Your full 2026 tax picture as a Vermont employee: federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, and Vermont state income tax — computed live from the official 2026 tables, with every slice shown.
State: Vermont (locked — use the state links above for another state).
Figure A Where each $100 of gross pay goes
Only the income inside each bracket is taxed at that bracket's rate. Your highest slices are highlighted; the totals are exactly what the calculator above used.
| Slice of taxable income | Amount in slice | Rate | Tax on slice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal | |||
| Slice 1 — $0 to $12,400 | $12,400 | 10% | $1,240 |
| Slice 2 — $12,400 to $50,400 | $38,000 | 12% | $4,560 |
| Slice 3 — $50,400 to $58,900 | $8,500 | 22% | $1,870 |
| Federal income tax | $7,670 | ||
| Vermont | |||
| Slice 1 — $0 to $49,400 | $49,400 | 3.35% | $1,655 |
| Slice 2 — $49,400 to $62,050 | $12,650 | 6.6% | $835 |
| Vermont income tax | $2,490 | ||
The solid line is what you keep in Vermont; the dashed line is the median of all 51 jurisdictions at the same salary (single filer). Where the lines cross is where Vermont stops being the better deal.
Figure B Take-home pay as salary rises
If every dollar you earned from January 1 went to tax, this is the day you'd stop paying and start keeping.
Figure C The tax year, day by day
You work until Mar 19 — day 78 of 365 — to pay your total 2026 tax bill of $15,897. Everything you earn after that is yours.
On $75,000, a single filer here keeps $59,103. The median state keeps $59,018 — you are $85 ahead. See all 51 states ranked by take-home pay.
| Salary | Federal tax | State tax | Social + Medicare | Total tax | Take-home | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $2,620 | $906 | $3,060 | $6,586 | $33,414 | 16.5% |
| $50,000 | $3,820 | $1,241 | $3,825 | $8,886 | $41,114 | 17.8% |
| $75,000 | $7,670 | $2,490 | $5,738 | $15,897 | $59,103 | 21.2% |
| $100,000 | $13,170 | $4,140 | $7,650 | $24,960 | $75,040 | 25.0% |
| $150,000 | $24,734 | $7,613 | $11,475 | $43,822 | $106,178 | 29.2% |
| $200,000 | $36,734 | $11,413 | $14,339 | $62,486 | $137,514 | 31.2% |
Single filer, no pre-tax deductions. The $75,000 row is the calculator's default above.
The state-specific rules behind the numbers above — the things a generic calculator gets wrong about Vermont.
Vermont taxes single filers at 3.35% on taxable income up to $49,400, 6.60% up to $119,700, 7.60% up to $249,700 and 8.75% above that, after a $7,650 standard deduction and a $5,300 personal exemption. The jump from the first to the second bracket nearly doubles the rate, so Vermont's burden rises quickly once income passes the first bracket.
Source: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets 2026
Vermont taxes Social Security partially, using an AGI band rather than a cliff. Following Act 71 (2025), benefits are fully exempt at AGI up to $55,000 for single filers and $70,000 for joint filers; the exemption phases out over the next $10,000 of AGI and disappears above $65,000 single / $80,000 joint. Above the band, the federally taxable portion of benefits is taxed at the normal rates.
Source: Vermont Legislature, S.51 / Act 71 fiscal notes; Vermont Department of Taxes
Vermont's signature family credit pays $1,000 per child age 6 and under (expanded from age 5 and under by Act 71, effective 2025). It is fully refundable, pays in full up to $125,000 of AGI for any filing status, then phases out at 2% per additional $1,000 of AGI, reaching zero at $175,000.
Source: Vermont Legislature, Child Tax Credit fiscal summaries (Act 138 of 2022; Act 71 of 2025)
Partly. Benefits are fully exempt if your AGI is $55,000 or less as a single filer ($70,000 joint); the exemption phases out over the next $10,000 of AGI and is gone above $65,000 single / $80,000 joint, after which the federally taxable portion is taxed at Vermont's normal rates.
$1,000 per child, and it is fully refundable. Following Act 71 it covers children age 6 and under; the full credit runs up to $125,000 of AGI and then phases out, reaching zero at $175,000.
On $75,000 of wages as a single filer, the Vermont state tax estimate is $2,490, leaving take-home pay of $59,103 after federal tax of $7,670, FICA of $5,738 and total tax of $15,897.
Both: a $7,650 standard deduction and a $5,300 personal exemption for a single filer in 2026, one of the more generous combinations in New England once both are counted.
At 8.75% on single taxable income above $249,700. The other 2026 brackets are 3.35% up to $49,400, 6.60% up to $119,700 and 7.60% up to $249,700.
No. Vermont has no city or county income taxes; the state income tax is the only income tax layer.
Calculate Vermont income tax for 2026: federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and Vermont state tax on any salary — take-home pay, effective and marginal rates, bracket breakdown and Tax Freedom Day.
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Work out your 2026 take-home pay in Vermont: federal income tax on the official 2026 brackets, Social Security and Medicare, and Vermont state income tax on its own published schedule — with net pay, monthly net, your average and marginal rates, a bracket-by-bracket build and your Tax Freedom Day. Rates checked 31 October 2026; all figures are for the 2026 tax year.
Single filer on $75,000 in Vermont, 2026. Federal income tax is $7,670.00. Vermont income tax is $2,489.80, on taxable income after the $7,650 standard deduction. Social Security and Medicare together are $5,737.50. Total tax is $15,897.30, so take-home pay is $59,102.70 a year — $4,925 a month — at an average rate of 21.2% and a marginal rate of 36.3%.
Federal tax uses the 2026 brackets and standard deduction from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 ($16,100 single, $32,200 joint), Social Security is 6.2% up to the $184,500 wage base and Medicare 1.45% with the 0.9% Additional Medicare Tax over $200,000 (single). Vermont taxes income in 4 bands from 3.35% to 8.75%. The standard deduction is $7,650.00 for a single filer. Each layer is computed slice by slice on taxable income — gross minus the standard deduction and any pre-tax amounts you enter — and state credits in the dataset are subtracted from the tax itself. Sources for every state figure are printed on the calculator page.
Partly. Benefits are fully exempt if your AGI is $55,000 or less as a single filer ($70,000 joint); the exemption phases out over the next $10,000 of AGI and is gone above $65,000 single / $80,000 joint, after which the federally taxable portion is taxed at Vermont's normal rates.
$1,000 per child, and it is fully refundable. Following Act 71 it covers children age 6 and under; the full credit runs up to $125,000 of AGI and then phases out, reaching zero at $175,000.
On $75,000 of wages as a single filer, the Vermont state tax estimate is $2,490, leaving take-home pay of $59,103 after federal tax of $7,670, FICA of $5,738 and total tax of $15,897.
Both: a $7,650 standard deduction and a $5,300 personal exemption for a single filer in 2026, one of the more generous combinations in New England once both are counted.
At 8.75% on single taxable income above $249,700. The other 2026 brackets are 3.35% up to $49,400, 6.60% up to $119,700 and 7.60% up to $249,700.
No. Vermont has no city or county income taxes; the state income tax is the only income tax layer.
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