Salaries in Southern Vermont

BLS OEWS May 2025 • Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area • 344 occupations

Highest-paying occupations in Southern Vermont

OccupationMedian salaryEmployed
Emergency Medicine Physicians $408,030 30
Physicians, All Other $337,080 230
Family Medicine Physicians $253,840 70
Dentists, General $228,820 80
Chief Executives $186,820 140
Marketing Managers $164,510 110

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      OccupationMedian salaryEmployed
      Emergency Medicine Physicians $408,030 30
      Physicians, All Other $337,080 230
      Family Medicine Physicians $253,840 70
      Dentists, General $228,820 80
      Chief Executives $186,820 140
      Marketing Managers $164,510 110
      Electrical Engineers $156,670 150
      Lawyers $149,990 330
      Physician Assistants $145,150 130
      Software Developers $141,220 —
      Architectural and Engineering Managers $139,930 60
      Natural Sciences Managers $139,860 40
      Optometrists $136,550 30
      Fundraising Managers $134,980 40
      Pharmacists $132,010 150
      Nurse Practitioners $130,360 180
      Medical and Health Services Managers $130,120 260
      Veterinarians $129,110 100
      Management Analysts $124,990 160
      Computer Occupations, All Other $124,620 250
      Public Relations Managers $123,230 50
      Human Resources Managers $121,940 80
      Financial Managers $113,890 —
      Sales Engineers $110,850 —
      Writers and Authors $107,590 —
      Computer and Information Systems Managers $107,340 130
      Industrial Production Managers $105,030 130
      Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other $104,770 50
      Sales Managers $104,680 150
      Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $104,500 90
      Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $102,890 70
      Mechanical Engineers $102,850 100
      Engineers, All Other $102,690 90
      Audiologists $102,030 —
      Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $101,170 320
      Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $101,120 80
      Industrial Engineers $100,390 140
      Construction Managers $99,820 160
      First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $99,740 50
      Project Management Specialists $99,120 180
      Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $99,120 50
      Power Plant Operators $98,260 —
      Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $97,990 370
      Dental Hygienists $96,690 150
      Real Estate Brokers $96,500 —
      Personal Financial Advisors $94,650 80
      Physical Therapists $94,640 210
      Managers, All Other $94,120 190
      Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians $93,670 30
      Financial and Investment Analysts $93,600 40
      General and Operations Managers $91,240 1,920
      Facilities Managers $89,780 110
      Civil Engineers $89,540 130
      Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $88,710 40
      Clinical and Counseling Psychologists $88,080 40
      Social Workers, All Other $88,050 70
      Postmasters and Mail Superintendents $87,150 50
      Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health $86,990 40
      Registered Nurses $86,970 2,180
      Occupational Therapists $86,620 120
      Loan Officers $86,490 110
      Administrative Services Managers $85,340 80
      Computer Systems Analysts $83,850 80
      Logisticians $83,430 40
      Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $82,980 70
      Education Administrators, Postsecondary $82,330 150
      Urban and Regional Planners $82,230 60
      Statisticians $82,210 —
      Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $82,100 40
      Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers $81,310 110
      Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $81,030 100
      Respiratory Therapists $80,800 60
      Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling $80,500 70
      First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $79,410 200
      Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $78,570 90
      Social and Community Service Managers $78,030 280
      First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $77,910 310
      School Psychologists $77,890 60
      Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $77,870 160
      Network and Computer Systems Administrators $77,620 90
      Speech-Language Pathologists $77,470 150
      Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $77,050 180
      Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians $76,940 50
      Biological Scientists, All Other $76,770 40
      Instructional Coordinators $76,630 200
      First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $76,470 30
      Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists $76,440 30
      Cost Estimators $76,380 90
      Foresters $76,360 40
      Dietitians and Nutritionists $76,210 40
      Human Resources Specialists $76,050 310
      Accountants and Auditors $76,050 580
      Commercial and Industrial Designers $75,870 40
      Education Administrators, All Other $75,790 60
      Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians $75,350 60
      Architects, Except Landscape and Naval $75,010 100
      Crane and Tower Operators $74,550 40
      Lodging Managers $74,430 110
      Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $74,270 50
      Tool and Die Makers $73,130 90
      Food Service Managers $72,740 270
      Financial Examiners $72,490 —
      First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $71,710 60
      Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers $71,140 50
      Healthcare Social Workers $70,630 80
      Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $70,330 230
      Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $70,250 120
      Fundraisers $69,570 110
      First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $69,020 380
      Training and Development Specialists $68,140 120
      Physical Therapist Assistants $67,950 50
      Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $67,400 70
      Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $67,190 520
      Insurance Sales Agents $67,040 150
      First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $66,390 70
      Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $65,850 160
