Salaries in Vermont: pay for 541 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in Vermont had a median pay of $56,390 a year ($27.11 an hour) in May 2025, with 303,890 jobs counted. That is 11% above the national median of $50,980.

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Occupation	Median a year	Median an hour	Jobs
Accountants and Auditors	$78,890	$37.93	2,630
Administrative Services Managers	$97,040	$46.65	430
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$62,500	$30.05	70
Advertising Sales Agents	$58,750	$28.25	160
Aerospace Engineers	$144,400	$69.42	100
Agricultural Inspectors	$63,630	$30.59	60
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$106,680	not published	60
Air Traffic Controllers	$109,140	$52.47	30
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$76,370	$36.72	160
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$35,690	$17.16	40
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$35,290	$16.97	800
Anesthesiologists	$434,780	$209.03	90
Animal Caretakers	$36,090	$17.35	430
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$82,400	$39.61	320
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$61,000	$29.33	230
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$157,710	$75.82	350
Art Directors	$129,260	$62.14	80
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,980	not published	180
Athletic Trainers	$62,910	not published	140
Audio and Video Technicians	$51,500	$24.76	170
Audiologists	$101,730	$48.91	not published
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$50,900	$24.47	320
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$51,630	$24.82	1,610
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$38,700	$18.60	170
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$36,490	$17.54	90
Bakers	$39,980	$19.22	580
Bartenders	$45,450	$21.85	2,080
Bill and Account Collectors	$57,630	$27.71	80
Billing and Posting Clerks	$50,730	$24.39	890
Biochemists and Biophysicists	not published	not published	40
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,230	not published	170
Biological Scientists, All Other	$77,960	$37.48	90
Biological Technicians	$51,190	$24.61	220
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$54,720	$26.31	2,950
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$59,590	$28.65	100
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$35,220	$16.93	110
Brokerage Clerks	$78,200	$37.59	30
Budget Analysts	$93,430	$44.92	90
Bus Drivers, School	$56,580	$27.20	860
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$53,830	$25.88	440
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$59,390	$28.55	550
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$71,710	$34.48	2,440
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,170	not published	110
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$45,580	$21.92	370
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$65,330	$31.41	1,010
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$57,620	$27.70	360
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$77,950	$37.47	30
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$46,350	$22.29	130
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$64,020	$30.78	40
Cardiologists	not published	not published	70
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$69,620	$33.47	50
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$62,450	$30.02	210
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$79,220	not published	220
Cargo and Freight Agents	$47,560	$22.87	80
Carpenters	$62,400	$30.00	3,080
Carpet Installers	$54,830	$26.36	30
Cashiers	$35,720	$17.17	7,030
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$61,160	$29.40	270
Chefs and Head Cooks	$65,440	$31.46	610
Chemical Technicians	$65,560	$31.52	150
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,560	not published	90
Chemists	$86,120	$41.40	80
Chief Executives	$175,070	$84.17	360
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$67,340	$32.38	640
Childcare Workers	$38,030	$18.29	not published
Chiropractors	not published	not published	120
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$74,100	$35.63	200
Civil Engineers	$95,600	$45.96	770
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$83,970	$40.37	280
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$39,530	$19.01	620
Clergy	$64,950	$31.23	50
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$78,680	$37.83	460
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$83,270	$40.04	190
Coaches and Scouts	$59,990	not published	630
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,360	$23.73	170
Commercial Divers	$85,780	$41.24	80
Commercial Pilots	$137,810	not published	40
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$80,690	$38.79	120
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,120	not published	60
Community Health Workers	$51,500	$24.76	170
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$53,150	$25.55	2,850
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$76,030	$36.55	170
Compliance Officers	$90,420	$43.47	1,960
Computer Hardware Engineers	not published	not published	130
Computer Network Architects	$110,930	$53.33	130
Computer Network Support Specialists	$72,400	$34.81	120
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$57,500	$27.64	1,190
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$77,980	$37.49	140
Computer Occupations, All Other	$111,530	$53.62	1,320
Computer Programmers	$89,560	$43.06	170
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$94,930	not published	110
Computer Systems Analysts	$99,610	$47.89	590
Computer User Support Specialists	$63,030	$30.30	1,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$138,460	$66.57	1,100
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$53,610	$25.77	80
Concierges	$45,610	$21.93	90
Conservation Scientists	$70,130	$33.72	100
Construction Laborers	$48,580	$23.36	1,430
Construction Managers	$103,450	$49.74	930
Construction and Building Inspectors	$66,580	$32.01	120
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$82,010	$39.43	40
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$40,390	$19.42	50
Cooks, All Other	$41,250	$19.83	160
Cooks, Fast Food	$38,230	$18.38	640
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$46,370	$22.29	1,330
Cooks, Restaurant	$45,390	$21.82	2,360
Cooks, Short Order	$38,830	$18.67	670
