Salaries in Vermont.
1 metro area. 3445 roles.
Average cost-of-living index: 1.06x national average. Last updated April 2026.
1 city tracked3445 roles
Highest Paying
$371,000
Principal AI Research Scientist
Median Role
$334,000
Principal AI Agent Engineer
Entry Level
$319,000
Chief Design Officer
Salary data sourced from SEC filings, H-1B Labor Condition Applications (DOL), Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and aggregated job postings across 50+ platforms. Ranges reflect 25th to 75th percentile for full-time positions. Cost-of-living adjustments use Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (2025 index). Last updated April 2026.
Vermont has 1 major metro area tracked in our salary database, with an average cost-of-living index of 1.06x the national average. The highest-paying role across the state is Principal AI Research Scientist at $371,000 in Burlington. The median role pays $334,000.
Top 30 salaries in Vermont
| # | Role | Median | Top City | Range |
|---|
| 1 | Principal AI Research Scientist | $371,000 | Burlington | $289,000 – $482,000 |
| 2 | Technical Fellow | $360,000 | Burlington | $281,000 – $468,000 |
| 3 | Principal AI Safety Engineer | $357,000 | Burlington | $279,000 – $464,000 |
| 4 | Principal Quantitative Researcher | $356,000 | Burlington | $278,000 – $463,000 |
| 5 | Distinguished Engineer | $350,000 | Burlington | $265,000 – $445,000 |
| 6 | Senior VP of Security | $349,000 | Burlington | $273,000 – $454,000 |
| 7 | Senior VP of Product | $346,000 | Burlington | $270,000 – $450,000 |
| 8 | Principal Deep Learning Engineer | $341,000 | Burlington | $266,000 – $443,000 |
| 9 | Principal AI Agent Architect | $340,000 | Burlington | $265,000 – $442,000 |
| 10 | Chief Strategy Officer | $338,000 | Burlington | $264,000 – $440,000 |
| 11 | Chief Security Officer | $336,000 | Burlington | $262,000 – $437,000 |
| 12 | Staff AI Research Scientist | $335,000 | Burlington | $262,000 – $436,000 |
| 13 | Staff Quantitative Researcher | $335,000 | Burlington | $262,000 – $436,000 |
| 14 | Chief Science Officer | $335,000 | Burlington | $262,000 – $436,000 |
| 15 | SVP of Product | $335,000 | Burlington | $262,000 – $436,000 |
| 16 | Principal AI Agent Engineer | $334,000 | Burlington | $261,000 – $435,000 |
| 17 | Principal Cryptographer | $334,000 | Burlington | $261,000 – $435,000 |
| 18 | Principal AI Compiler Engineer | $331,000 | Burlington | $258,000 – $430,000 |
| 19 | SVP of Technology | $331,000 | Burlington | $258,000 – $430,000 |
| 20 | Chief AI Officer | $329,000 | Burlington | $244,000 – $424,000 |
| 21 | Principal Computer Vision Engineer | $329,000 | Burlington | $256,000 – $427,000 |
| 22 | L7 Software Engineer | $329,000 | Burlington | $257,000 – $427,000 |
| 23 | CTO | $328,000 | Burlington | $255,000 – $426,000 |
| 24 | Senior VP of Design | $325,000 | Burlington | $254,000 – $423,000 |
| 25 | Chief Machine Learning Officer | $324,000 | Burlington | $253,000 – $422,000 |
| 26 | Principal Quantitative Developer | $324,000 | Burlington | $253,000 – $422,000 |
| 27 | Principal Applied Scientist | $321,000 | Burlington | $251,000 – $418,000 |
| 28 | Chief Growth Officer | $320,000 | Burlington | $249,000 – $416,000 |
| 29 | Principal LLM Engineer | $319,000 | Burlington | $248,000 – $414,000 |
| 30 | Chief Design Officer | $319,000 | Burlington | $249,000 – $415,000 |
Tax considerations in Vermont
Vermont's top income tax rate is 8.75%, one of the highest in the nation. Burlington has no city income tax, but the state burden requires careful salary planning.
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