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Registered Nurses Salary in Vermont

The median annual wage for registered nurses in Vermont is $97,460 ($46.86 per hour) -0.1% vs. the national median of $97,550. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$97,460
Mean annual wage
$96,650
Median hourly wage
$46.86
Employment in VT
7,410

7,410 employed · 24.4 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Vermont

Wage distribution for registered nurses in Vermont (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$77,670$37.34
25th percentile$82,210$39.53
Median (50th)$97,460$46.86
75th percentile$105,210$50.58
90th percentile$126,100$60.63

What this salary is worth in Vermont

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$99,492

Vermont prices are 98.0 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
15.2%

Median gross rent in Vermont: $1,234/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $2,437/mo

Est. affordable home price
$355,528

At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance

For context, the median home value in Vermont is $316,600 (ACS 2020-2024).

Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.

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About this data

  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 13, 2026.

Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.