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State profile · NCES F-33 FY2023

Teacher Salary in Vermont

Vermont is in the smallest third by reported enrollment (79,545 students) among states with NCES enrollment. According to the NCES Common Core of Data finance survey, estimated teacher pay and per-pupil spending are available for every public school district in Vermont.

$72,015
Est. state avg salary

Near benchmark

+2.5%
vs national
#18
National rank
101
Districts

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$72,015/year (est.)

Vermont is in the smallest third by reported enrollment (79,545 students) among states with NCES enrollment. Estimated average teacher salary is $72,015, near the national average of $70,245, ranking #18 of 49, across 70 public school districts with reliable data (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller K-12 enrollment scale: Vermont is in the smallest third by reported enrollment (79,545 students) among states with NCES enrollment.
  • middle third nationally (#18 of 49)
  • Vermont ranks #18 of 49 on the salary estimate and #48 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • $58,198 spread between its highest- and lowest-paying districts
  • +2.5% vs the national average
  • +12.9% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (balanced cohort, not the FTE average above)
  • #17 of 49 purchasing-power-adjusted (BEA RPP 97.1)

Same-district trend

How does a balanced panel separate change from district turnover?

For the same 59 Vermont districts present with valid estimates in every release, the average state figure moved from $82,223 in FY2019 to $92,836 in FY2023 (+12.9%).

The fixed cohort prevents entering or missing districts from masquerading as salary movement. It is still a change in a derived district-level estimate, not evidence of any individual teacher's raise.

Purchasing-power-adjusted rank for Vermont

Vermont's nominal average teacher salary ranks #18 of the 49 states and territories that report teacher salaries. Adjusted by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis's 2023 Regional Price Parity (97.1, US = 100, a relative state-level price-level index, not a district or metro cost-of-living figure), the estimate becomes $80,422, ranking #17 of 49 , 1 places higher than the nominal rank once relative price levels are factored in. This purchasing-power view is not published by NEA's teacher-pay rankings or the aggregator sites; it comes from combining our own F-33-derived salary estimate with BEA's public RPP series. See the full 51-state release for methodology and download. BEA Regional Price Parities · NCES CCD F-33

Vermont in the teacher-salary distribution

FY2023 estimated state averages from the same NCES-derived ranking

$72,015 Top 37% higher than 63% of 49 reporting states and territories

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Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey; state estimates derived from reported instructional-salary expenditure and teacher FTE · FY2023

Vermont's comparable salary trend

Same reporting-district cohort, FY2019-FY2023

FY2023 estimated average
$92,836 12.907307241241567% vs FY2019
59 districts held in the panel
$80,000$85,000$90,000$95,000$100,000 FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023 Vermont est. avg teacher salary, FY2019: $82,223Vermont est. avg teacher salary, FY2020: $97,208Vermont est. avg teacher salary, FY2021: $89,039Vermont est. avg teacher salary, FY2022: $90,142Vermont est. avg teacher salary, FY2023: $92,836 $82,223 $92,836 ▲ +12.9%
Read the chart as text
Period Vermont est. avg teacher salary
FY2019 $82,223
FY2020 $97,208
FY2021 $89,039
FY2022 $90,142
FY2023 $92,836

Highest-paying districts in Vermont

Estimated average teacher salary, enrolling districts (200+ students)

Est. avg salary

What this shows Saint Johnsbury School District leads Vermont on the F-33 instructional-salary estimate. Service entities (CTCs, county offices) are excluded, their enrollment-based ratios are not reliable salary figures.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

