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This page describes the compensation, salaries, and benefits that Vermont's public employees receive from state and local government.

The Burlington Free Press provides this State of Vermont Employee Wages Database.

State Government Employee Salaries[1]
Office'07 SalaryCurrent Official
Governor $150,051 Jim Douglas
Lieutenant Governor $63,690 Brian Dubie
Secretary of State $95,139 Deborah Markowitz
Attorney General $113,901 William Sorrell
Treasurer $95,139 Jeb Spaulding


The salary of Vermont's governor ranks 10th among U.S. governors' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. governors is $128,735. The median salary earned by U.S. governors is $129,962.

Vermont Judicial Salaries[2]
Position'08 SalaryCurrent Justice
Chief Justice $135,421 Brian Burgess
Associate Justice $129,245 Denise Johnson
Associate Justice $129,245 John Dooley
Associate Justice $129,245 Marilyn Skoglund
Associate Justice $129,245 Paul Reiber


The salary of Vermont's chief justice ranks 41st among U.S. chief justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $154,707. The median salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $151,284.

The salary of Vermont's associate justices ranks 40th among U.S. associate justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $149,687. The median salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $145,983.

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  1. ‘‘The Council of State Governments,’’ “The Book of the States: 2008”
  2. The National Center for State Courts, "Judicial Salary Resource Center"