Highest Paying Jobs in Vermont

Top 100 occupations ranked by median annual salary, Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025

Highest Salary

$438,530

Surgeons, All Other

Top 25 Average

$243,333

median salary

$100K+ Jobs

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Occupations

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This ranking surfaces the 100 highest-paying occupations in Vermont by BLS OEWS state median salary, drawn from the May 2025 release. At the top, Surgeons, All Other pays a state median of $438,530, +6% above the national median of $414,010 for the same role. Of the 100 tracked positions, 72 pay above $100,000 per year in Vermont - a useful threshold for separating specialist professional roles from mid-tier employment. The top-10 average sits at $358,475, giving a sense of what elite specialists inside this state actually clear.

The "Difference" column compares each state median to the corresponding national median for the same SOC code, making pay premiums and discounts immediately visible. In this list, 51 of 100 occupations pay above the national median in Vermont, which usually signals one of three things: a local concentration of specialized employers (finance hubs, tech clusters, research universities, federal agencies), a cost-of-living adjustment baked into state-wide wage scales, or scarce in-state talent supply bidding up competitive roles. Occupations paying below the national median are not necessarily bad news, they often reflect lower cost of living in the state or industries where Vermont is not a concentrated employer.

Rankings like this show ceiling-potential by specialty, but they don't tell you the odds of landing one of those roles. Pair this table with the employment column (how many workers the state actually employs in each occupation) and the growth projections on each occupation's national page to see whether the field is expanding or contracting. BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, especially distorting for top-paying roles where equity and performance compensation can represent 30-50% of total pay. Use this leaderboard to shortlist careers worth exploring in Vermont, then drill into each row's linked profile to check percentile spread, typical education, metro-level variation, and whether projected openings match your timeline.

