Vermont
Across all occupations in Vermont, the median wage is $56,390 a year ($27.11 an hour) and the mean $69,050, May 2025. That median is +11% against the US median of $50,980. BLS counts 303,890 jobs in the state. The highest-paying occupation is surgeons, all other; the largest is retail salespersons.
All occupations: Vermont vs the United States
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||
| Vermont | Hourly | $17.27 | $20.84 | $27.11 | $38.09 | $53.60 | $33.20 | 303,890 |
| Annual | $35,910 | $43,350 | $56,390 | $79,240 | $111,480 | $69,050 | ||
| United States | Hourly | $15.00 | $18.07 | $24.51 | $38.71 | $61.81 | $33.54 | 155,495,730 |
| Annual | $31,200 | $37,590 | $50,980 | $80,520 | $128,560 | $69,770 | ||
Minimum wage in Vermont
The wage floor is a separate question from these survey figures. See the Vermont minimum wage page for the current rate, scheduled increases and tipped rules, verified against the U.S. Department of Labor.
20 highest-paying occupations in Vermont
| Rank | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surgeons, All Other | $438,530 | $210.83 | 160 |
| 2 | Anesthesiologists | $434,780 | $209.03 | 90 |
| 3 | Neurologists | $434,730 | $209.00 | 40 |
| 4 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $430,820 | $207.12 | 130 |
| 5 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $418,760 | $201.33 | 90 |
| 6 | Physicians, All Other | $343,050 | $164.93 | 440 |
| 7 | Psychiatrists | $302,770 | $145.56 | 80 |
| 8 | Nurse Anesthetists | $283,060 | $136.09 | 40 |
| 9 | Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $258,910 | $124.48 | 30 |
| 10 | Family Medicine Physicians | $239,340 | $115.07 | 240 |
| 11 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $228,670 | $109.94 | 180 |
| 12 | Pediatricians, General | $215,350 | $103.53 | 130 |
| 13 | Dentists, General | $204,960 | $98.54 | 240 |
| 14 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $194,170 | $93.35 | 80 |
| 15 | Physicians, Pathologists | $188,250 | $90.50 | ** |
| 16 | Chief Executives | $175,070 | $84.17 | 360 |
| 17 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $157,710 | $75.82 | 350 |
| 18 | Nurse Midwives | $151,030 | $72.61 | 60 |
| 19 | Physician Assistants | $150,490 | $72.35 | 410 |
| 20 | Aerospace Engineers | $144,400 | $69.42 | 100 |
Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes cannot appear here, however well it pays.
20 largest occupations in Vermont
Occupation groups in Vermont
Metropolitan areas in Vermont
1 metropolitan area touches Vermont, plus 2 nonmetropolitan areas, with the all-occupations median of each. A linked metropolitan area has its own profile; nonmetropolitan areas appear here only.
| Area | Type | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | Metropolitan | $60,020 | $28.86 | 120,150 |
| Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | Nonmetropolitan | $50,950 | $24.50 | 85,210 |
| Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | Nonmetropolitan | $56,100 | $26.97 | 89,440 |
Occupation pages for Vermont
54 occupations have a dedicated Vermont page with the state's percentiles, its metro table and a comparison with neighbouring states.
- Accountants and Auditors $78,890
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $51,630
- Bartenders $45,450
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $54,720
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other $71,710
- Carpenters $62,400
- Cashiers $35,720
- Computer and Information Systems Managers $138,460
- Computer User Support Specialists $63,030
- Construction Laborers $48,580
- Cooks, Restaurant $45,390
- Customer Service Representatives $47,500
- Electricians $63,430
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $63,070
- Fast Food and Counter Workers $36,030
- Financial Managers $128,690
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $82,490
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $49,820
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $68,790
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $75,540
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $55,760
- Food Preparation Workers $36,550
- General and Operations Managers $98,640
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $60,830
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides $41,600
- Human Resources Specialists $77,800
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $40,910
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $39,390
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $46,230
- Lawyers $127,310
- Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $69,930
- Light Truck Drivers $45,090
- Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $37,680
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $55,510
- Managers, All Other $125,440
- Medical Assistants $47,250
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $48,200
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $73,940
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $43,980
- Nursing Assistants $47,130
- Office Clerks, General $48,310
- Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $68,910
- Project Management Specialists $80,800
- Receptionists and Information Clerks $38,370
- Registered Nurses $97,460
- Retail Salespersons $37,400
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $77,530
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $76,840
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $76,220
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $48,920
- Software Developers $125,280
- Stockers and Order Fillers $37,130
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $43,800
- Waiters and Waitresses $59,140
Take-home pay and benefits calculators for Vermont
FastCalc, a sister site, has these calculators for Vermont. Each takes your own figures; this site computes nothing.
Source and notes
Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Vermont estimates.
*- Wage estimate not available.
**- Employment estimate not available.
- Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
- Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
- Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in Vermont.