Average Salary in Vermont
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Vermont. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$66,330Rank #19 of 51
- Median annual wage$52,410Rank #17 of 51
- Median household income$82,730ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity98.0US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$67,684Rank #18 at national prices
- Total employment304,170Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $66,330 is $13,920 (26.6 %) above the median of $52,410, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Vermont sit close to the national average (RPP 98.0, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Vermont buys what $67,684 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Vermont is $82,730 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Vermont
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $161,990 |
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $149,560 |
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $135,880 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $134,320 |
| Data Scientist | 15-2051 | $119,630 |
| Financial and Investment Analyst | 13-2051 | $108,390 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $105,090 |
| Dental Hygienist | 29-1292 | $97,370 |
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