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Physician Salary in Vermont (2026)

The average Physician in Vermont earns around $270,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $179,030/year ($14,919/month).

Take-Home Pay Breakdown

CategoryAmount
Annual Take-Home Pay
$179,030
Monthly Take-Home Pay
$14,919
Biweekly Take-Home Pay
$6,886
Hourly Take-Home Pay

based on 2,080 hrs/year

$86/hr
Federal Tax
$57,704
State Tax
$17,282
FICA Taxes
$15,984
Effective Tax Rate

total taxes ÷ gross salary

33.69%
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Physician Salary Ranges in Vermont

Entry Level (0–3 yrs)

$195,000

/year

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Mid Level (3–7 yrs)

$270,000

/year

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Senior Level (7+ yrs)

$425,000

/year

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Not all Physicians earn the same — not even close

Vermont's physician market is anchored by University of Vermont Medical Center Burlington (the only VT Level 1 adult trauma + the only VT academic medical center + UVM Larner College of Medicine teaching + ~620+ beds + the substantial UVM Health Network multi-state VT + NY ~~6 hospitals + UVMMC + Central Vermont Medical Center + Porter Medical Center + Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital NY + Alice Hyde Medical Center NY + Elizabethtown Community Hospital NY), UVM Larner College of Medicine Burlington (the only VT MD-granting institution + ~120 MDs/yr + the substantial UVM Larner-UVMMC partnership + UVM Cancer Center), Central Vermont Medical Center Berlin + Rutland Regional Medical Center + Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Bennington + Brattleboro Memorial Hospital + Northwestern Medical Center Saint Albans + Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital Saint Johnsbury + Springfield Hospital + Gifford Medical Center Randolph + Copley Hospital Morrisville + the substantial VT community hospital, plus Dartmouth-Hitchcock Lebanon NH cross-border VT-NH referral.

Cardiothoracic Surgeon

$495,000–$845,000+ bonus

CT surgery at UVMMC + Rutland Regional + Central VT · transplant

Orthopedic Surgeon

$455,000–$795,000+ bonus

Ortho at VT major systems · post-ski + sports + winter sports trauma

Anesthesiologist

$365,000–$535,000+ bonus

Anesthesia at UVMMC + Rutland + Central VT + Brattleboro · OR coverage

Radiologist

$365,000–$595,000+ bonus

Diagnostic + IR at VT major systems · post-2020 imaging substantial

Hospitalist / Internal Medicine

$245,000–$385,000+ bonus

Hospitalist at UVMMC + Rutland + Central VT · post-2020 VT physician demand

Emergency Medicine

$275,000–$435,000+ bonus

EM at UVMMC Level 1 + Rutland + Central VT + community ED

Family Medicine / Primary Care

$215,000–$315,000+ bonus

PCP at VT major systems + community FQHC · post-2020 VT PCP demand

Pediatrician

$195,000–$285,000+ bonus

Peds at UVMMC peds + UVM Children + Rutland + community peds

Psychiatrist

$245,000–$365,000+ bonus

Psych at UVMMC psych + UVM + Brattleboro Retreat + community BH

OB/GYN

$275,000–$415,000+ bonus

OB at UVMMC + Rutland + Central VT + community

Worth knowing: UVM Medical Center Burlington the only VT Level 1 trauma + the only VT academic medical center + UVM Larner College of Medicine the only VT MD-granting tri-anchor is one of the country's distinctive concentrated US single-state Level 1 trauma + only VT AMC + only VT MD-granting physician anchor and a feature most national physician surveys understate for VT. UVM Medical Center Burlington (the only VT Level 1 adult trauma + the only VT academic medical center + UVM Larner College of Medicine teaching + ~620+ beds + the substantial UVM Health Network multi-state VT + NY ~6 hospitals + UVMMC + Central Vermont Medical Center + Porter Medical Center + Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital NY + Alice Hyde Medical Center NY + Elizabethtown Community Hospital NY + the substantial UVM Cancer Center). UVM Larner College of Medicine Burlington (the only VT MD-granting institution + ~120 MDs/yr + the substantial UVM Larner-UVMMC partnership + the substantial UVM Larner clinical + research + the substantial post-2024 UVM Larner substantial growth). VT community hospitals (Central Vermont Medical Center Berlin + Rutland Regional + Southwestern VT Medical Center Bennington + Brattleboro Memorial + Northwestern Saint Albans + Northeastern VT Saint Johnsbury + Springfield + Gifford Randolph + Copley Morrisville + the substantial VT community hospital). Dartmouth-Hitchcock Lebanon NH cross-border VT-NH referral. VT IMLC since 2017 + VT NP Full Practice Authority since 1995 + VT progressive top 8.75% anchor the VT physician proposition.

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