Watchmaker Salary in Vermont

How much does a Watchmaker make in Vermont?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Watchmaker in Vermont is $40,616 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

However, a Watchmaker's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $53,340
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $38,271 to $47,276
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,136

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Watchmaker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,276	$3,940	$909	$23
Average	$40,616	$3,385	$781	$20
25th Percentile	$38,271	$3,189	$736	$18

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Key Factors That Influence Watchmaker Salaries

A Watchmaker's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Watchmaker Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Watchmakers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $45,817.
California: $45,643.
Massachusetts: $45,035.

District of Columbia $45,817 California $45,643 Massachusetts $45,035 Washington $44,870 New Jersey $44,853 Alaska $44,795 Connecticut $44,224 New York $43,992

Hawaii $43,252 Rhode Island $42,904 Maryland $42,668 Minnesota $42,345 Colorado $42,221 Illinois $42,180 Oregon $42,023 Delaware $41,907

New Hampshire $41,834 Virginia $41,671 Pennsylvania $41,195 Nevada $40,955 North Dakota $40,876 Michigan $40,752 Wisconsin $40,707 Vermont $40,616

Texas $40,363 Maine $40,347 Arizona $40,322 Ohio $40,293 Georgia $39,912 Indiana $39,722 Wyoming $39,685 Utah $39,627

Iowa $39,602 Kansas $39,403 Louisiana $39,345 North Carolina $39,325 Missouri $39,316 Florida $39,155 Montana $39,068 Nebraska $38,985

Kentucky $38,940 South Carolina $38,774 Tennessee $38,671 Idaho $38,629 New Mexico $38,327 Oklahoma $38,261 Alabama $38,017 South Dakota $37,607

Arkansas $37,384 West Virginia $37,264 Mississippi $36,904

Top Paying Cities for Watchmakers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $41,574
Barre: $41,636
Cabot: $41,545

Adamant, VT $41,574 Barre, VT $41,636 Cabot, VT $41,545 Calais, VT $41,581 East Barre, VT $41,573 East Calais, VT $41,574 East Montpelier, VT $41,601 Eden, VT $41,546

Eden Mills, VT $41,509 Graniteville, VT $41,634 Hyde Park, VT $41,608 Johnson, VT $41,660 Lake Elmore, VT $41,561 Marshfield, VT $41,552 Moretown, VT $41,663 Morrisville, VT $41,658

Moscow, VT $41,679 Northfield, VT $41,612 Northfield Falls, VT $41,807 North Hyde Park, VT $41,605 North Montpelier, VT $41,563 Plainfield, VT $41,557 Roxbury, VT $41,487 South Barre, VT $41,685

Waterbury, VT $41,675 Stowe, VT $41,681 Waitsfield, VT $41,658 Warren, VT $41,580 Washington, VT $41,499 Waterbury Center, VT $41,674 Websterville, VT $41,627 Williamstown, VT $41,579

Wolcott, VT $41,556 Woodbury, VT $41,515 Worcester, VT $41,556 Rutland, VT $41,555 Belmont, VT $41,427 Benson, VT $41,426 Bomoseen, VT $41,492 Brandon, VT $41,522

Bridport, VT $41,527 Castleton, VT $41,500 Center Rutland, VT $41,528 Chittenden, VT $41,433 Cuttingsville, VT $41,418 Danby, VT $41,489 East Middlebury, VT $41,550 East Poultney, VT $41,493

East Wallingford, VT $41,448 Fair Haven, VT $41,463 Florence, VT $41,449 Forest Dale, VT $41,524 Gaysville, VT $41,260 Granville, VT $41,455 Hancock, VT $41,449 Hydeville, VT $41,497

Killington, VT $41,444 Middlebury, VT $41,614 Middletown Springs, VT $41,471 Mount Holly, VT $41,433 North Clarendon, VT $41,493 Orwell, VT $41,489 Pawlet, VT $41,504 Pittsfield, VT $41,468

Pittsford, VT $41,508 Poultney, VT $41,500 Proctor, VT $41,546 Ripton, VT $41,498 Rochester, VT $41,476 Rupert, VT $41,472 Salisbury, VT $41,538 Shoreham, VT $41,503

