Every Vermont income tax bracket for 2026, exactly as published — with the standard deduction, the exemption credit, and a tool that finds your bracket and shows the tax slice by slice.
| Rate | Taxable income over | Up to | Cumulative tax at top of band |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.35% | $0 | $49,400 | $1,655 |
| 6.6% | $49,400 | $119,700 | $6,295 |
| 7.6% | $119,700 | $249,700 | $16,175 |
| 8.75% | $249,700 | and above | — |
Brackets apply to taxable income — gross income minus the standard deduction. Both tables are printed in full on this page; the tabs only choose which you look at first.
Enter your Vermont taxable income (after the standard deduction). Your bracket lights up in the table above, and your tax is broken into its slices.
Figure A The bracket staircase
The staircase: each step is one bracket. The tax climbs only inside the step you are standing on — moving into a higher bracket never taxes your earlier income at the higher rate.
| Taxable income (single) | Vermont tax | Effective rate | Top (marginal) rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $1,695 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| $75,000 | $3,345 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| $100,000 | $4,995 | 5.0% | 6.6% |
| $150,000 | $8,598 | 5.7% | 7.6% |
Thresholds raised by Act 71 (S.51, effective retroactively from 1 January 2025) apply in full for 2026: Social Security full exemption up to $55,000 AGI single / $70,000 joint, phasing out over the next $10,000; and the child tax credit now covers children age 6 and under (previously 5 and under). Source: Vermont Legislature fiscal notes on S.51 / Act 71. No change to Vermont's four rates or to the $7,650 standard deduction / $5,300 personal exemption structure for 2026 beyond inflation indexing. Source: Tax Foundation 2026.
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.
Vermont income tax brackets for 2026 in full: every rate and threshold for single and joint filers, the $7,650 standard deduction, worked examples and a find-your-bracket tool.
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Every Vermont income tax bracket for 2026, printed in full exactly as published: single and married-filing-jointly tables, the standard deduction, worked examples on taxable income, and a find-your-bracket tool that lights up your band and builds your tax slice by slice. Rates checked 31 October 2026; all figures are for the 2026 tax year.
On $100,000 of taxable income in Vermont (single filer, 2026), the slice-by-slice tax is $4,994.50 — the top slice is taxed at 8.75%, but the effective rate on the whole $100,000 is far lower because the early slices are taxed at the bottom rates. A $100,000 salary is not $100,000 of taxable income: the $7,650 standard deduction comes off first, which is what the companion income calculator works through.
Vermont taxes income in 4 bands from 3.35% to 8.75%. The standard deduction is $7,650.00 for a single filer. The tables are the state’s official 2026 schedules (sources printed on the page); cumulative tax at the top of each band is computed slice by slice from those rates. The federal comparison figures use IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32.
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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