Minimum wage - Vermont

Summary of differences between federal and state regulations

The federal minimum wage provisions are contained in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Many states also have minimum wage laws. In cases where an employee is subject to both the state and federal minimum wage laws, the employee is entitled to the higher of the two minimum wages.

Effective January 1, 2026, the minimum wage for Vermont employees is $14.42 per hour; $7.21 per hour for tipped employees.

Effective January 1, 2025, the minimum wage for Vermont employees is $14.01 per hour; $7.01 per hour for tipped employees.

Effective January 1, 2024, the minimum wage for Vermont employees is $13.67 per hour; $6.84 per hour for tipped employees.

Effective January 1, 2023, the minimum wage for Vermont employees is $13.18 per hour; $6.59 per hour for tipped employees.

Also beginning January 1, 2023, and each year thereafter, the Vermont minimum wage rate will be adjusted by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index.

https://roar-assets-auto.rbl.ms/documents/14646/WH-11-Minimum-Wage-Rate-2014.pdf

State

Contact

Vermont Department of Labor and Industry Wage and Hour Program

Regulations

Vermont Statutes; Title 21: Labor; Chapter 5: Employment Practices, §384. Prohibition of employment

Federal

Contact

The Department of Labor is the federal agency that monitors hours worked.

Regulations

U.S. labor regulations for minimum wage can be found in CFR 29 Part 531 and FLSA.