Vermont Paycheck Calculator
In Vermont for 2026, a $75,000 salary takes home about $58,797 per year after federal income tax and FICA (Social Security and Medicare), and Vermont state income tax.
Vermont take-home pay calculator
Take-home now: $2,261.41 per 2 weeks
2025 standard deduction (2026 pending). Vermont's tax rates for 2026 are current, but it has not published its 2026 standard deduction 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). For 2026, Vermont's state standard deduction is $7,650 for single filers and $15,300 for married couples filing jointly. As a worked example, a single filer earning $60,000 pays about $1,806 in Vermont income tax (roughly 3.0% of gross) before federal tax and FICA.
What this estimate doesn't include: Local income taxes are not included. Vermont's per-person personal exemption is not modeled, so this estimate runs slightly high. The standard deduction shown is Vermont's tax year 2025 amount, because the Department of Taxes has not yet published a tax year 2026 standard deduction. 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% |
Beyond the paycheck: Vermont's 6% sales tax and property tax
| Sales tax | 6% (≈6.39% with local) |
| Property tax | ≈1.51% — Among the highest effective property-tax rates in the nation — Tax Foundation lists 1.51% on owner-occupied housing, placing Vermont in the top tier nationally (other methodologies rank it ~5th highest). |
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) | ≈$62,751 |
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.
- Vermont carries one of the heaviest property-tax burdens in the U.S. (about 1.51% effective rate per Tax Foundation), driven largely by its statewide education property tax that funds public schools.
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
What does a full-time minimum-wage job in Vermont pay in 2026?
Vermont's 2026 minimum wage is $14.42/hour — about $29,994 a year at 40 hours a week before taxes. Details and exceptions are in the minimum-wage section above.
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% | $58,797 |
| 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, California, District of Columbia, Idaho, Maryland 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 2026-08-02