Vermont Minimum Wage 2026
Figure basis: Official Vermont Department of LaborVermont's minimum wage is $14.42 per hour in 2026, set by the state and above the federal minimum of $7.25. This Vermont minimum wage calculator turns that hourly rate into the numbers that actually matter to you: weekly, monthly and yearly pay. At $14.42 an hour, someone working a full 40-hour week earns about $576.80 before tax, or roughly $29,993.60 across a full year. Enter your own hours per week and weeks worked to see your gross pay, and edit the rate if you are paid above the minimum. The minimum wage is a floor, not a ceiling: employers can pay more, and some cities in Vermont set their own higher local minimums. Tipped workers can be paid a lower cash wage as long as tips bring them up to the minimum; see the tipped calculator for that. The figure here is the state rate for 2026, sourced directly from the Vermont Department of Labor; the pay calculation is simply hours times the rate.
Vermont's 2026 minimum wage is $14.42 per hour. Full time (40 hrs/week) that is about $576.80 a week and $29,993.60 a year before tax.
How Vermont minimum wage pay is calculated
weekly pay = hourly rate x hours per week
annual pay = hourly rate x hours per week x weeks per year
overtime = hourly rate x 1.5 (hours over 40 in a week, FLSA)
These are gross figures before federal and Vermont income tax, Social Security and Medicare. Your take-home pay is lower; see our Vermont paycheck calculator for the after-tax amount.
Vermont's rate re-indexes to inflation every January
Vermont's minimum wage is $14.42 per hour in 2026, up from $14.01 in 2025. Vermont is one of the states that ties its minimum to the Consumer Price Index, so the figure rises a little every January (by the CPI change, capped at 5% a year). That makes $14.42 a moving target: it is right for 2026, but it will almost certainly be higher in 2027, which is why any quote older than the current January should be treated as stale.
The tipped rule is distinctive. Vermont sets the basic tipped wage at exactly half of the full minimum, which is $7.21 in 2026, and it applies to staff of hotels, motels, tourist places and restaurants who earn more than $120 a month in tips (a far higher threshold than the federal $30). If cash plus tips do not reach $14.42 an hour, the employer covers the difference.
For a full-time worker (2,080 hours), $14.42 works out to about $29,993.60 a year before tax, nearly double the $15,080 earned just across the border in New Hampshire, which stays at the federal $7.25. Vermont sets no separate city or county minimums, so the state figure applies everywhere from Burlington to the smallest village. Use the calculator to turn it into weekly, monthly and overtime pay.
Vermont minimum wage: frequently asked questions
What is the minimum wage in Vermont in 2026?
Vermont's minimum wage is $14.42 per hour in 2026, set by the state and above the federal minimum of $7.25. At $14.42 an hour, a full-time worker (40 hours a week) earns about $576.80 a week and $29,993.60 a year before tax. This rate took effect on January 1, 2026.
How much is full-time minimum wage in Vermont per year?
At Vermont's $14.42 minimum wage, 40 hours a week for 52 weeks is 2,080 hours, which comes to about $29,993.60 a year ($2,499.47 a month) in gross pay before tax and deductions. Part-time hours scale down from there; use the calculator to enter your own hours.
Does Vermont's minimum wage change every year?
Yes. Vermont adjusts its minimum wage each year for inflation (cost of living), so it typically rises a little every January. Always check the current figure with the Vermont Department of Labor before relying on it.
What is the tipped minimum wage in Vermont?
Vermont lets employers pay tipped workers a lower cash wage of $7.21 an hour and count up to $7.21 of tips toward the minimum (a "tip credit"). If cash wage plus tips does not reach $14.42 an hour, the employer must make up the difference. See our Vermont tipped minimum wage calculator for the full breakdown.
Is Vermont's minimum wage higher than the federal minimum wage?
Yes. Vermont's $14.42 is $7.17 an hour above the federal minimum of $7.25, which works out to about $14,913.60 more a year for a full-time worker.
Official sources
- Vermont 2026 minimum wage rate: Vermont Department of Labor, as at July 11, 2026.
- Federal minimum wage ($7.25) and overtime rules: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division.
Reviewed by the CalculatorHub team, edited by James Graham, 11 July 2026. See our methodology. General information, not legal or financial advice. Rose from $14.01 (2025) to $14.42 (2026); tipped from $7.01 to $7.21. Indexed annually to CPI.