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Vermont state government salary
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$8.3 billion[1] (2024 estimate) |
This page describes the compensation for state government officeholders in Vermont.
Legislator salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[2] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $843.32/week during session | No per diem paid during session. Members can receive $168.66/day in per diem outside of session. |
State executive salaries
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
| Office and current official | Salary |
|---|---|
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Governor of Vermont Phil Scott |
$201,136 |
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Lieutenant Governor of Vermont John Rodgers |
$81,390 |
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Attorney General of Vermont Charity Clark |
$152,714 |
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Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas |
$127,546 |
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Vermont Public Utility Commission Riley Allen |
$175,635 |
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Vermont Commissioner of Financial Regulation Sandy Bigglestone |
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Vermont Public Utility Commission Margaret Cheney |
$175,635 |
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Vermont Secretary Agency of Administration Sarah Clark |
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Vermont Secretary Agency of Transportation Joe Flynn |
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Vermont Commissioner of Labor Michael Harrington |
$143,478 |
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Vermont State Auditor Doug Hoffer |
$127,546 |
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Vermont Commissioner Department of Public Service Kerrick Johnson |
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Vermont Commissioner Department of Liquor and Lottery Wendy Knight |
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Vermont Secretary of Commerce and Community Development Lindsay Kurrle |
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Vermont Public Utility Commission Ed McNamara |
$175,635 |
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Vermont Secretary of Natural Resources Julie Moore |
$161,699 |
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Vermont Commissioner Department of Public Safety Jennifer Morrison |
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Vermont Treasurer Michael Pieciak |
$127,546 |
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Vermont Secretary Agency of Digital Services Denise Reilly-Hughes |
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Attorney General, Department of Justice, Vermont Gordon Rhea |
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Vermont Secretary Agency of Human Services Jenney Samuelson |
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Vermont Secretary of Education Zoie Saunders |
$161,699 |
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Vermont Secretary of Agriculture, Food, and Markets Anson Tebbetts |
$161,699 |
Judicial salaries
- See also: Vermont court salaries and budgets
| State court salary information | |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court salary | Court of Appeals salary |
| Associates: $191,963[3] | Associates: $N/A |
State profile
| Demographic data for Vermont | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vermont | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 626,088 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 9,217 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 94.9% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 1.1% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 1.4% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 1.9% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 1.7% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 91.8% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 36% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $55,176 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 13.2% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Vermont. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Vermont
Vermont voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, one is located in Vermont, accounting for 0.5 percent of the total pivot counties.[4]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Vermont had one Retained Pivot County, 0.55 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.
More Vermont coverage on Ballotpedia
- Elections in Vermont
- United States congressional delegations from Vermont
- Public policy in Vermont
- Endorsers in Vermont
- Vermont fact checks
- More...
See also
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External links
- 2023 salary table from the Council of State Governments
- 2024 salary table from the National Conference of State Legislatures
- 2024 salary table from the National Center for State Courts
Footnotes
- ↑ National Association of State Budget Officers, "2024 State Expenditure Report," accessed December 18, 2024
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ The salary of the chief justice may be higher than an associate justice.
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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