United States · Vermont · Updated for 2026
Vermont paycheck calculator 2026
On Vermont’s median pay of $56,390 in 2026, a single filer in Vermont takes home $45,975.45 a year ($1,768.29 every two weeks), after $4,586.80 federal income tax, $4,313.84 Social Security and Medicare, and $1,513.92 of Vermont tax and payroll contributions.
Change the pay, schedule, filing status or deductions below to see your own paycheck. It works as a Vermont salary calculator too: type a yearly salary or an hourly rate.
Take-home pay, 2026 · Vermont · single · paid every two weeks
$1,768.29 a paycheck
$45,975.45 a year · $3,831.29 a month · $22.10 an hour
| Per paycheck | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $2,168.85 | $56,390.00 |
| Federal income tax | −$176.42 | −$4,586.80 |
| Social Security | −$134.47 | −$3,496.18 |
| Medicare | −$31.45 | −$817.66 |
| Vermont income tax | −$55.84 | −$1,451.89 |
| Vermont Child Care Contribution | −$2.39 | −$62.03 |
| Take-home pay | $1,768.29 | $45,975.45 |
An estimate of the year’s tax divided evenly across your 26 paychecks, not your employer’s exact withholding table. An hour assumes 40 hours a week for 52 weeks.
Estimate your 2026 tax refund on this pay, with the new deductions for tips and overtime.
Federal income tax
Taxable income: $56,390 of pay after pre-tax deductions, less the $16,100 standard deduction for single = $40,290.
| Income in bracket | Tax | |
|---|---|---|
| 10% bracket | $12,400 | $1,240.00 |
| 12% bracket | $27,890 | $3,346.80 |
| Federal income tax for the year | $4,586.80 |
Social Security and Medicare
- Social Security: 6.2% = $3,496.18 a year.
- Medicare: 1.45% of all pay = $817.66 a year.
Vermont tax
Vermont taxes $56,390 of your pay, less the $7,650 standard deduction and an exemption of $5,400 in all: $43,340 of taxable income.
| Income in bracket | Tax | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.35% bracket | $43,340 | $1,451.89 |
Vermont income tax: $1,451.89 a year.
Vermont Child Care Contribution: $62.03 a year.
Taken from every paycheck, besides income tax: Vermont Child Care Contribution: 0.11% of pay, with no upper limit.
Your tax rates
- Effective rate: 18.5%. That share of your pay goes in federal, state and payroll taxes.
- Marginal rate: 23.1%. Of your next dollar of pay, about 23 cents goes in tax, so you keep about 77 cents.
What are Vermont’s income tax rates for 2026?
Vermont taxes income in 4 brackets, from 3.35% to 8.75%, on your income less Vermont’s own standard deduction and a personal exemption. Each filing status has its own brackets:
| Rate | Single | Married filing jointly | Head of household |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.35% | from $0 | from $0 | from $0 |
| 6.6% | over $50,750 | over $84,700 | over $68,000 |
| 7.6% | over $122,850 | over $204,750 | over $175,500 |
| 8.75% | over $256,300 | over $312,050 | over $284,150 |
Standard deduction: $7,650 single, $15,300 married filing jointly and $11,450 head of household. Personal exemption: $5,400 each for you and a spouse on a joint return. Minimum tax: when income is over $150,000, the tax is at least 3% of it.
Also taken from pay, besides income tax: Vermont Child Care Contribution, 0.11% of pay with no upper limit.
How much tax do I pay on $56,390 in Vermont?
$56,390 is the median yearly pay for all jobs in Vermont (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). A single filer paid every two weeks, with nothing taken before tax:
| Year | Per paycheck | |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $56,390.00 | $2,168.85 |
| Federal income tax | $4,586.80 | $176.42 |
| Social Security | $3,496.18 | $134.47 |
| Medicare | $817.66 | $31.45 |
| Vermont income tax | $1,451.89 | $55.84 |
| Vermont Child Care Contribution | $62.03 | $2.39 |
| Take-home pay | $45,975.45 | $1,768.29 |
Effective rate: 18.5% of pay in tax. Of the next dollar, about 23 cents goes in tax. Open this example in the paycheck calculator.
What is different about paychecks in Vermont?
