	$23

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