Hourly pay after taxes in Vermont
$20 an hour in Vermont comes to $1,327.87 every two weeks after taxes, for a single person working full time.
Updated for 2026Checked Oct 29, 2026 against IRS and Vermont Department of Taxes sourcesHow we check
Take-home pay by hourly wage, 2026
| Wage | Two weeks | Month | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $14.42 | $984.13 | $2,132 | $25,587 |
| $18.00 | $1,204.67 | $2,610 | $31,321 |
| $20.00 | $1,327.87 | $2,877 | $34,525 |
| $22.00 | $1,451.07 | $3,144 | $37,728 |
| $25.00 | $1,635.87 | $3,544 | $42,533 |
| $30.00 | $1,940.97 | $4,205 | $50,465 |
| $35.00 | $2,211.74 | $4,792 | $57,505 |
| $40.00 | $2,466.74 | $5,345 | $64,135 |
| $50.00 | $2,976.74 | $6,450 | $77,395 |
Every column after the wage is take-home pay. Each row assumes 40 hours a week all year, one paycheck every two weeks, single, no dependents, and no benefits taken out. The monthly and yearly columns are that paycheck times 26. Use the paycheck calculator for your own hours and deductions.
What comes out of an hourly paycheck
At $25 an hour, a two-week paycheck in Vermont starts at $2,000.00 and ends at $1,635.87.
| Federal income tax | $156.15 |
| Social Security | $124.00 |
| Medicare | $29.00 |
| Vermont income tax | $54.98 |
Vermont taxes wages at 3.35, 6.6, 7.6, and 8.75 percent, after a $5,400 allowance a year for the worker and each person they claim. Vermont adds no disability or leave premium and no city or town wage tax. Federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare come out on top of the state line.
The second rate is nearly double the first, so the Vermont line steepens early.
What changes your number
Vermont's rate jumps from 3.35 to 6.6 percent, so the state share rises quickly once pay clears the lowest bracket. The $5,400 allowance per person softens that for a household, since each person you claim takes that much off the taxed pay.
Form W-4VT counts allowances for you, a spouse who does not work, a head of household, and each dependent. The paycheck calculator lets you test a larger household against these single-filer figures.
Hours matter too. At $20 an hour and 30 hours a week instead of 40, a two-week paycheck in Vermont comes to $1,019.87.
The minimum wage in Vermont
The minimum wage in Vermont is $14.42 an hour, and a full-time worker at $14.42 takes home about $2,132 a month. Vermont raises its minimum wage each January 1 by 5 percent or the CPI-U increase, whichever is smaller, and the tipped minimum is $7.21, half the full rate.
Sources and checks
Checked on Oct 29, 2026. Source: Vermont Department of Taxes, '2026 Income Tax Withholding Instructions, Tables, and Charts, GB-1210-2026', effective January 1, 2026, Vermont Percentage Method Withholding Tables (PDF pages 7 and 8) (tax.vermont.gov/sites/tax/files/documents/GB-1210-2026.pdf, saved as data/sources/vermont/GB-1210-2026.pdf, read Oct 29, 2026).
Disability: Vermont has no required state disability or paid-leave payroll deduction in 2026. The Vermont Family and Medical Leave Insurance plan is voluntary for private employers: Governor's office, 'Vermont Family and Medical Leave Plan' (governor.vermont.gov/vtfmli, saved as data/sources/vermont/governor-vtfmli.html, read Oct 29, 2026), run with The Hartford, where 'Contributions can be fully paid by the employer, split between the employer and employees, or fully paid for by the employees as a voluntary benefit.' Separately, the Child Care Contribution is a 0.44 percent employer payroll tax that the employer may choose to pass on in part: Vermont Department of Taxes, GB-1326 'The Vermont Child Care Contribution' (October 2024, saved as data/sources/vermont/GB-1326.pdf): 'Employees are not required to file or pay the CCC, but employers may choose to deduct and withhold up to one-quarter of the contribution from employee wages (i.e., not more than 0.11% of any employee's wages).' It funds child care, not leave.
Local taxes: 24 V.S.A. section 138(b) (legislature.vermont.gov, saved as data/sources/vermont/vsa-24-005-00138.html, read Oct 29, 2026) is the only local option tax law, and it allows towns to adopt only 'a one percent sales tax', 'a one percent meals and alcoholic beverages tax', and 'a one percent rooms tax', collected by the state. No local income or wage tax is authorized, and GB-1210-2026 describes state withholding only.
Minimum wage: Vermont Department of Labor news release (labor.vermont.gov, saved as data/sources/vermont/vdol-min-wage-release-2026.html, read Oct 29, 2026): 'Beginning January 1, 2026, the State's minimum wage will increase from $14.01 to $14.42 per hour' and 'the tipped minimum wage will increase from $7.01 to $7.21 per hour' (the basic tipped wage is 50 percent of the full minimum wage). Vermont Department of Labor 2026 minimum wage poster (saved as data/sources/vermont/vdol-min-wage-poster-2026.pdf): basic wage rate for tipped employees $7.21 effective 01/01/26. 21 V.S.A. section 384(a)(1) (saved as data/sources/vermont/vsa-21-005-00384.html): the rate rises each January 1 by 5 percent or the CPI-U increase, whichever is smaller; the 2027 rate had not been announced in the sources checked.
Federal withholding: IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Worksheet 1A and its "2026 Percentage Method Tables for Automated Payroll Systems and Withholding on Periodic Payments of Pensions and Annuities," pages 10 to 12. Fetched directly from irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15t.pdf and transcribed Oct 28, 2026.
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