Vermont Paycheck Calculator 2026

A single filer paid $60,000 a year every two weeks, with no pre-tax benefits, takes home about $1,874.92 a paycheck in Vermont ($48,748 a year). Each $2,307.69 paycheck loses $193.08 to federal income tax, $176.54 to Social Security and Medicare, $60.62 to Vermont income tax and $2.54 to state payroll premiums. That is $1,642 a year less than the same salary in a state with no income tax or payroll premiums.

Four brackets from 3.35% to 8.75%, with its own standard deduction ($7,650 single, $15,300 joint) and a $5,300 personal exemption. On a $60,000 salary that works out to about $60.62 every two weeks, an effective 2.63% of gross pay.

Vermont Child Care Contribution (employee share): Employers pay 0.44% of wages and may withhold up to a quarter of it, 0.11%, from employees. On $60,000 these total about $66 a year.

Vermont has no reciprocal agreements, so your employer withholds Vermont tax on wages for work done in Vermont. Your home state normally gives a credit for tax paid to Vermont, so you are not taxed twice on the same pay, but you may need to file in both states.

Federally, a bonus paid separately is usually withheld at a flat 22% (37% on supplemental pay above $1 million in the year). For Vermont: No separate flat rate: a bonus is taxed with your regular pay (aggregate method).

Vermont uses Form W-4VT alongside the federal Form W-4. If you do not file one, your employer uses the state's default setting, usually single with no allowances or adjustments. Update it after marriage, a new child or a second job.