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Vermont engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across Vermont, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$104,039

Vermont

Top earners

$152,744

Higher end

vs national

-14% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

3

in this state

Engineers in Vermont earn a blended median of $104,039 per year, -14% vs national, with top earners near $152,744. That blends 8 engineering occupations across 3,240 published jobs in Vermont. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in Vermont

Published wage data for each discipline in Vermont. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in Vermont

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Top-paying

Burlington

$115,120

-4% vs national

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What affects engineering pay in Vermont

  • ▹Local market. Vermont pay runs -14% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Burlington, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than Vermont; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in Vermont — FAQ

How much do engineers make in Vermont?
Engineers in Vermont earn a blended median of $104,039 per year — 14% below the national average — across 8 engineering occupations and 3,240 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in Vermont?
Engineering Managers have the highest published median in Vermont, at $158,030 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is Vermont a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in Vermont runs 14% below the national average, across 3,240 engineering jobs. Cost of living is often lower to match, so real take-home can still be strong.
Which cities in Vermont pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in Burlington ($115,120), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 8 engineering occupations in Vermont, weighted by local employment (3,240 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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