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title: "Average Salary in Vermont"
description: "Mean $69,050, median $56,390 in Vermont (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices, pay by field and top jobs."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/vermont"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Vermont

Mean annual wage $69,050, median $56,390 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025. Median at national-average prices: $57,570 (rank 9 of 51 by that measure; rank 14 nominal).

| Percentile | Vermont | US |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $35,910 | $31,200 |
| 25th | $43,350 | $37,590 |
| 50th | $56,390 | $50,980 |
| 75th | $79,240 | $80,520 |
| 90th | $111,480 | $128,560 |

## Price levels (BEA Regional Price Parities, US = 100)

| Category | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 98.0 |
| Housing (rents) | 86.5 |
| Goods | 97.3 |
| Utilities | 125.8 |
| Other services | 101.6 |

## By occupation group

| Group | Median | Workers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Management | $107,520 | 24,800 |
| Legal | $100,730 | 2,200 |
| Computer and Mathematical | $95,680 | 7,720 |
| Architecture and Engineering | $89,300 | 5,630 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | $87,370 | 21,730 |
| Business and Financial Operations | $78,050 | 17,570 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | $75,330 | 3,240 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | $62,470 | 4,750 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | $61,620 | 25,460 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $60,020 | 10,890 |
| Construction and Extraction | $59,740 | 14,320 |
| Community and Social Service | $57,330 | 9,540 |
| Protective Service | $56,910 | 4,840 |
| Office and Administrative Support | $49,560 | 31,180 |
| Production | $49,080 | 15,400 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $46,760 | 530 |
| Healthcare Support | $45,800 | 14,340 |
| Transportation and Material Moving | $45,440 | 20,860 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | $43,540 | 10,930 |
| Sales | $39,830 | 24,710 |
| Personal Care and Service | $39,030 | 6,950 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | $38,210 | 26,300 |

## Most common jobs

- [Retail Salesperson](https://nuecareer.com/careers/retail-salesperson): 8,250 workers
- [General and Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-and-operations-manager): 8,000 workers
- [Registered Nurse](https://nuecareer.com/careers/registered-nurse): 7,410 workers
- [Cashier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cashier): 7,030 workers
- [Fast Food and Counter Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fast-food-and-counter-worker): 6,830 workers
- [Stocker and Order Filler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/stocker-and-order-filler): 5,360 workers
- [Janitor and Cleaner, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners](https://nuecareer.com/careers/janitor-and-cleaner): 5,130 workers
- [Office Clerk, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/office-clerk-general): 5,100 workers
- [Server](https://nuecareer.com/careers/server): 4,040 workers
- [Elementary School Teacher](https://nuecareer.com/careers/elementary-school-teacher): 3,610 workers

## Highest-paying jobs (500+ workers)

- [Sales Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sales-manager): $138,650 median
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $138,460 median
- [Pharmacist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pharmacist): $136,270 median
- [Nurse Practitioner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-practitioner): $134,740 median
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $128,690 median
- [Medical and Health Services Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/medical-and-health-services-manager): $128,690 median
- [Lawyer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/lawyer): $127,310 median
- [Regulatory Affairs Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/regulatory-affairs-manager): $125,440 median
- [Software Developer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/software-developer): $125,280 median
- [Web Administrator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/web-administrator): $111,530 median

## Most over-represented jobs (location quotient)

- [Highway Maintenance Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/highway-maintenance-worker): 3.87x the national share
- [Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/computer-numerically-controlled-tool-operator): 3.60x the national share
- [Social and Community Service Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/social-and-community-service-manager): 2.94x the national share
- [Food Batchmaker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/food-batchmaker): 2.94x the national share
- [Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/health-specialties-teacher-postsecondary): 2.72x the national share
- [Compliance Officer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/compliance-officer): 2.40x the national share
- [Carpenter](https://nuecareer.com/careers/carpenter): 2.35x the national share
- [Public Relations Specialist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/public-relations-specialist): 2.27x the national share
- [Social and Human Service Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/social-and-human-service-assistant): 2.24x the national share
- [Self-Enrichment Teacher](https://nuecareer.com/careers/self-enrichment-teacher): 1.84x the national share

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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