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$53,810	$25.87	450
Cost Estimators	$81,390	$39.13	320
Counselors, All Other	$56,220	$27.03	150
Counter and Rental Clerks	$48,430	$23.29	750
Couriers and Messengers	$45,600	$21.92	50
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$53,000	$25.48	890
Crane and Tower Operators	$72,760	$34.98	170
Credit Analysts	$71,220	$34.24	90
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$45,410	$21.83	340
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$58,890	$28.31	160
Curators	$56,520	$27.18	60
Customer Service Representatives	$47,500	$22.84	2,870
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	$48,670	$23.40	not published
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$52,220	$25.11	100
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,560	$20.94	70
Data Entry Keyers	$43,280	$20.81	290
Data Scientists	$127,070	$61.09	200
Database Administrators	$104,230	$50.11	120
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$37,040	$17.81	150
Dental Assistants	$52,760	$25.37	580
Dental Hygienists	$97,470	$46.86	560
Dentists, General	$204,960	$98.54	240
Desktop Publishers	$53,550	$25.75	50
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$106,330	$51.12	190
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$104,100	$50.05	140
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$77,450	$37.24	160
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$34,120	$16.40	not published
Dishwashers	$36,010	$17.31	1,280
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$56,360	$27.10	260
Drafters, All Other	$59,930	$28.81	90
Driver/Sales Workers	$46,300	$22.26	510
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$59,820	$28.76	90
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$61,420	$29.53	70
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$134,850	not published	80
Editors	$66,860	$32.15	240
Education Administrators, All Other	$85,100	$40.92	270
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$105,350	not published	1,000
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$104,450	$50.22	550
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,100	not published	170
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$63,220	$30.39	190
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$40,880	$19.65	180
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$64,570	$31.04	1,120
Electrical Engineers	$111,310	$53.51	820
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$108,520	$52.17	270
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$74,760	$35.94	300
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$74,000	$35.58	110
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$105,640	$50.79	30
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$48,830	$23.48	460
Electricians	$63,430	$30.49	1,270
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$86,180	$41.43	70
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,070	not published	3,610
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$58,530	$28.14	310
Emergency Medical Technicians	$45,600	$21.93	790
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$430,820	$207.12	130
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$104,110	not published	90
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$52,770	$25.37	130
Engineers, All Other	$126,550	$60.84	390
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,870	not published	170
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other	not published	$21.80	30
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$92,320	$44.38	270
Environmental Engineers	$92,580	$44.51	110
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,580	not published	100
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$55,090	$26.49	50
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$77,460	$37.24	490
Epidemiologists	not published	not published	30
Etchers and Engravers	$65,380	$31.43	40
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$59,790	$28.75	250
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$70,770	$34.02	770
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$57,300	$27.55	710
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$59,220	$28.47	60
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$52,340	$25.16	160
Facilities Managers	$88,710	$42.65	500
Family Medicine Physicians	$239,340	$115.07	240
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$58,750	$28.25	130
Farm and Home Management Educators	$62,830	$30.21	50
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$35,170	$16.91	220
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$40,730	$19.58	80
Fashion Designers	$79,610	$38.27	60
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$36,030	$17.32	6,830
File Clerks	$47,540	$22.86	70
Film and Video Editors	$63,080	$30.33	100
Financial Clerks, All Other	$44,280	$21.29	60
Financial Examiners	$74,680	$35.90	170
Financial Managers	$128,690	$61.87	1,790
Financial Specialists, All Other	$75,270	$36.19	230
Financial and Investment Analysts	$99,090	$47.64	230
Firefighters	$46,430	$22.32	not published
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$82,490	$39.66	1,010
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$81,700	$39.28	60
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$51,510	$24.77	310
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$68,630	$33.00	40
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$83,250	$40.02	90
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$49,820	$23.95	1,970
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$59,340	$28.53	420
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$66,810	$32.12	160
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$83,050	$39.93	630
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$81,850	$39.35	200
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$68,790	$33.07	1,710
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$58,490	$28.12	200
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$99,280	$47.73	210
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$75,540	$36.32	1,000
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$65,000	$31.25	50
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$55,760	$26.81	2,310
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$78,110	$37.56	60
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$60,410	$29.04	910
