Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area Salaries

BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)

General and Operations Managers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area

General and Operations Managers publishes $95,600 here versus $105,770 nationally (-9.6%; 2,520metro-area jobs). Next is Cashiers at $35,550 locally versus $32,880 nationally (+8.1%).

  1. General and Operations Managers$95,600 in Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area sits 9.6% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (2,520 published local jobs).
  2. Cashiers$35,550 in Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area sits 8.1% above the national Cashiers median of $32,880 (2,190 published local jobs).
  3. Retail Salespersons$37,480 in Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area sits 5.8% above the national Retail Salespersons median of $35,410 (2,340 published local jobs).

General and Operations Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.

BLS OEWS metro wage desk

MSA 5000002 · Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64K mean

MEAN-HIGH · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL

  • MEAN-HIGH #118/528
  • RPP-UNK RPP n/a
  • OCC-MID 335 occs
  • TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $306K
  • EMP-MIX Financial Ma…
  • TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
  • PHOTO-FINISH Southern Vermont…
  • BOOK-FULL 316 rows · May 2025

Read with Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area ($26 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data

Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer — not a moving recommendation.

Published-row mean neighbourhood around Northern Vermont nonmetropo…

Guayama, PR · lowest mean: $32KGuayama, PR · lowest mean$32KNorthern Vermont non… · this MSA: $64KNorthern Vermont non… · this…$64KSouthern Vermont non… · near: $64KSouthern Vermont non… · near$64KOshkosh-Neenah, WI · near: $64KOshkosh-Neenah, WI · near$64KHelena, MT · near: $64KHelena, MT · near$64KNorth Coast Region o… · near: $64KNorth Coast Region o… · near$64KSan Jose-Sunnyvale-S… · highest mean: $119KSan Jose-Sunnyvale-S… · high…$119K
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Label Value
Guayama, PR · lowest mean $32K
Northern Vermont non… · this MSA $64K
Southern Vermont non… · near $64K
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI · near $64K
Helena, MT · near $64K
North Coast Region o… · near $64K
San Jose-Sunnyvale-S… · highest mean $119K

Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area

Financial Managers and Computer and Information Systems Managers lead published employment inside Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.

  1. 1. Financial Managers 570 jobs · $121,560
  2. 2. Computer and Information Systems Managers 310 jobs · $138,460
  3. 3. Medical and Health Services Managers 270 jobs · $111,680
  4. 4. Managers, All Other 260 jobs · $108,910
  5. 5. Sales Managers 230 jobs · $157,360
  6. 6. Nurse Practitioners 210 jobs · $134,350
  7. 7. Chief Executives 150 jobs · $160,480
  8. 8. Personal Financial Advisors 130 jobs · $125,090
  9. 9. Pharmacists 120 jobs · $131,320
  10. 10. Human Resources Managers 120 jobs · $116,870
  11. 11. Architectural and Engineering Managers 90 jobs · $138,000
  12. 12. Physician Assistants 90 jobs · $136,080
  13. 13. Public Relations Managers 90 jobs · $134,970
  14. 14. Natural Sciences Managers 90 jobs · $108,910
  15. 15. Family Medicine Physicians 80 jobs · $222,970
  16. 16. Dentists, General 80 jobs · $199,440
  17. 17. Veterinarians 80 jobs · $129,800
  18. 18. Fundraising Managers 70 jobs · $121,380

Occupations Tracked

335

with wage data

Published-Row Mean

$63,878

employment-weighted, 316 complete rows

Top Salary

$306,410

Physicians, All Other

Top-pay occupations in Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, by employment

Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.

# Occupation Median Salary
1 Financial Managers $121,560
2 Computer and Information Systems Managers $138,460
3 Medical and Health Services Managers $111,680
4 Managers, All Other $108,910
5 Sales Managers $157,360
6 Nurse Practitioners $134,350
7 Chief Executives $160,480
8 Personal Financial Advisors $125,090
9 Pharmacists $131,320
10 Human Resources Managers $116,870
11 Architectural and Engineering Managers $138,000
12 Physician Assistants $136,080
13 Public Relations Managers $134,970
14 Natural Sciences Managers $108,910
15 Family Medicine Physicians $222,970
16 Dentists, General $199,440
17 Veterinarians $129,800
18 Fundraising Managers $121,380
19 Physicians, All Other $306,410
20 Data Scientists $109,850
21 Optometrists $137,290
22 Actuaries $129,560
23 Marketing Managers $154,820
24 Training and Development Managers $119,140
25 Software Developers $110,120

Lowest Paying Jobs in Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area

Other BLS Wage Areas in VT

Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.

Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale

Two OEWS peer sets outside VT. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($63,878 here) and summed published employment.

Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.

Frequently Asked Questions

What average wage does BLS publish for this nonmetropolitan area?
BLS does not publish a single All Occupations mean for every nonmetropolitan reporting area on this page. WageDex's employment-weighted mean of the 316 published occupation means with employment estimates is $63,878/year (OEWS May 2025). That figure covers only occupations BLS published for this local area — 335 rows carry a median here. Averaging the 25 highest medians alone yields $142,593, which describes the displayed top tier only.
What is the highest paying job in Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area?
The highest paying occupation in Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area is Physicians, All Other with a median salary of $306,410/year. The second highest is Family Medicine Physicians at $222,970/year.
What jobs pay the least in Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area?
The lowest paying occupation in Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area is Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other with a median salary of $29,260/year according to BLS data.
Where do these nonmetropolitan wage rows come from?
Every occupation wage on this page is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for BLS nonmetropolitan reporting areas. OEWS surveys about 1.1 million establishments; nonmetro tables use BLS's balance-of-state geography, not a city MSA. WageDex does not invent missing occupations — only published rows appear.

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Last updated: May 2025 (BLS OEWS annual release). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Occupation rows use BLS OEWS May 2025. The local-area benchmark is WageDex's employment-weighted mean of published occupation means; where BEA RPP is available, the price-level figure divides that benchmark by the published area parity. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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