Current Minimum Wage
Vermont minimum wage$14.42since January 1, 2026

State minimum wage

Vermont minimum wage

$14.42 an hour as of September 2, 2026. Tipped cash wage $7.21.

  • The Vermont minimum wage is $14.42 an hour, set by state law effective .
  • The next change is on : an indexed adjustment, amount to be announced.
  • Tipped employees must be paid at least $7.21 in cash, with a tip credit of up to $7.21.
  • At $14.42 an hour, full-time work (2,080 hours) pays $29,994 a year before taxes.

Tipped cash wage

$7.21
Tip credit up to $7.21

Youth / training

None
No youth or training sub-minimum in 21 V.S.A. 384. (Exclusions of students/minors from the definition of 'employee' in 21 V.S.A. 383 were not fetched.)

Next change

Indexed, TBA
· indexed-unannounced

Local rates

None found

Scheduled increases in Vermont

January 1, 20271 jurisdiction
StateTBA
Vermontindexed-unannounced · Each Jan 1 the rate rises by the smaller of 5% or the CPI-U (U.S. city average, NSA) increase for the 12 months preceding the previous Sept 1...
TBAindexed, amount to be announced

Coverage, exemptions, and history

Who is covered. Vermont DOL: 'Effective 01/01/2026: $14.42 per hour worked / $7.21 for tipped employees.' Applies to employers of two or more employees (DOL table); if the....

Tipped employees. 21 V.S.A. 384(a)(2): a 'service or tipped employee' of a hotel, motel, tourist place or restaurant who customarily receives more than $120/month in tips may be paid a basic wage of not less than...

Indexing. Adjusted by CPI-U, U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted... on January 1 annually... ; announced Not fixed in statute ; cap: 5 percent per year.

Recent history. $13.67 (2024-01-01), $14.01 (2025-01-01), $14.42 (2026-01-01) per the 2026 poster; indexing under the 2019 Act 86 formula.

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Statute. 21 V.S.A. 384 (as amended through 2025, No. 40, eff. 2025-07-01).

Common questions

What is the minimum wage in Vermont?

$14.42 an hour as of September 2, 2026, under state law effective January 1, 2026.

When does the Vermont minimum wage go up next?

On January 1, 2027, by an indexed amount the agency will announce.

What is the tipped minimum wage in Vermont?

$7.21 in cash plus tips; the employer must make up any shortfall to $14.42.

Do any cities in Vermont have a higher minimum wage?

None were found in effect.

Sources

  1. https://labor.vermont.gov/rights-and-wages official
  2. https://labor.vermont.gov/sites/labor/files/documents/Min%20Wage%20Poster%202026%20%282%29.pdf official
  3. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state official
  4. https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/21/005/00384 official
  5. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/minimum-wage/tipped official
  6. https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wages

Checked 2026-09-02 against Vermont Department of Labor, Wage & Hour Division; researcher confidence 0.92.