Stockbridge, VT $41,430 Wallingford, VT $41,452 Wells, VT $41,505 West Pawlet, VT $41,519 West Rupert, VT $41,509 West Rutland, VT $41,484 Whiting, VT $41,505 Saint Johnsbury, VT $41,550

Albany, VT $41,526 Barnet, VT $41,505 Barton, VT $41,521 Beebe Plain, VT $41,533 Concord, VT $41,466 Coventry, VT $41,582 Craftsbury, VT $41,538 Craftsbury Common, VT $41,540

Danville, VT $41,514 Derby, VT $41,533 Derby Line, VT $41,502 East Burke, VT $41,501 East Charleston, VT $41,505 East Hardwick, VT $41,528 East Haven, VT $41,411 East Saint Johnsbury, VT $41,549

Glover, VT $41,509 Granby, VT $41,360 Greensboro, VT $41,495 Greensboro Bend, VT $41,521 Hardwick, VT $41,567 Irasburg, VT $41,511 Island Pond, VT $41,443 Lowell, VT $41,497

Lower Waterford, VT $41,544 Lyndon, VT $41,537 Lyndon Center, VT $41,584 Lyndonville, VT $41,538 Morgan, VT $41,464 Newport, VT $41,558 Newport Center, VT $41,505 North Concord, VT $41,397

North Troy, VT $41,511 Orleans, VT $41,495 Passumpsic, VT $41,552 Peacham, VT $41,469 Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $41,553 Sheffield, VT $41,480 Sutton, VT $41,476 Troy, VT $41,515

West Burke, VT $41,504 West Charleston, VT $41,485 West Danville, VT $41,517 Westfield, VT $41,484 West Glover, VT $41,512 Averill, VT $41,271 Beecher Falls, VT $41,538 Canaan, VT $41,435

Gilman, VT $41,617 Guildhall, VT $41,380 Lunenburg, VT $41,471 Norton, VT $41,353 North Bennington, VT $41,815 North Pownal, VT $41,900 Pownal, VT $41,923 White River Junction, VT $41,544

Ascutney, VT $41,564 Barnard, VT $41,450 Bethel, VT $41,476 Bradford, VT $41,519 Bridgewater, VT $41,493 Bridgewater Corners, VT $41,410 Brookfield, VT $41,516 Brownsville, VT $41,493

Chelsea, VT $41,492 Corinth, VT $41,481 East Corinth, VT $41,498 East Randolph, VT $41,506 East Ryegate, VT $41,470 East Thetford, VT $41,521 Fairlee, VT $41,477 Groton, VT $41,488

Hartford, VT $41,652 Hartland, VT $41,507 Hartland Four Corners, VT $41,505 Mc Indoe Falls, VT $41,612 Newbury, VT $41,483 North Hartland, VT $41,536 North Pomfret, VT $41,465 North Thetford, VT $41,521

Norwich, VT $41,512 Plymouth, VT $41,380 Post Mills, VT $41,512 Quechee, VT $41,555 Randolph, VT $41,547 Randolph Center, VT $41,526 Reading, VT $41,415 Sharon, VT $41,475

South Pomfret, VT $41,435 South Royalton, VT $41,487 South Ryegate, VT $41,495 South Strafford, VT $41,485 South Woodstock, VT $41,425 Strafford, VT $41,449 Taftsville, VT $41,558 Thetford, VT $41,521

Thetford Center, VT $41,478 Topsham, VT $41,466 Tunbridge, VT $41,473 Vershire, VT $41,454 Wells River, VT $41,498 West Fairlee, VT $41,574 West Hartford, VT $41,466 West Newbury, VT $41,482

West Topsham, VT $41,499 Wilder, VT $41,654 Windsor, VT $41,524 Woodstock, VT $41,473 Bellows Falls, VT $41,624 Cambridgeport, VT $41,577 Cavendish, VT $41,438 Chester, VT $41,480

Chester Depot, VT $41,465 Grafton, VT $41,448 Londonderry, VT $41,523 Ludlow, VT $41,460 North Springfield, VT $41,605 Perkinsville, VT $41,492 Peru, VT $41,479 Proctorsville, VT $41,445

