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Vermont Income Tax Calculator

Estimate your 2026 combined federal and Vermont income tax — Vermont adds progressive state income tax on top of federal.

InputsTY-2026
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Federal + state tax17.4% effective
$17,388/yr
10% on $12,400$1,240
12% on $38,000$4,560
22% on $33,500$7,370
federal tax subtotal$13,170
VT state tax$4,218
taxable income
$83,900
marginal rate
22.0%
after tax
$82,612

A single filer earning Vermont's median household income of $85,260 owes about $3,245 in Vermont state income tax — an effective state rate of 3.81%. That is state tax only, on top of federal income tax and FICA.

Based on 2025 Vermont rules and 2026 federal rules, with the standard deduction and no other adjustments. Median income is the 2024 Census figure.

Income tax in Vermont

Vermont has four brackets from 3.35% to a top rate of 8.75% (above $242,000 single / $294,600 joint in 2025), with its own inflation-indexed standard deduction and a $5,100-per-person exemption. 2025 legislation expanded credits but left the rate schedule unchanged.

Vermont income tax structure (2025)

Vermont uses 4 progressive brackets on income above a $7,400 standard deduction (single) plus a $5,100 personal exemption. Single-filer brackets:

$0 – $47,9003.35%
$47,901 – $116,0006.60%
$116,001 – $242,0007.60%
over $242,0018.75%

Married-filing-jointly thresholds differ (roughly double in most states). Each slice of income is taxed at its own rate — landing in a bracket does not tax your whole income at that rate.

Common questions

What are Vermont's income tax brackets?
Vermont uses four brackets for 2025: 3.35% on the first $47,900 of taxable income, rising to 8.75% above $242,000 for a single filer. Taxable income here is your pay after a $7,400 standard deduction ($14,850 joint) and a $5,100 personal exemption per filer. Joint filers get their own, wider thresholds.
What is the top income tax rate in Vermont?
8.75%, and it begins at $242,000 of taxable income for a single filer — about $254,500 of gross pay, once the $12,500 Vermont subtracts first is added back. Only income above that point is taxed at that rate; everything below it is taxed in the lower bands.
What is the tax bill on $85,260 in Vermont?
A single filer on Vermont's $85,260 median household income (2024 Census figure) owes roughly $3,245 to Vermont — an effective state rate of 3.8% against a 6.6% marginal bracket — plus about $9,927 of federal income tax.
Does Vermont have a personal exemption?
Yes — $5,100 per filer, or $10,200 on a joint return, subtracted before the brackets apply. It comes on top of the $7,400 standard deduction, for $12,500 of total single-filer subtractions.

How we calculate this

Federal brackets per our income-tax methodology, plus Vermont's 2025 state tax (2026 state tables pending). Estimates only — not tax advice.

Tax Foundation: 2025 state income tax rates →Vermont Dept. of Taxes →

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Estimates for general informational purposes only; not tax advice. Vermont figures are simplified (credits, local taxes, and AGI adjustments vary) and should be verified with the state Department of Revenue. Vermont's four-rate 3.35%–8.75% schedule is applied with the $7,400 standard deduction and $5,100 personal exemption for a single filer — not itemized deductions, exemption phase-outs, or any Vermont tax credit. It also excludes any local, county, or school-district tax your municipality may add.