      Surveyors $65,700 40
      Compliance Officers $65,520 120
      Rock Splitters, Quarry $65,420 —
      Child, Family, and School Social Workers $65,370 160
      Health Education Specialists $64,980 40
      Construction and Building Inspectors $64,600 30
      Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $64,480 180
      Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $64,240 420
      First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $63,810 380
      Chefs and Head Cooks $63,610 170
      Interior Designers $63,540 30
      Industrial Machinery Mechanics $62,860 180
      Editors $62,320 70
      Business Operations Specialists, All Other $62,310 640
      Postal Service Clerks $62,190 160
      Graphic Designers $62,180 110
      Special Education Teachers, Middle School $62,120 120
      Carpenters $61,660 960
      Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $61,100 330
      Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $61,100 390
      Marriage and Family Therapists $60,920 80
      Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $60,920 690
      Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $60,660 150
      Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $60,650 90
      Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $60,500 1,090
      Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $60,480 430
      Computer User Support Specialists $60,460 270
      Architectural and Civil Drafters $60,450 70
      Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare $60,190 60
      Automotive Body and Related Repairers $59,980 80
      Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $59,750 70
      Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $59,450 260
      Travel Agents $59,430 40
      Film and Video Editors $59,310 —
      Electricians $59,210 320
      Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining $59,200 120
      First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $59,030 280
      Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $59,020 300
      Tree Trimmers and Pruners $58,450 —
      Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $58,240 90
      Financial Specialists, All Other $58,190 40
      Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $57,790 60
      Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $57,610 310
      Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $57,590 210
      Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $57,540 100
      Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators $57,490 70
      First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $57,400 210
      Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers $57,240 30
      Logging Equipment Operators $57,220 50
      Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $57,070 90
      Public Safety Telecommunicators $56,910 70
      Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $56,860 130
      Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $56,530 70
      Advertising Sales Agents $56,450 50
      Rehabilitation Counselors $56,010 70
      Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $55,830 110
      First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers $55,700 70
      Buyers and Purchasing Agents $55,430 250
      Tutors $55,290 70
      Athletic Trainers $55,200 40
      Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $55,100 410
      Highway Maintenance Workers $54,700 400
      Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $54,550 1,100
      Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $54,200 60
      Postal Service Mail Carriers $54,060 250
      Roofers $53,820 110
      Correctional Officers and Jailers $53,810 130
      Teachers and Instructors, All Other $53,720 50
      Waiters and Waitresses $53,460 1,090
      Bus Drivers, School $53,340 300
      Paramedics $52,850 90
      Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $52,680 80
      Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $52,520 90
      Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $52,350 530
      Community Health Workers $52,300 40
      Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers $52,260 40
      Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $52,250 770
      Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters $52,150 90
      Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $52,010 30
      Public Relations Specialists $52,000 250
      Brickmasons and Blockmasons $52,000 50
      Audio and Video Technicians $51,500 40
      Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $51,410 1,070
      Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals $51,330 40
      Sheet Metal Workers $51,290 90
      Self-Enrichment Teachers $51,190 410
      Dental Assistants $50,920 170
      Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $50,780 120
      Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $50,710 290
      First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $50,610 720
      Medical Records Specialists $50,290 170
      Sales and Related Workers, All Other $50,210 70
      Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators $50,170 420
      Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other $49,980 850
      Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $49,760 240
      Billing and Posting Clerks $49,720 410
      Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other $49,660 30
      Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $49,480 180
      Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $49,470 190
      Coaches and Scouts $49,190 200
      Order Clerks $49,150 —
      Paralegals and Legal Assistants $49,100 220
      Solar Photovoltaic Installers $49,070 90
      Painters, Construction and Maintenance $48,590 310
      Machinists $48,570 220
      Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $48,520 60
      Healthcare Support Workers, All Other $48,330 90
      Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $48,310 120
      Firefighters $48,290 170
      Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $48,190 40
      Property Appraisers and Assessors $48,160 70
      Forest and Conservation Technicians $48,150 40
      Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks $48,060 40
      Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan $48,050 160
      Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity $47,740 140
      Producers and Directors $47,520 50
      Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers $47,220 40
      Production Workers, All Other $47,220 160
      Office Clerks, General $47,140 1,760
      Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic $47,090 90
      Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping $47,050 50
      First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $47,000 530
      Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $46,960 330
      Pharmacy Technicians $46,930 210
      Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $46,660 860
      First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services $46,540 130
      Loan Interviewers and Clerks $46,530 80
      Psychiatric Aides $46,490 160
      Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing $46,480 120
      Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $46,450 90
      Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall $46,450 30
      Information and Record Clerks, All Other $46,400 100
      Construction Laborers $46,330 480
      Procurement Clerks $46,230 40
      Counter and Rental Clerks $46,180 210
      Crossing Guards and Flaggers $46,130 80
      Printing Press Operators $46,060 50
      Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $46,010 580
      Medical Assistants $45,920 280
      New Accounts Clerks $45,440 —
      Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping $45,200 40
      Ophthalmic Medical Technicians $45,120 30
      Customer Service Representatives $45,100 650
      Psychiatric Technicians $45,090 120
      Social and Human Service Assistants $45,040 620
      Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $45,020 180
      Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $44,940 430
      Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $44,860 100
      Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors $44,730 —
      Floral Designers $44,510 30
      Nursing Assistants $44,160 1,050
      Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $44,100 290
      Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood $43,800 70
      Cooks, Restaurant $43,770 870
      Tellers $43,320 300
      Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials $43,300 40
      Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $43,290 350
      Driver/Sales Workers $43,230 170
      Light Truck Drivers $42,830 580
      Helpers--Production Workers $42,680 60
      Data Entry Keyers $42,550 40
      Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $42,390 40
      Phlebotomists $42,270 70
      Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $41,600 80
      Packers and Packagers, Hand $41,600 260
      Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners $41,450 40
      Food Batchmakers $41,410 230
      Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $41,330 130
      Cooks, All Other $41,250 30
      Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $40,620 580
      Library Technicians $40,370 40
      Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $40,320 1,230
      Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $40,260 230
      Home Health and Personal Care Aides $40,120 700
      Helpers--Carpenters $40,040 100
      Sewing Machine Operators $40,030 40
      Security Guards $39,900 200
      Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service $39,500 80
      Parts Salespersons $39,420 220
      Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $39,390 60
      School Bus Monitors $39,070 50
      Emergency Medical Technicians $38,840 290
      Bakers $38,670 120
      Residential Advisors $38,650 40
      Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $38,530 1,360
      Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $38,460 120
      Office Machine Operators, Except Computer $38,370 40
      Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $38,340 270
      Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $38,340 770
      Cooks, Short Order $38,300 140
      Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other $38,210 50
      Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $38,100 420
      Bartenders $37,910 690
      Childcare Workers $37,820 330
      Recreation Workers $37,810 280
      Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics $37,650 30
      Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $37,590 140
      Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $37,440 70
      Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $37,190 1,060
      Butchers and Meat Cutters $37,140 130
      Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks $37,090 50
      Receptionists and Information Clerks $36,910 420
      Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $36,850 120
      Food Processing Workers, All Other $36,810 50
      Retail Salespersons $36,800 2,280
      Cooks, Fast Food $36,780 230
      Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $36,680 170
      Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $36,630 100
      Tour and Travel Guides $36,580 80
      Food Preparation Workers $36,460 380
      Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $36,420 1,950
      Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers $36,420 100
      Stockers and Order Fillers $36,370 1,420
      Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers $36,340 70
      Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other $35,880 80
      Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $35,720 230
      Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $35,720 150
      Library Assistants, Clerical $35,590 70
      Dishwashers $35,580 470
      Amusement and Recreation Attendants $35,290 240
      Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $35,250 450
      Cashiers $34,750 2,360
      Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other $33,810 40
      Fast Food and Counter Workers $33,800 1,830
      Animal Caretakers $32,050 190
      Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $30,590 300
      Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other $30,400 70
      Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other $28,460 70