Saxtons River, VT $41,615 South Londonderry, VT $41,548 Springfield, VT $41,584 Westminster, VT $41,624 Westminster Station, VT $41,627 Weston, VT $41,437 Shaftsbury, VT $41,766 Brattleboro, VT $41,709

Bondville, VT $41,536 East Dover, VT $41,621 Jacksonville, VT $41,725 Jamaica, VT $41,537 Marlboro, VT $41,915 Newfane, VT $41,593 Putney, VT $41,585 Readsboro, VT $41,920

South Newfane, VT $41,608 Stamford, VT $41,890 Townshend, VT $41,556 Vernon, VT $41,836 Wardsboro, VT $41,586 West Dover, VT $41,654 West Dummerston, VT $41,604 West Halifax, VT $41,668

West Townshend, VT $41,500 West Wardsboro, VT $41,501 Whitingham, VT $41,711 Williamsville, VT $41,604 Wilmington, VT $41,685 Burlington, VT $41,799 South Burlington, VT $41,797 Winooski, VT $41,799

Colchester, VT $41,799 Alburgh, VT $41,591 Bakersfield, VT $41,652 Belvidere Center, VT $41,501 Bristol, VT $41,661 Cambridge, VT $41,711 Charlotte, VT $41,742 East Berkshire, VT $41,612

East Fairfield, VT $41,674 Enosburg Falls, VT $41,559 Essex, VT $41,767 Essex Junction, VT $41,770 Fairfax, VT $41,713 Fairfield, VT $41,673 Ferrisburgh, VT $41,696 Franklin, VT $41,562

Grand Isle, VT $41,718 Highgate Center, VT $41,597 Highgate Springs, VT $41,618 Hinesburg, VT $41,742 Huntington, VT $41,710 Isle La Motte, VT $41,642 Jeffersonville, VT $41,682 Jericho, VT $41,733

Jonesville, VT $41,741 Milton, VT $41,752 Monkton, VT $41,708 Montgomery, VT $41,559 Montgomery Center, VT $41,509 New Haven, VT $41,656 North Ferrisburgh, VT $41,715 North Hero, VT $41,673

Richford, VT $41,552 Richmond, VT $41,737 Saint Albans, VT $41,692 Saint Albans Bay, VT $41,687 Shelburne, VT $41,781 Sheldon, VT $41,642 Sheldon Springs, VT $41,745 South Hero, VT $41,755

Starksboro, VT $41,685 Swanton, VT $41,635 Underhill, VT $41,723 Underhill Center, VT $41,724 Vergennes, VT $41,643 Waterville, VT $41,657 Westford, VT $41,744 Williston, VT $41,775

Montpelier, VT $41,629 Bennington, VT $41,846 Arlington, VT $41,699 Dorset, VT $41,536 East Arlington, VT $41,521 East Dorset, VT $41,537 Manchester, VT $41,649 Manchester Center, VT $41,622

Watchmaker Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Watchmaker salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $40,616. While startup companies pay approximate $40,616.

Watchmaker Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$40,616
Growth Stage	51~500	$40,616
Established	501~5000	$40,616
Enterprise	5000+	$40,616

Watchmaker Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Watchmaker's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$38,271

Average $40,616/year

$47,276

$3,189

Average $3,385/month

$3,940

$736

Average $781/week

$909

$18

Average $20/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,276	$3,940	$909	$23
Average	$40,616	$3,385	$781	$20
25th Percentile	$38,271	$3,189	$736	$18

Watchmaker Salary Growth & Career Path

Watchmaker

Dairy Processing Equipment Repairer

Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Repairer

Keyboard Instrument Repairer and Tuner

Percussion Instrument Repairers and Tuners

Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings. As a Watchmaker, you have the following paths for advancement. The table below compares the salary raises for common next-step roles. By comparing these figures, you can choose the career path that best meets your financial goals.

Watchmaker Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role	Estimate Salary	Projected Raise
Dairy Processing Equipment Repairer	$53,156	31%
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Repairer	$44,017	8%
Keyboard Instrument Repairer and Tuner	$37,002	-9%
Percussion Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$34,545	-15%

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