Vermont Paycheck Calculator 2026

A Vermont paycheck is whittled down in the same federal spots as everywhere else, then a bit more for the state. Federal income tax comes out per the W-4 you filed, Social Security takes 6.2% on wages up to the $184,500 base, and Medicare claims 1.45% on every dollar with no ceiling. Stacked on that is Vermont's own income tax, a four-bracket graduated schedule that runs from a low entry rate up to a top marginal 8.75% on the highest band of earnings.

One line many workers expect is absent here: there is no state disability insurance deduction, because Vermont runs no SDI program. Its Family and Medical Leave Insurance is voluntary coverage rather than a mandatory payroll tax, so a leave premium shows up only if your employer signed on, and it may be employer-paid, employee-paid, or split. Pre-tax money routed into a traditional 401(k), capped at $24,500 for 2026, trims the wages both the IRS and Montpelier tax, which is why identical salaries can produce different deposits.

On a $60,000 salary, Vermont's graduated income tax, topping out at 8.75%, comes to about $1,573 a year for a single filer after the state's own deductions and exemptions — on top of $4,590 in federal FICA, which is the same in every state. 33 of the 42 states that tax income have a lower top rate than Vermont's 8.75%.

The state minimum wage is $14.42/hr , above the federal $7.25 floor — about $29,994 a year at 40 hours a week. There is no state disability or paid-family-leave deduction. The one other state line some employers take is up to 0.11% of wages for Vermont's Child Care Contribution (at most $82.50 a year on $75,000), which the calculator leaves out because withholding it is the employer's choice.