Median pay · Vermont
$56,390A year, or $27 an hour.| Percentile | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile1 in 10 earn less | $35,910 | $17 |
| 25th percentile | $43,350 | $21 |
| MedianHalf earn more, half less | $56,390 | $27 |
| 75th percentile | $79,240 | $38 |
| 90th percentile1 in 10 earn more | $111,480 | $54 |
| MeanAll pay divided by all jobs | $69,050 | $33 |
All occupations combined. Individual occupations vary far more than this figure suggests. The tables below show the spread.
How we got this
- Median wage in VermontBLS OEWS May 2025. Half of all wage earners here were paid more than this, half less.$56,390
- Median hourly wagePublished separately by BLS, not divided out of the annual figure.$27.11
- Take-home after federal, state and FICA tax$3,836 a month at an effective rate of 18.4%.$46,034 a year
- Worth at national average pricesPrices in Vermont sit at 98 against a national 100 (BEA, 2024).$57,565
- Against the national medianThe national median is $50,980.10.6% above
- Jobs countedWage and salary jobs; the self-employed are not surveyed.303,890
What we assumed
- Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
- OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
- Take-home assumes one 2026 filer, filing single, taking the standard deduction, with no dependents, pre-tax retirement contributions or local income tax.
- Regional price parities compare price levels between places in one year. They are not inflation, and they do not adjust for what a household actually buys.
Technical details
Method occupation-wage-v1Data bls-oews-2025-05-v1, us-tax-2026-v1, bea-rpp-2024-v1, census-acs5-2024-v1
Questions
Pay in Vermont: common questions
What is the average salary in Vermont?
$69,050 a year, or $33.20 an hour, across every job the Bureau of Labor Statistics surveyed in Vermont for May 2025.
The median is lower, $56,390: half of workers earn more and half earn less. The average sits above it because a smaller number of very high salaries pull it up, so the median is closer to what a typical worker makes.
What is a good salary in Vermont?
Anything over $56,390 pays more than half the jobs in Vermont. $79,240 puts you in the top quarter and $111,480 in the top 10%.
A single person on the median keeps about $3,836 a month after federal, state and FICA tax.
What are the highest-paying jobs in Vermont?
By median pay: anesthesiologists ($434,780), neurologists ($434,730), emergency medicine physicians ($430,820), obstetricians and gynecologists ($418,760) and psychiatrists ($302,770). The table on this page lists the top 25.
What are the most common jobs in Vermont?
By number of jobs: retail salespersons ($37,400), general or operations managers ($98,640), home health or personal care aides ($41,600), registered nurses ($97,460) and cashiers ($35,720), with the median pay for each.