Vermont’s first rate, 3.35%, is low and wide: it covers the first $50,750 of taxable income for a single filer and $84,700 on a joint return. Above that the rate jumps to 6.6%.
Vermont also has a minimum tax of 3% of income over $150,000. On wages alone the normal tax is always higher, so it does not change a paycheck estimate.
Employers pay Vermont’s Child Care Contribution on wages and may pass up to 0.11% of your pay on to you, with no upper limit. Many pay it all themselves; this estimate assumes the most.
Vermont has not yet published its final 2026 figures. This calculator uses the Department of Taxes’ 2026 preliminary rates, the 2025 standard deduction and the 2026 withholding allowance as the exemption. Vermont towns do not tax wages.
Not final yet
Vermont has not published these 2026 figures yet, so this page uses the latest official amounts and will be updated when the state publishes: Vermont’s 2026 rates and brackets (the Department of Taxes’ preliminary 2026 rates; its 2026 withholding tables use the same brackets). Vermont’s 2026 standard deduction (the calculator uses the 2025 amounts, $7,650 single and $15,300 joint, until Vermont publishes 2026’s). Vermont’s 2026 personal exemption (the calculator uses $5,400, the 2026 withholding allowance).
How does Vermont compare with New Hampshire and New York?
The same $56,390 salary, single, paid every two weeks:
| State tax and contributions a year | Take-home a year | Per paycheck | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | $1,513.92 | $45,975.45 | $1,768.29 |
| New Hampshire | none | $47,489.37 | $1,826.51 |
| New York | $2,722.86 | $44,766.50 | $1,721.79 |
You take home $1,513.92 a year less in Vermont than in New Hampshire.
You take home $1,208.95 a year more in Vermont than in New York.
What does this calculator leave out in Vermont?
- Vermont’s earned income credit, child tax credit, child care credit and the renter and property tax credits, which depend on more than your pay.
- Dependents, and credits such as the child tax credit.
- One job for the whole calendar year, with the same pay every paycheck, no bonus and no overtime.
- A married couple filing jointly is one earner: the whole household income is this pay.
- The year’s tax is divided evenly across your paychecks. Your employer withholds from each paycheck using your W-4 and the IRS tables, so a paycheck can differ a little.
The full list is on the sources page, and the method on how we calculate.
Which other states can I check?
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- District of Columbia state income tax
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- Oregon state income tax
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- South Dakota no income tax
- Tennessee no income tax
- Texas no income tax
- Utah state income tax
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- Washington no income tax
- West Virginia state income tax
- Wisconsin state income tax
- Wyoming no income tax
Every state on one page: the US paycheck calculator. How the taxes work: US paycheck guides.
Pay by job: the highest paying jobs in Vermont after tax, and 830 jobs with their pay in every state. Your federal refund for 2026, with the new deductions: the tax refund calculator.
On an hourly wage? The Vermont minimum wage, with full-time pay and take-home pay.
Questions about paychecks in Vermont
How much is taken out of a paycheck in Vermont?
On $56,390 a year, single, paid every two weeks: $176.42 federal income tax, $165.92 Social Security and Medicare and $58.23 for Vermont (tax and payroll contributions) a paycheck, leaving $1,768.29.
What is the take-home pay on $100,000 in Vermont?
$74,980.68 a year, or $2,883.87 every two weeks, for a single filer with nothing taken before tax.
Is Vermont state tax taken out of every paycheck?
Yes. Employers in Vermont withhold state income tax from each paycheck along with federal tax. This calculator spreads the year’s tax evenly across your paychecks, so a single paycheck can differ a little.
What are Vermont’s income tax rates in 2026?
3.35%, 6.6%, 7.6% and 8.75%. For a single filer the top rate starts above $256,300 of taxable income. These are the Department of Taxes’ preliminary 2026 rates.
What is the Vermont Child Care Contribution on my paycheck?
A payroll tax that pays for child care in Vermont. Employers pay it, and may take up to 0.11% of your wages to cover part of it.
Does Vermont tax military pay?
Only partly. A Vermont resident on full-time active duty does not pay Vermont tax on military pay earned outside Vermont. Active-duty pay earned in Vermont is taxed, with a small exemption for some Guard and Reserve training pay.