Top 3 districts

1 $103,297

Saint Johnsbury School District

Est. avg teacher salary
2 $102,052

Rutland City School District

Est. avg teacher salary
3 $98,533

Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56

Est. avg teacher salary

Districts by Estimated Teacher Salary

District Est. Avg Salary Enrollment Per-Pupil Exp
Saint Johnsbury School District $103,297 702 $46,343
Rutland City School District $102,052 1,950 $33,312
Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 $98,533 4,216 $26,312
South Burlington School District $97,302 2,695 $26,691
Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 $95,808 1,423 $31,356
Burlington School District $94,778 3,473 $36,419
Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 $92,776 2,609 $23,890
Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90 $92,683 1,602 $27,136
Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51 $91,934 3,725 $31,373
Norwich School District $91,158 351 $46,254
Winooski Incorporated School District $89,883 787 $50,062
Colchester School District $88,732 2,409 $24,934
Mill River Unified Union School District #52 $88,524 798 $28,608
Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 $85,093 1,770 $27,344
Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 $83,741 853 $37,495
Barre Unified Union School District #97 $81,840 2,199 $30,125
Harwood Unified Union School District #60 $81,833 1,818 $28,494
Springfield School District $80,700 1,219 $36,875
Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 $80,627 1,224 $41,855
Rivendell Interstate School District $80,288 422 $35,635
Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 $78,873 1,411 $30,097
Waits River Union High District #36 $78,368 263 $29,217
Rutland Town School District $77,333 360 $26,986
Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 $76,762 2,651 $28,432
Blue Mountain Union School District #21 $75,417 411 $25,238
Thetford School District $74,535 208 $45,495
Newport City School District $72,614 313 $24,518
Green Mountain Unified School District #77 $72,597 680 $24,301
Lake Region Union High School District #24 $72,462 386 $21,526
Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 $72,388 1,239 $20,110
Arlington School District $72,031 421 $18,430
Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 $71,266 1,266 $26,949
Hartford School District $71,040 1,454 $29,544
Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71 $70,454 1,229 $25,669
Weathersfield School District $69,444 262 $27,366
Milton School District $69,438 1,459 $27,708
Twinfield Union School District #33 $69,245 319 $25,398
Hartland School District $68,609 281 $36,125
Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 $67,643 318 $25,000
North Country Union High School District $67,332 680 $30,362
Mount Anthony Union High School District #14 $67,305 1,448 $19,709
Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 $66,876 363 $37,741
Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 $66,321 939 $28,583
Missisquoi Valley School District #89 $66,317 1,813 $28,563
Derby School District $66,000 496 $15,968
Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 $64,722 1,422 $17,536
Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 $64,427 1,105 $18,605
Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 $64,065 2,339 $27,676
Windsor Central Unified Union School District #76 $63,294 1,026 $25,444
Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District $63,208 727 $20,728
North Country Union Junior High School District $62,780 263 $23,357
Mount Ascutney School District #86 $61,600 643 $22,009
First Branch Unified School District #82 $61,325 243 $29,844
Twin Valley Unified School District #75 $61,243 374 $27,037
Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B $60,927 740 $28,177
Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 $60,338 685 $25,158
Rockingham School District $60,079 512 $19,004
Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 $59,286 1,064 $21,258
Cambridge School District $58,053 336 $21,542
Fairfax School District $57,670 1,038 $16,780
Danville School District $57,084 350 $23,074
Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 $56,969 817 $24,114
Hazen Union High School District #26 $55,972 301 $24,146
Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A $55,735 624 $29,601
Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94 $55,124 337 $22,098
Paine Mountain Union School District #68 $54,911 1,047 $18,467
White River Unified School District #79 $54,386 624 $20,391
Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 $52,844 1,012 $35,733
Craftsbury Town School District $47,656 207 $20,691
Georgia School District $45,099 630 $24,457

Specialized non-enrolling agencies (career/technical centers, county offices, service co-ops) are excluded from the salary ranking, their enrollment-based estimates are not reliable.

Lowest-Paying Districts in Vermont

District Est. Avg Salary Enrollment
Georgia School District $45,099 630
Craftsbury Town School District $47,656 207
Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 $52,844 1,012
White River Unified School District #79 $54,386 624
Paine Mountain Union School District #68 $54,911 1,047
Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94 $55,124 337
Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A $55,735 624
Hazen Union High School District #26 $55,972 301
Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 $56,969 817
Danville School District $57,084 350

Among enrolling districts (200+ students) with a reliable estimate; service entities excluded, see methodology.

Nationwide peers near Vermont's smaller K-12 scale

Two nationwide peer sets for Vermont: closest on estimated average teacher salary ($72,015 here) and closest on total student enrollment (79,545 here). Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not geographic containment.

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other states by unweighted district-mean teacher pay (F-33 derived, ≥5 districts with reliable estimates).

Similar enrollment

Nearest other states by NCES-reported K-12 enrollment. Salary peers above are excluded.

Compare Nearby-Ranked States

New Jersey
$78,597
Rank #15
Wyoming
$75,580
Rank #16
Hawaii
$75,494
Rank #17
Wisconsin
$70,465
Rank #19

Data: NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey + Staff Universe Survey, FY2023. Salary figures divide instructional expenditure (variable Z33) by each district's reported teacher FTE, or an estimated FTE for the small minority with no reported figure. Not individual salary data. Read our methodology.

Vermont teacher salary FAQ

What is the average teacher salary in Vermont?

Across 70 Vermont public school districts with reliable data, the average teacher salary is $72,015 (NCES CCD F-33 reported teacher salaries divided by CCD Staff Universe Survey teacher headcounts, FY2023). It is a district-level mean derived from finance filings, so it will not match a contract-salary survey exactly, read it as a relative comparison.

Which Vermont school district pays teachers the most?

Saint Johnsbury School District reports the highest average teacher salary in Vermont at $103,297, while Georgia School District sits at the lower end at $45,099.

How does Vermont teacher pay compare to the national average?

Vermont's average of $72,015 is near the national average of $70,245 (+2.5%), ranking #18 of the 49 jurisdictions with a reliable district estimate.

How many school districts are in Vermont?

Vermont has 101 public school districts in the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, together serving 79,328 students.

How much do teachers make in Vermont?

District-average teacher pay in Vermont runs from $45,099 in Georgia School District to $103,297 in Saint Johnsbury School District, with 2 of 70 reliable-data districts at $100,000 or above. Where a teacher lands depends far more on which district employs them than on the statewide figure. These are district-wide averages from NCES CCD F-33 (FY2023), not individual salaries or pay-scale steps.

Can teachers earn $100,000 in Vermont?

2 of 70 Vermont districts with reliable data report an estimated average teacher salary of $100,000 or more, led by Saint Johnsbury School District at $103,297. This is a district-wide average, not an individual salary, step, or years-of-experience figure.

How does Vermont rank after adjusting for cost of living?

Within the separate enrollment-weighted state comparison, BEA's 2023 Regional Price Parity (97.1, US=100) adjusts Vermont's nominal estimate of $78,123 from #17 to $80,422 and #17. The headline uses an unweighted district mean, so this does not replace it. Neither measure is take-home pay, taxes, or district/metro cost of living.

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Disclaimer & data sources

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainTeacher for Vermont