Vermont Paycheck Calculator
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What is the take-home pay on $75,000 in Vermont in 2026?
In Vermont for 2026, a $75,000 salary takes home about $59,064 per year after federal income tax and FICA (Social Security and Medicare), and Vermont state income tax and VT state payroll programs contributions.
Vermont take-home pay calculator
Take-home now: $2,271.70 per 2 weeks
2025 standard deduction plus personal exemption (2026 pending). Vermont's tax rates for 2026 are current, but it has not published its 2026 standard deduction plus personal exemption yet, so this page subtracts its 2025 amount. We update this page when the state publishes.
Use this free Vermont (VT) paycheck, payroll and income tax calculator to estimate your 2026 take-home pay after federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, and Vermont's graduated state income tax (four brackets, 3.35% to 8.75%).
Enter your own pay in the calculator to estimate your Vermont take-home pay for any salary or hourly wage.
Vermont's four-bracket ladder (3.35%–8.75%): what comes out of each 2026 check
Vermont taxes income on a graduated state schedule for 2026, applied after the state deduction for your filing status. This calculator applies that on top of federal withholding and Social Security / Medicare to estimate your Vermont take-home pay.
Vermont uses a graduated income tax with 4 brackets for 2026, with marginal rates ranging from 3.35% to a top rate of 8.75% (which applies to single-filer taxable income above $256,300). Vermont has not published its 2026 standard deduction plus personal exemption yet, so this page uses its 2025 amounts until it does: $12,950 for single filers and $25,900 for married couples filing jointly. As a worked example, a single filer earning $60,000 pays about $1,576 in Vermont income tax (roughly 2.6% of gross) before federal tax and FICA.
What this estimate doesn't include: Local income taxes are not included. This estimate includes Vermont's personal exemption at its tax year 2025 amount, $5,300, added to the standard deduction: one for a single or head-of-household filer and two for a married couple filing jointly. The exemption for each dependent is not included. The standard deduction and personal exemption shown are Vermont's tax year 2025 amounts, because the Department of Taxes has not yet published its tax year 2026 amounts. Vermont employers pay a 0.44% Child Care Contribution on wages and may take up to 0.11% of your pay toward it. This estimate assumes your employer takes the full 0.11%. City, county or school-district income taxes where they apply, court-ordered deductions, union dues, and anything else your specific employer withholds are not in this figure; your pay stub is the authority on those.
Estimates only, not tax advice. The section "What this estimate doesn't include" above lists what's left out; see also our terms and the corrections log.
Vermont's four 2025 brackets, from 3.35% to 8.75% (single filers)
Vermont's graduated single-filer schedule for 2025, applied after the state deduction:
| Taxable income | Marginal rate |
|---|---|
| $0 – $50,750 | 3.35% |
| $50,750 – $122,850 | 6.6% |
| $122,850 – $256,300 | 7.6% |
| $256,300 and above | 8.75% |
Child Care Contribution, employee share: what else Vermont takes from your check
On a Vermont paycheck, these state programs are deducted in addition to income tax and Social Security / Medicare:
| Program | Employee rate (2026) | Wage base / cap |
|---|---|---|
| Child Care Contribution, employee share | Up to 0.11% of wages (employers pay 0.44% and may take up to a quarter of it from pay) | No wage cap; charged on wages after 401(k) and Section 125 money |
Included in your take-home: the VT Child Care Contribution contribution is subtracted from the take-home estimate at the top of this page. These are withheld after tax and do not lower your taxable income.
Beyond the paycheck: Vermont's 6% statewide sales tax
| Statewide sales tax | 6% |
Vermont's own $14.42 minimum wage — above the federal floor (2026)
$14.42/hour (≈$29,994/year full-time). Increased from $14.01 to $14.42/hr effective January 1, 2026 (CPI-indexed annually). Tipped minimum cash wage rose to $7.21/hr.
Your paycheck vs the $81,203 Vermont median
| Median household income (2024 (ACS 1-year)) | $81,203 |
| Take-home (single filer) | ≈$63,012 |
Is overtime and tips tax-free in Vermont? Federally yes, but Vermont still taxes both
Federal law lets you deduct qualified tips and overtime premium pay from 2025 through 2028 (OBBBA caps & rules), though Social Security and Medicare are still withheld.
Vermont state income tax: Vermont has not adopted the federal tips/overtime deductions for state income tax as of mid-2026, so they reduce your federal tax only. (source: tax.vermont.gov)
- Overtime: 2025 — not deductible on your Vermont return (still state-taxed); 2026–2028 — not deductible on your Vermont return (still state-taxed).
- Tips: 2025 — not deductible on your Vermont return (still state-taxed); 2026–2028 — not deductible on your Vermont return (still state-taxed).
Related: tips by state · tips calculator · overtime by state · overtime calculator.
Two Vermont payroll quirks worth knowing
- Vermont's paid family and medical leave (VT-FMLI) is a voluntary insurance program, not a mandatory payroll tax, so unlike most New England states there is no required statewide PFML deduction on a Vermont paycheck. The state payroll deduction a Vermont paycheck can carry is the Child Care Contribution: employers pay 0.44% of wages and may take up to 0.11% from your pay.
- Vermont's property tax bill includes a statewide education tax that helps pay for public schools. Act 60 of 1997 moved school funding to the state level, creating a statewide education property tax rate and a state Education Fund to collect it. The rate on a home you live in depends on how much your school district spends per pupil.
No city or county income tax anywhere in Vermont
No municipal or county income taxes. Vermont has only a statewide graduated individual income tax (3.35% to 8.75% for 2026).
Vermont paycheck FAQ
Besides income tax, what does Vermont deduct from paychecks?
On top of federal tax and FICA, Vermont withholds Child Care Contribution, employee share at Up to 0.11% of wages (employers pay 0.44% and may take up to a quarter of it from pay). The full rates and wage caps are in the payroll-deductions table on this page.
Does Vermont have a state income tax in 2026?
Yes — four graduated brackets from 3.35% to 8.75% in 2026, on top of federal tax and FICA.
Compare a paycheck next door: New Hampshire, New York & Massachusetts
| State | State income tax (2026) | Take-home on $75,000 (single) |
|---|---|---|
| Vermont | four brackets, 3.35%–8.75% | $59,064 |
| New Hampshire | no state income tax | $61,593 |
| New York | nine brackets, 3.9%–10.9% | $57,784 |
| Massachusetts | two brackets, 5%–9% | $57,818 |
Those are the states next door. To see where Vermont lands against all of them at once, our take-home pay by state study runs an identical salary at two levels, $75,000 and $100,000, through the 2026 rules of every state and DC, except Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Maryland, Ohio and Vermont, still on their 2025 tables, ranked from the most take-home pay to the least.
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Data compiled and maintained by Edmond Daher · Updated