Vermont Salary Guide 2026: Take-Home + Professions

Vermont's 4-bracket income tax tops at 8.75%, but the line item that hurts most homeowners isn't income tax — it's the statewide education property tax stacked on top of municipal rates, producing the third-highest effective property tax in the country at 1.90%. Burlington's UVM Medical Center is the state's largest employer; GlobalFoundries Essex Junction is the only major semiconductor fab in New England. Vermont has no reciprocity agreements with any state, despite what most other tax guides will tell you. — this guide covers pay ranges by profession, take-home after federal + state + FICA, and where Vermont's highest salaries cluster geographically.