Nurse Salary in Vermont

How much does a Nurse make in Vermont?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Nurse in Vermont is $84,858 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $99,981
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $79,211 to $92,774
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $74,070

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Nurse Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,774	$7,731	$1,784	$45
Average	$84,858	$7,071	$1,632	$41
25th Percentile	$79,211	$6,601	$1,523	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Nurse Salaries

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

How Do Nurse 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 Nurses. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $95,725.
California: $95,362.
Massachusetts: $94,091.

District of Columbia $95,725 California $95,362 Massachusetts $94,091 Washington $93,745 New Jersey $93,711 Alaska $93,590 Connecticut $92,397 New York $91,913

Hawaii $90,365 Rhode Island $89,639 Maryland $89,146 Minnesota $88,472 Colorado $88,212 Illinois $88,126 Oregon $87,797 Delaware $87,555

New Hampshire $87,403 Virginia $87,062 Pennsylvania $86,068 Nevada $85,567 North Dakota $85,402 Michigan $85,143 Wisconsin $85,048 Vermont $84,858

Texas $84,330 Maine $84,296 Arizona $84,244 Ohio $84,183 Georgia $83,388 Indiana $82,990 Wyoming $82,912 Utah $82,791

Iowa $82,739 Kansas $82,324 Louisiana $82,203 North Carolina $82,160 Missouri $82,143 Florida $81,806 Montana $81,624 Nebraska $81,451

Kentucky $81,356 South Carolina $81,010 Tennessee $80,794 Idaho $80,708 New Mexico $80,077 Oklahoma $79,938 Alabama $79,428 South Dakota $78,572

Arkansas $78,105 West Virginia $77,855 Mississippi $77,102

Top Paying Cities for Nurses

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: $86,859
Barre: $86,990
Cabot: $86,799

Adamant, VT $86,859 Barre, VT $86,990 Cabot, VT $86,799 Calais, VT $86,875 East Barre, VT $86,857 East Calais, VT $86,859 East Montpelier, VT $86,917 Eden, VT $86,802

Eden Mills, VT $86,723 Graniteville, VT $86,984 Hyde Park, VT $86,930 Johnson, VT $87,040 Lake Elmore, VT $86,833 Marshfield, VT $86,813 Moretown, VT $87,046 Morrisville, VT $87,035

Moscow, VT $87,080 Northfield, VT $86,940 Northfield Falls, VT $87,346 North Hyde Park, VT $86,924 North Montpelier, VT $86,837 Plainfield, VT $86,825 Roxbury, VT $86,678 South Barre, VT $87,091

Waterbury, VT $87,071 Stowe, VT $87,083 Waitsfield, VT $87,035 Warren, VT $86,872 Washington, VT $86,703 Waterbury Center, VT $87,068 Websterville, VT $86,971 Williamstown, VT $86,870

Wolcott, VT $86,822 Woodbury, VT $86,736 Worcester, VT $86,823 Rutland, VT $86,820 Belmont, VT $86,552 Benson, VT $86,551 Bomoseen, VT $86,688 Brandon, VT $86,752

Bridport, VT $86,761 Castleton, VT $86,704 Center Rutland, VT $86,764 Chittenden, VT $86,564 Cuttingsville, VT $86,534 Danby, VT $86,682 East Middlebury, VT $86,809 East Poultney, VT $86,691

East Wallingford, VT $86,597 Fair Haven, VT $86,628 Florence, VT $86,598 Forest Dale, VT $86,755 Gaysville, VT $86,205 Granville, VT $86,612 Hancock, VT $86,598 Hydeville, VT $86,698

Killington, VT $86,589 Middlebury, VT $86,943 Middletown Springs, VT $86,645 Mount Holly, VT $86,564 North Clarendon, VT $86,691 Orwell, VT $86,682 Pawlet, VT $86,713 Pittsfield, VT $86,639

