SALARY · REGISTERED NURSES · VERMONT

Registered Nurses salary in Vermont

People ask me what a job pays, and my honest answer is always: it depends on the state. For registered nurses in Vermont, the middle of the field earned $97,460 a year. Use that as your anchor, then look at experience, employer size and city before you judge any single offer.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$97,460

$47 per hour at the median · That is $90 (0.1 percent) below the national median of $97,550 for this occupation.

$96,650Mean annual salary
$46Mean hourly wage
$7,410People employed in this job in Vermont

Salary range

25th: $82,210Median: $97,46075th: $105,210
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$82,210
Median (50th percentile)$97,460
75th percentile$105,210
Mean$96,650

The middle half of workers earned from $82,210 to $105,210 a year. Hourly pay matters if your hours vary. An annual figure can look strong while the hourly rate tells a different story, especially in jobs with seasonal hours or overtime. Check both before you compare two offers.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED PAY BEFORE STATE TAX

$77,393 a year
$6,449 a month
Federal tax $12,611 · FICA $7,456

State tax is not in this figure. State tax for Vermont is not included, because the full 2026 state table for Vermont has not been verified in this build. Treat this figure as before state tax, not as a final take-home figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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