Fish and Game Wardens	$74,940	$36.03	40
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$51,200	$24.62	60
Floral Designers	$44,720	$21.50	110
Food Batchmakers	$50,180	$24.12	1,000
Food Preparation Workers	$36,550	$17.57	1,350
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$32,420	$15.59	120
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$43,300	$20.82	120
Food Science Technicians	$60,980	$29.32	50
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$37,540	$18.05	780
Food Service Managers	$77,910	$37.46	500
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$40,990	$19.71	80
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	not published	not published	170
Forensic Science Technicians	$74,110	$35.63	30
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$54,160	$26.04	50
Foresters	$80,750	$38.82	80
Fundraisers	$72,530	$34.87	510
Fundraising Managers	$129,170	$62.10	180
Funeral Attendants	$40,800	$19.62	30
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$52,560	$25.27	50
Furniture Finishers	$47,280	$22.73	30
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$228,670	$109.94	180
General and Operations Managers	$98,640	$47.42	8,000
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	$107,790	not published	40
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$87,070	$41.86	not published
Glaziers	$60,390	$29.04	110
Graphic Designers	$65,690	$31.58	410
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$56,850	$27.33	50
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,640	$24.35	300
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$42,680	$20.52	120
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$48,650	$23.39	440
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$46,780	$22.49	70
Health Education Specialists	$68,140	$32.76	180
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$73,130	$35.16	80
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$107,500	not published	1,170
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$59,470	$28.59	430
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$83,740	$40.26	70
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$59,300	$28.51	130
Healthcare Social Workers	$81,140	$39.01	250
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$47,370	$22.78	300
Hearing Aid Specialists	$57,850	$27.81	not published
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$62,150	$29.88	970
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$60,830	$29.25	3,560
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$46,090	$22.16	70
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$49,570	$23.83	70
Helpers--Carpenters	$44,550	$21.42	200
Helpers--Electricians	$37,910	$18.23	130
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$42,630	$20.50	90
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$37,440	$18.00	140
Helpers--Production Workers	$39,540	$19.01	270
Highway Maintenance Workers	$58,460	$28.11	1,170
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,750	not published	80
Home Appliance Repairers	$58,750	$28.25	60
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$41,600	$20.00	7,700
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$31,080	$14.94	1,060
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$44,940	$21.61	580
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$51,810	$24.91	140
Human Resources Managers	$132,050	$63.49	360
Human Resources Specialists	$77,800	$37.40	1,270
Hydrologists	$86,140	$41.42	50
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$72,410	$34.81	110
Industrial Engineers	$103,010	$49.52	440
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$63,180	$30.37	700
Industrial Production Managers	$114,150	$54.88	480
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$47,380	$22.78	950
Information Security Analysts	$109,750	$52.77	220
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$50,710	$24.38	270
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$46,210	$22.22	900
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$51,030	$24.53	580
Instructional Coordinators	$78,360	$37.67	730
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$53,570	$25.76	110
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$49,260	$23.69	390
Insurance Sales Agents	$70,720	$34.00	730
Insurance Underwriters	$77,990	$37.50	210
Interior Designers	$63,870	$30.71	110
Interpreters and Translators	$62,450	$30.02	80
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$49,480	$23.79	380
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$40,910	$19.67	5,130
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$58,570	$28.16	50
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$194,170	$93.35	80
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,280	not published	250
Labor Relations Specialists	$85,870	$41.29	120
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$39,390	$18.94	3,060
Landscape Architects	$69,740	$33.53	not published
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$46,230	$22.23	2,700
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$37,300	$17.93	280
Lawyers	$127,310	$61.21	1,330
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$49,090	$23.60	not published
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$66,100	$31.78	70
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$62,360	$29.98	600
Library Assistants, Clerical	$36,430	$17.52	350
Library Technicians	$50,090	$24.08	150
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$69,930	$33.62	1,130
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$63,460	$30.51	160
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$36,030	$17.32	310
Light Truck Drivers	$45,090	$21.68	2,050
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$50,060	$24.07	290
Loan Officers	$88,710	$42.65	350
Lodging Managers	$81,440	$39.16	210
Logging Equipment Operators	$52,910	$25.44	60
Logisticians	$83,560	$40.17	260
Machinists	$62,680	$30.14	220
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$103,070	$49.55	60
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$37,680	$18.12	1,830
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$45,380	$21.82	120
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$55,510	$26.69	2,610
Management Analysts	$107,520	$51.69	730
Managers, All Other	$125,440	$60.31	1,060
Manicurists and Pedicurists	not published	not published	100
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$74,880	$36.00	860