#	Occupation	State Median	National	Difference	Employment
1	Surgeons, All Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$438,530	$414,010	+6% above	160
2	Anesthesiologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$434,780	$391,490	+11% above	90
3	Neurologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$434,730	$248,560	+75% above	40
4	Emergency Medicine Physicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$430,820	$335,550	+28% above	130
5	Obstetricians and Gynecologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$418,760	$292,910	+43% above	90
6	Physicians, All Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$343,050	$265,930	+29% above	440
7	Psychiatrists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$302,770	$281,870	+7% above	80
8	Nurse Anesthetists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$283,060	$236,590	+20% above	40
9	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$258,910	$300,080	14% below	30
10	Family Medicine Physicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$239,340	$244,180	2% below	240
11	General Internal Medicine Physicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$228,670	$256,560	11% below	180
12	Pediatricians, General Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$215,350	$210,040	+3% above	130
13	Dentists, General Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$204,960	$170,950	+20% above	240
14	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Legal Occupations	$194,170	$153,990	+26% above	80
15	Physicians, Pathologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$188,250	$312,400	40% below	N/A
16	Chief Executives Management Occupations	$175,070	$213,990	18% below	360
17	Architectural and Engineering Managers Management Occupations	$157,710	$171,270	8% below	350
18	Nurse Midwives Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$151,030	$134,040	+13% above	60
19	Physician Assistants Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$150,490	$135,880	+11% above	410
20	Aerospace Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$144,400	$134,960	+7% above	100
21	Sales Managers Management Occupations	$138,650	$148,270	6% below	930
22	Computer and Information Systems Managers Management Occupations	$138,460	$175,140	21% below	1,100
23	Commercial Pilots Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$137,810	$123,220	+12% above	40
24	Optometrists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$137,290	$136,570	+1% above	90
25	Pharmacists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$136,270	$140,910	3% below	530
26	Purchasing Managers Management Occupations	$135,720	$148,080	8% below	90
27	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$134,850	$123,920	+9% above	80
28	Nurse Practitioners Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$134,740	$132,300	+2% above	700
29	Human Resources Managers Management Occupations	$132,050	$149,280	12% below	360
30	Veterinarians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$131,820	$130,100	+1% above	280
31	Natural Sciences Managers Management Occupations	$131,290	$167,220	21% below	290
32	Art Directors Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$129,260	$114,850	+13% above	80
33	Fundraising Managers Management Occupations	$129,170	$125,470	+3% above	180
34	Financial Managers Management Occupations	$128,690	$166,570	23% below	1,790
35	Medical and Health Services Managers Management Occupations	$128,690	$123,860	+4% above	860
36	Lawyers Legal Occupations	$127,310	$159,670	20% below	1,330
37	Data Scientists Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$127,070	$120,230	+6% above	200
38	Engineers, All Other Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$126,550	$122,930	+3% above	390
39	Managers, All Other Management Occupations	$125,440	$141,900	12% below	1,060
40	Software Developers Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$125,280	$135,980	8% below	1,740
41	Training and Development Managers Management Occupations	$124,990	$133,000	6% below	N/A
42	Sales Engineers Sales and Related Occupations	$116,790	$124,900	6% below	N/A
43	Industrial Production Managers Management Occupations	$114,150	$126,060	9% below	480
44	Computer Occupations, All Other Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$111,530	$116,580	4% below	1,320
45	Electrical Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$111,310	$120,630	8% below	820
46	Computer Network Architects Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$110,930	$134,050	17% below	130
47	Personal Financial Advisors Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$110,020	$105,070	+5% above	520
48	Information Security Analysts Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$109,750	$129,180	15% below	220
49	Air Traffic Controllers Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$109,140	$148,080	26% below	30
50	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$108,520	$95,320	+14% above	270
51	Geography Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$107,790	$97,590	+10% above	40
52	Management Analysts Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$107,520	$101,860	+6% above	730
53	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$107,500	$107,310	same as	1,170
54	Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$107,490	$98,070	+10% above	80
55	Mechanical Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$107,330	$104,110	+3% above	530
56	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$106,680	$98,700	+8% above	60
57	Detectives and Criminal Investigators Protective Service Occupations	$106,330	$93,790	+13% above	190
58	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$105,640	$103,020	+3% above	30
59	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Management Occupations	$105,350	$105,870	same as	1,000
60	Education Administrators, Postsecondary Management Occupations	$104,450	$104,590	same as	550
61	Database Administrators Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$104,230	$104,620	same as	120
62	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$104,110	$109,270	5% below	90
63	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$104,100	$96,590	+8% above	140
64	Construction Managers Management Occupations	$103,450	$114,990	10% below	930
65	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$103,070	$95,480	+8% above	60
66	Industrial Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$103,010	$102,440	+1% above	440
67	Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$102,600	$80,260	+28% above	80
68	Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$102,580	$94,980	+8% above	100
69	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Management Occupations	$101,850	$107,230	5% below	390
70	Audiologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$101,730	$95,780	+6% above	N/A
71	Business Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$101,170	$99,080	+2% above	110
72	Radiation Therapists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$101,060	$105,310	4% below	50
73	Computer Systems Analysts Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$99,610	$105,850	6% below	590
74	Personal Service Managers, All Other Management Occupations	$99,570	$69,770	+43% above	30
75	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives Protective Service Occupations	$99,280	$106,040	6% below	210
76	Financial and Investment Analysts Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$99,090	$102,740	4% below	230
77	General and Operations Managers Management Occupations	$98,640	$105,770	7% below	8,000
78	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$98,390	$100,310	2% below	50
79	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$97,980	$78,620	+25% above	180
80	Physical Therapists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$97,970	$102,760	5% below	760
81	Dental Hygienists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$97,470	$98,100	1% below	560
82	Registered Nurses Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$97,460	$97,550	same as	7,410
83	Administrative Services Managers Management Occupations	$97,040	$114,130	15% below	430
84	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales and Related Occupations	$95,900	$104,920	9% below	410
85	Civil Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$95,600	$100,840	5% below	770
86	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$94,930	$96,980	2% below	110
87	Radiologic Technologists and Technicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$94,540	$80,110	+18% above	470
88	Writers and Authors Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$94,430	$76,910	+23% above	110
89	Budget Analysts Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$93,430	$91,640	+2% above	90
90	Occupational Therapists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$93,340	$100,330	7% below	320
91	Environmental Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$92,580	$107,110	14% below	110
92	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling Management Occupations	$92,320	$79,520	+16% above	270
93	Compliance Officers Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$90,420	$80,730	+12% above	1,960
94	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents Management Occupations	$89,890	$96,660	7% below	120
95	Operations Research Analysts Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$89,790	$88,940	+1% above	170
96	Computer Programmers Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$89,560	$100,390	11% below	170
97	Facilities Managers Management Occupations	$88,710	$106,660	17% below	500
98	Loan Officers Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$88,710	$76,690	+16% above	350
99	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents Sales and Related Occupations	$88,280	$78,660	+12% above	240
100	Technical Writers Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$87,860	$90,390	3% below	60

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About This Data

All salary data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2025. State-level data reflects wages for workers employed in Vermont. The "Difference" column shows how Vermont pay compares to the national median for that occupation.

Every figure on WageDex is rendered directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, no number is typed in by an editor. These figures are computed directly from BLS OEWS state-level wage data. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2025.

Compiled by WageDex Editorial, Occupational Wages Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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