Pittsford, VT $86,722 Poultney, VT $86,705 Proctor, VT $86,801 Ripton, VT $86,701 Rochester, VT $86,656 Rupert, VT $86,647 Salisbury, VT $86,786 Shoreham, VT $86,712

Stockbridge, VT $86,558 Wallingford, VT $86,605 Wells, VT $86,716 West Pawlet, VT $86,746 West Rupert, VT $86,725 West Rutland, VT $86,672 Whiting, VT $86,716 Saint Johnsbury, VT $86,809

Albany, VT $86,759 Barnet, VT $86,716 Barton, VT $86,749 Beebe Plain, VT $86,775 Concord, VT $86,634 Coventry, VT $86,876 Craftsbury, VT $86,784 Craftsbury Common, VT $86,788

Danville, VT $86,735 Derby, VT $86,775 Derby Line, VT $86,710 East Burke, VT $86,708 East Charleston, VT $86,716 East Hardwick, VT $86,763 East Haven, VT $86,518 East Saint Johnsbury, VT $86,807

Glover, VT $86,723 Granby, VT $86,412 Greensboro, VT $86,694 Greensboro Bend, VT $86,749 Hardwick, VT $86,845 Irasburg, VT $86,728 Island Pond, VT $86,586 Lowell, VT $86,698

Lower Waterford, VT $86,798 Lyndon, VT $86,782 Lyndon Center, VT $86,880 Lyndonville, VT $86,786 Morgan, VT $86,629 Newport, VT $86,827 Newport Center, VT $86,716 North Concord, VT $86,490

North Troy, VT $86,729 Orleans, VT $86,696 Passumpsic, VT $86,814 Peacham, VT $86,640 Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $86,817 Sheffield, VT $86,663 Sutton, VT $86,656 Troy, VT $86,737

West Burke, VT $86,714 West Charleston, VT $86,673 West Danville, VT $86,741 Westfield, VT $86,672 West Glover, VT $86,731 Averill, VT $86,226 Beecher Falls, VT $86,786 Canaan, VT $86,569

Gilman, VT $86,951 Guildhall, VT $86,455 Lunenburg, VT $86,644 Norton, VT $86,399 North Bennington, VT $87,364 North Pownal, VT $87,540 Pownal, VT $87,590 White River Junction, VT $86,798

Ascutney, VT $86,838 Barnard, VT $86,601 Bethel, VT $86,654 Bradford, VT $86,745 Bridgewater, VT $86,690 Bridgewater Corners, VT $86,518 Brookfield, VT $86,739 Brownsville, VT $86,691

Chelsea, VT $86,689 Corinth, VT $86,665 East Corinth, VT $86,702 East Randolph, VT $86,718 East Ryegate, VT $86,643 East Thetford, VT $86,750 Fairlee, VT $86,657 Groton, VT $86,680

Hartford, VT $87,023 Hartland, VT $86,719 Hartland Four Corners, VT $86,716 Mc Indoe Falls, VT $86,939 Newbury, VT $86,670 North Hartland, VT $86,780 North Pomfret, VT $86,632 North Thetford, VT $86,748

Norwich, VT $86,731 Plymouth, VT $86,455 Post Mills, VT $86,729 Quechee, VT $86,819 Randolph, VT $86,804 Randolph Center, VT $86,760 Reading, VT $86,527 Sharon, VT $86,652

South Pomfret, VT $86,569 South Royalton, VT $86,678 South Ryegate, VT $86,695 South Strafford, VT $86,673 South Woodstock, VT $86,549 Strafford, VT $86,598 Taftsville, VT $86,826 Thetford, VT $86,750

Thetford Center, VT $86,659 Topsham, VT $86,633 Tunbridge, VT $86,650 Vershire, VT $86,609 Wells River, VT $86,701 West Fairlee, VT $86,860 West Hartford, VT $86,633 West Newbury, VT $86,667

West Topsham, VT $86,703 Wilder, VT $87,028 Windsor, VT $86,755 Woodstock, VT $86,648 Bellows Falls, VT $86,965 Cambridgeport, VT $86,865 Cavendish, VT $86,576 Chester, VT $86,663