Marriage and Family Therapists	$62,780	$30.19	not published
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$49,040	$23.58	40
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,860	not published	170
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$40,110	$19.29	40
Mechanical Drafters	$73,040	$35.12	70
Mechanical Engineers	$107,330	$51.60	530
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$49,790	$23.94	40
Medical Assistants	$47,250	$22.71	1,140
Medical Equipment Preparers	$48,990	$23.56	140
Medical Equipment Repairers	$60,680	$29.17	70
Medical Records Specialists	$57,560	$27.67	not published
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$66,500	$31.97	110
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$48,200	$23.17	2,390
Medical Transcriptionists	$33,030	$15.88	not published
Medical and Health Services Managers	$128,690	$61.87	860
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$74,310	$35.73	430
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$73,210	$35.20	320
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$44,850	$21.56	180
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$73,940	not published	1,620
Millwrights	$64,180	$30.86	60
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$43,980	$21.14	1,380
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	$49,110	$23.61	120
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,420	$21.84	280
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$64,020	$30.78	350
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$48,660	$23.39	240
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,530	$21.41	110
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$48,740	$23.43	40
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$29,290	$14.08	130
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$72,350	$34.78	50
Motorcycle Mechanics	$48,970	$23.54	60
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,450	$24.25	110
Music Directors and Composers	not published	not published	30
Musicians and Singers	not published	$21.82	30
Natural Sciences Managers	$131,290	$63.12	290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$86,020	$41.36	560
Neurologists	$434,730	$209.00	40
New Accounts Clerks	$47,910	$23.03	190
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$46,970	$22.58	90
Nurse Anesthetists	$283,060	$136.09	40
Nurse Midwives	$151,030	$72.61	60
Nurse Practitioners	$134,740	$64.78	700
Nursing Assistants	$47,130	$22.66	3,030
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,660	not published	not published
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$418,760	$201.33	90
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$87,210	$41.93	170
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$61,960	$29.79	80
Occupational Therapists	$93,340	$44.87	320
Office Clerks, General	$48,310	$23.23	5,100
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$48,380	$23.26	60
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$53,410	$25.68	190
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$58,870	$28.30	1,280
Operations Research Analysts	$89,790	$43.17	170
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$50,090	$24.08	150
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$258,910	$124.48	30
Opticians, Dispensing	$57,350	$27.57	70
Optometrists	$137,290	$66.01	90
Order Clerks	$49,950	$24.02	not published
Orderlies	$48,120	$23.13	70
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$239,200 or more	$115.00 or more	50
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$51,250	$24.64	110
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$46,670	$22.44	880
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$39,440	$18.96	810
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$53,120	$25.54	550
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$67,160	$32.29	660
Paramedics	$60,360	$29.02	190
Parking Attendants	$38,160	$18.35	90
Parking Enforcement Workers	$47,460	$22.82	30
Parts Salespersons	$46,260	$22.24	780
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$54,830	$26.36	70
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$55,340	$26.61	270
Pediatricians, General	$215,350	$103.53	130
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$34,650	$16.66	170
Personal Financial Advisors	$110,020	$52.89	520
Personal Service Managers, All Other	$99,570	$47.87	30
Pest Control Workers	$46,320	$22.27	80
Pharmacists	$136,270	$65.52	530
Pharmacy Aides	$37,310	$17.94	90
Pharmacy Technicians	$47,940	$23.05	760
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,600	not published	80
Phlebotomists	$46,000	$22.12	200
Photographers	not published	not published	60
Physical Therapist Assistants	$71,600	$34.42	100
Physical Therapists	$97,970	$47.10	760
Physician Assistants	$150,490	$72.35	410
Physicians, All Other	$343,050	$164.93	440
Physicians, Pathologists	$188,250	$90.50	not published
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,390	not published	50
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$62,170	$29.89	980
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$68,910	$33.13	1,020
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$107,490	not published	80
Postal Service Clerks	$61,050	$29.35	400
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$59,010	$28.37	690
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$59,490	$28.60	110
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$89,890	$43.22	120
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$59,010	not published	70
Power Plant Operators	$78,240	$37.62	140
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$55,880	$26.86	40
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$49,730	$23.91	940
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$48,930	$23.53	80
Printing Press Operators	$46,460	$22.34	190
Private Detectives and Investigators	$67,910	$32.65	90
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$83,820	$40.30	190
Procurement Clerks	$47,960	$23.06	90
Producers and Directors	$55,660	$26.76	290
Production Workers, All Other	$46,570	$22.39	470
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$60,560	$29.12	430
Project Management Specialists	$80,800	$38.85	1,190
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$62,810	$30.20	560
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$57,490	$27.64	60
Psychiatric Aides	$47,860	$23.01	330
