Vermont Paycheck Calculator

Four tax lines come out of a Vermont paycheck: federal income tax, Social Security (6.2% up to $184,500), Medicare (1.45%), and Vermont state withholding. No Vermont town taxes wages, and the state has no employee-paid disability or paid-leave premium. Anything else on your stub is your own election, such as 401(k), health premiums, and HSA, plus a possible Child Care Contribution line explained below.

Vermont's percentage method annualizes your pay, subtracts $5,400 for each W-4VT allowance, and runs the rest through the Single or Married table. Single: 0% to $3,925, 3.35% to $54,675, 6.6% to $126,775, 7.6% to $260,225, and 8.75% above. Married: 0% to $11,775, 3.35% to $96,475, 6.6% to $216,525, 7.6% to $323,825, and 8.75% above. Head of household uses the Single table. Enter your W-4VT allowances in the Vermont exemptions field.

The Child Care Contribution is a 0.44% payroll tax owed by employers. They may withhold up to a quarter of it, 0.11% of wages, from employees. This calculator leaves that share out, so if your stub shows a Child Care Contribution line, expect take-home pay up to 0.11% of wages lower than the estimate. The employer's own 0.33% share never comes out of your pay.

For 2026 the allowance rose from $5,300 to $5,400 and the bracket thresholds were indexed for inflation; the rates are unchanged. Bonuses paid separately from regular wages are withheld at 30% of the federal amount withheld on them. Vermont has no reciprocity agreements with other states.