Chester Depot, VT $86,632 Grafton, VT $86,597 Londonderry, VT $86,753 Ludlow, VT $86,621 North Springfield, VT $86,924 Perkinsville, VT $86,688 Peru, VT $86,662 Proctorsville, VT $86,591

Saxtons River, VT $86,946 South Londonderry, VT $86,806 Springfield, VT $86,882 Westminster, VT $86,964 Westminster Station, VT $86,970 Weston, VT $86,573 Shaftsbury, VT $87,260 Brattleboro, VT $87,142

Bondville, VT $86,781 East Dover, VT $86,958 Jacksonville, VT $87,176 Jamaica, VT $86,783 Marlboro, VT $87,573 Newfane, VT $86,901 Putney, VT $86,882 Readsboro, VT $87,584

South Newfane, VT $86,931 Stamford, VT $87,521 Townshend, VT $86,822 Vernon, VT $87,408 Wardsboro, VT $86,885 West Dover, VT $87,028 West Dummerston, VT $86,922 West Halifax, VT $87,056

West Townshend, VT $86,705 West Wardsboro, VT $86,707 Whitingham, VT $87,145 Williamsville, VT $86,922 Wilmington, VT $87,093 Burlington, VT $87,330 South Burlington, VT $87,325 Winooski, VT $87,330

Colchester, VT $87,330 Alburgh, VT $86,895 Bakersfield, VT $87,023 Belvidere Center, VT $86,708 Bristol, VT $87,042 Cambridge, VT $87,145 Charlotte, VT $87,212 East Berkshire, VT $86,940

East Fairfield, VT $87,069 Enosburg Falls, VT $86,829 Essex, VT $87,264 Essex Junction, VT $87,270 Fairfax, VT $87,151 Fairfield, VT $87,067 Ferrisburgh, VT $87,115 Franklin, VT $86,834

Grand Isle, VT $87,160 Highgate Center, VT $86,908 Highgate Springs, VT $86,952 Hinesburg, VT $87,210 Huntington, VT $87,144 Isle La Motte, VT $87,003 Jeffersonville, VT $87,087 Jericho, VT $87,191

Jonesville, VT $87,209 Milton, VT $87,233 Monkton, VT $87,140 Montgomery, VT $86,829 Montgomery Center, VT $86,723 New Haven, VT $87,031 North Ferrisburgh, VT $87,154 North Hero, VT $87,067

Richford, VT $86,814 Richmond, VT $87,201 Saint Albans, VT $87,106 Saint Albans Bay, VT $87,095 Shelburne, VT $87,291 Sheldon, VT $87,003 Sheldon Springs, VT $87,216 South Hero, VT $87,239

Starksboro, VT $87,093 Swanton, VT $86,987 Underhill, VT $87,171 Underhill Center, VT $87,174 Vergennes, VT $87,004 Waterville, VT $87,034 Westford, VT $87,214 Williston, VT $87,280

Montpelier, VT $86,976 Bennington, VT $87,428 Arlington, VT $87,120 Dorset, VT $86,781 East Arlington, VT $86,748 East Dorset, VT $86,783 Manchester, VT $87,017 Manchester Center, VT $86,960

Nurse Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Nurse roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 35% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 15% above the average. In contrast, Nurse positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Nurse as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Nurse

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$97,586	$47.0	15%
Biotechnology	$95,465	$46.0	12%
Energy & Utilities	$91,222	$44.0	7%
Insurance	$89,101	$43.0	5%

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

Understanding how a Nurse'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

$79,211

Average $84,858/year

$92,774

$6,601

Average $7,071/month

$7,731

$1,523

Average $1,632/week

$1,784

$38

Average $41/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,774	$7,731	$1,784	$45
Average	$84,858	$7,071	$1,632	$41
25th Percentile	$79,211	$6,601	$1,523	$38

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