Psychiatric Technicians	$47,560	$22.87	600
Psychiatrists	$302,770	$145.56	80
Psychologists, All Other	$81,080	$38.98	80
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,100	not published	100
Public Relations Managers	not published	not published	280
Public Relations Specialists	$66,060	$31.76	1,260
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$59,470	$28.59	280
Purchasing Managers	$135,720	$65.25	90
Radiation Therapists	$101,060	$48.59	50
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$59,290	$28.50	60
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$94,540	$45.45	470
Real Estate Brokers	$76,920	$36.98	80
Real Estate Sales Agents	not published	not published	70
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$38,370	$18.45	1,160
Recreation Workers	$37,450	$18.01	840
Recreational Therapists	$63,380	$30.47	40
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$51,960	$24.98	160
Registered Nurses	$97,460	$46.86	7,410
Rehabilitation Counselors	$50,030	$24.06	310
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$38,310	$18.42	140
Residential Advisors	$44,710	$21.50	170
Respiratory Therapists	$83,820	$40.30	210
Retail Salespersons	$37,400	$17.98	8,250
Rock Splitters, Quarry	$65,420	$31.45	not published
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$66,240	$31.85	40
Roofers	$59,040	$28.39	210
Sales Engineers	$116,790	$56.15	not published
Sales Managers	$138,650	$66.66	930
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$77,530	$37.27	1,130
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$76,840	$36.94	1,890
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$95,900	$46.11	410
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$48,890	$23.51	210
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$46,040	$22.14	230
School Bus Monitors	$39,020	$18.76	70
School Psychologists	$82,820	$39.82	180
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$76,220	not published	2,450
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$48,920	$23.52	3,360
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$88,280	$42.44	240
Security Guards	$45,550	$21.90	930
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$60,080	$28.89	110
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$53,190	$25.57	1,190
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$53,570	$25.76	230
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$46,140	$22.19	140
Sewing Machine Operators	$40,850	$19.64	220
Sheet Metal Workers	$58,250	$28.00	370
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$49,080	$23.60	780
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$42,270	$20.32	470
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$42,220	$20.30	50
Social Science Research Assistants	$47,510	$22.84	40
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$83,870	not published	50
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$79,450	$38.20	110
Social Workers, All Other	$73,070	$35.13	110
Social and Community Service Managers	$80,760	$38.83	1,200
Social and Human Service Assistants	$46,640	$22.42	1,920
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$87,620	not published	40
Software Developers	$125,280	$60.23	1,740
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$76,580	$36.82	170
Soil and Plant Scientists	$58,220	$27.99	not published
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$49,490	$23.79	250
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$46,980	not published	70
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$74,200	not published	770
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$73,110	not published	470
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$79,000	not published	70
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$79,360	not published	660
Speech-Language Pathologists	$82,090	$39.47	430
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$68,400	$32.89	70
Statisticians	$82,210	$39.53	not published
Stockers and Order Fillers	$37,130	$17.85	5,360
Stonemasons	$65,950	$31.71	80
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$55,640	$26.75	50
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$61,810	$29.72	1,120
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$38,200	$18.37	1,400
Surgeons, All Other	$438,530	$210.83	160
Surgical Technologists	$60,660	$29.17	140
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$56,460	$27.14	40
Surveyors	$76,450	$36.75	not published
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$42,630	$20.50	70
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$59,010	$28.37	140
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$53,920	not published	150
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$43,800	not published	4,960
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$48,620	not published	60
Technical Writers	$87,860	$42.24	60
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$81,800	$39.33	310
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$61,970	$29.79	310
Tellers	$44,030	$21.17	930
Tile and Stone Setters	$55,890	$26.87	140
Tire Repairers and Changers	$44,480	$21.39	120
Tool and Die Makers	$69,300	$33.32	140
Tour and Travel Guides	$45,920	$22.08	140
Training and Development Managers	$124,990	$60.09	not published
Training and Development Specialists	$77,800	$37.41	750
Transportation Security Screeners	$65,460	$31.47	80
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$101,850	$48.97	390
Travel Agents	$60,560	$29.12	120
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$62,170	$29.89	430
Tutors	$53,920	$25.93	130
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$46,080	not published	80
Urban and Regional Planners	$84,750	$40.74	100
Veterinarians	$131,820	$63.38	280
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$37,290	$17.93	370
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$49,490	$23.80	390
Waiters and Waitresses	$59,140	$28.43	4,040
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$63,640	$30.60	320
Web Developers	$84,550	$40.65	70
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$46,440	$22.33	120
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$60,890	$29.27	340
Woodworkers, All Other	$44,070	$21.19	30
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$46,480	$22.35	200
Writers and Authors	$94,430	$45.40	110
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$79,620	$38.28	70

