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Vermont Salary Calculator 2026

Convert hourly ↔ annual salary and benchmark your pay against Vermont-adjusted BLS medians for 20+ trade roles. Vermont is pre-selected; includes overtime.

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Hourly ↔ Annual Reference Table

Hourly RateAnnual (2,080 hrs)MonthlyWeekly
$15.00/hr$31,200$2,600$600
$20.00/hr$41,600$3,467$800
$25.00/hr$52,000$4,333$1,000
$30.00/hr$62,400$5,200$1,200
$35.00/hr$72,800$6,067$1,400
$40.00/hr$83,200$6,933$1,600
$45.00/hr$93,600$7,800$1,800
$50.00/hr$104,000$8,667$2,000
$60.00/hr$124,800$10,400$2,400
$75.00/hr$156,000$13,000$3,000
$100.00/hr$208,000$17,333$4,000
$125.00/hr$260,000$21,667$5,000

Salary Calculator FAQ

How do you convert hourly rate to annual salary?

Multiply your hourly rate by 2,080 (40 hours × 52 weeks) for a standard full-time annual salary. Example: $30/hr × 2,080 = $62,400/yr. For overtime weeks, use: (40 hrs × rate) + (OT hrs × rate × 1.5) × number of weeks.

How many working hours are in a year?

Standard full-time: 2,080 hours (40 × 52). Minus 10 federal holidays (80 hrs): 2,000 paid hours. Minus 2 weeks vacation (80 hrs): 1,920 hours actually worked. BLS uses 2,080 for hourly-to-annual conversions. Turnaround and shutdown workers can exceed 3,000 hours/yr with heavy overtime.

What is time-and-a-half overtime?

Under the FLSA, non-exempt employees must receive 1.5× their regular rate for all hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek. Example: $30/hr base · regular week = $1,200 (40 hrs) · one 10-hr OT week = $1,200 + ($30 × 1.5 × 10) = $1,200 + $450 = $1,650. Double time (2×) is not federally required but common in petrochemical and union contracts.

Vermont Salaries

How Vermont salaries compare to the national market

Vermont trade wages run about 2% below the national median (BLS OEWS May 2025), and this calculator applies a 0.98 Vermont wage index to national medians. The GlobalFoundries fab in Essex Junction is the state's largest private industrial employer and its maintenance and expansion work anchors the specialised trades, while Vermont's weatherisation and heat-pump programmes have given mechanical and insulation crews years of steady residential retrofit work. On the tax side, Vermont withholds 3.35% / 6.6% / 7.6% / 8.75%, with no local wage tax on top.

Vermont: vermont salary calculator — Vermont wage index 0.98× national BLS median, Gross vs national ~2% below, State income tax 3.35% / 6.6% / 7.6% / 8.75%. Simplified outline of Vermont, stylised and not to scale.
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Vermont trade salaries at a glance (2026 BLS)

Vermont-adjusted BLS OEWS medians for common skilled trades (national median localised with the 0.98 Vermont wage index). Enter your own pay in the calculator above to benchmark against any role.

TradeVermont median / yrNational medianVermont / hr
Electrician$61,930$63,190$29.77
Plumber$62,520$63,800$30.06
HVAC Technician$59,790$61,010$28.75
Pipefitter$62,520$63,800$30.06
Ironworker$61,520$62,780$29.58
Carpenter$59,370$60,580$28.54

Trade pay by Vermont metro

Local BLS medians vs the Vermont state average.

MetroMedianvs state
Burlington$64,4101.04× state
Montpelier-Barre$60,0700.97× state
Rutland$58,8300.95× state
Brattleboro$58,8300.95× state
What is driving trade demand in Vermont?

Semiconductors and retrofits. The GlobalFoundries fab in Essex Junction needs continuous specialised electrical, mechanical and controls maintenance, and its expansion cycles pull in travelling crews. Away from Chittenden County, Vermont's aggressive weatherisation and heat-pump incentive programmes have created years of steady residential work for HVAC, insulation and electrical contractors.

How accurate is the Vermont benchmark in this calculator?

The calculator applies a Vermont wage index (0.98×) to national BLS OEWS medians, a reference estimate, not a quote. Burlington scale runs above the state figure while rural markets run below it. For exact BLS state and metro medians with percentiles, use the Vermont salary guide.

Does a Vermont salary go as far as the number suggests?

Not entirely. Vermont withholds 3.35% / 6.6% / 7.6% / 8.75% from every paycheck, with no local wage tax on top, which costs roughly $5,688 a year on a $65,000 salary before any local layer. That is why a gross figure here is not directly comparable with one from a no-income-tax state; run both through the Vermont paycheck calculator to compare take-home.

What is the median trade salary in Vermont?

It varies by role: the Vermont electrician median is about $61,930, plumbers $62,520, HVAC technicians $59,790, and pipefitters $62,520 (BLS OEWS May 2025, Vermont-adjusted). Enter your own pay in the calculator to see your percentile against any role.

How is the Vermont wage index applied?

National BLS OEWS medians are multiplied by a 0.98 Vermont factor to localise them, reflecting that Vermont gross pay runs about 2% below the national average. Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. It is a reference estimate, not an employer offer.

Which Vermont metros pay trades the most?

Burlington and Chittenden County pay the most, about 4% above the state figure, on semiconductor, hospital and commercial work in the only market with meaningful contractor density. Montpelier and Barre track a few points below, and Rutland and Brattleboro lowest of the four.

Do Vermont trade wages include overtime?

The benchmark medians are base pay. Vermont requires 1.5x after 40 hours a week. A short building season and fab maintenance windows at Essex Junction concentrate overtime into predictable stretches of the year. This calculator lets you add overtime hours at 1.5x (or 2x) to model total annual pay.

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Sources & methodology

Salary figures are U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (May 2025) national medians localised with a 0.98 Vermont wage index; hourly rates assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Primary sources: BLS OEWS · Vermont Department of Taxes · Vermont Department of Labor. Reviewed 2026-07-25 by the GlobalCybers Data Desk · reference estimates, not an offer of pay. Full methodology →

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