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in Vermont

By median pay, Vermont is number 14 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $35,910 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $111,480. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $43,350 to $79,240. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $69,050, 22% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 303,890 jobs counted here are 0.2% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in Vermont are Office and Administrative Support (30,640 jobs, 11%), Food Preparation and Serving Related (25,280 jobs, 9%), Educational Instruction and Library (24,560 jobs, 8%) and Sales and Related (24,510 jobs, 8%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other (13.5 times the national share), Highway Maintenance Workers (3.9 times the national share) and Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators (3.6 times the national share). The table on this page lists 541 occupations; for 12 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 74 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 40 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 16 pay less and 18 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Waiters and Waitresses ($59,140 here, $35,230 nationally), Bartenders ($45,450 here, $34,340 nationally) and Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria ($46,370 here, $37,450 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for Financial Managers ($128,690 here, $166,570 nationally), Project Management Specialists ($80,800 here, $102,320 nationally) and Computer and Information Systems Managers ($138,460 here, $175,140 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in Vermont

What is the median salary in Vermont?

The median pay of all employees in Vermont was $56,390 a year ($27.11 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in Vermont?

Retail Salespersons, with 8,250 jobs and a median pay of $37,400 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in Vermont?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Surgeons, All Other ($438,530), Anesthesiologists ($434,780) and Neurologists ($434,730). Occupations shown as "$239,200 or more" are paid above the highest value the Bureau reports.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

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Salaries in Vermont: pay for 541 occupations, May 2025

Highest median pay in Vermont

Occupations with the most jobs

All occupations in Vermont, A to Z

How pay is spread in Vermont

The kinds of work

Same job, different pay

Questions about pay in Vermont