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  1. GS pay scale 2026
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  3. Vermont

58 locality pay areasPage last changed 2026-10-07

Vermont GS pay scale 2026: the 3 locality pay areas in the state

In 2026 a GS-12 step 5 in Vermont is paid $101,443 to $114,893, depending on which of its 3 locality pay areas, Rest of U.S. included, the duty station is in.

Spread at GS-12 step 5

$13,450

Goes furthest

$106,121At U.S. prices, in Boston, MA.

Against Rest of U.S.

+$13,450over $101,443

Which areas cover Vermont, and what each pays

GS-12 step 5 in 2026 in each area that covers Vermont, what it buys at national average prices (BEA price level, U.S. = 100) and how many of the state’s 14 counties it covers; the county of the duty station decides (how that works). Source: the OPM 2026 General Schedule table of each area — Salary Table 2026-BOS (Boston, MA), Salary Table 2026-BN (Burlington, VT), Salary Table 2026-RUS (Rest of U.S.).
Locality pay areaLocality payOn paperPrice levelWhat it buysCounties here
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT32.58%$114,893108.3$106,1212
Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT19.45%$103,514100.9$102,5416
Rest of U.S.17.06%$101,443——6
Counties of Vermont in each locality pay area, as OPM’s 2026 definitions list them; the county of the duty station decides (how that works).
Locality pay areaCounties
Boston, MAOrange County, Windsor County
Burlington, VTAddison County, Chittenden County, Franklin County, Grand Isle County, Lamoille County, Washington County
Rest of U.S.all other counties of Vermont (6)

Federal jobs in Vermont, area by area

6,747 federal civilian jobs in Vermont in 2025, 2.19% of all jobs in the state, 112 fewer than in 2024, down 1.63%, by the locality pay area of the worksite county; every federal pay system counted. The share is of the 6,492 jobs BLS places in a county. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, 2025. Sources and caveats.
Locality pay areaFederal jobs, 2025Share, %Change from 2024
Burlington, VT4,03762.2+34
Boston, MA1,46122.5−49
Rest of U.S.99415.3−43
No county reported255——

Its 6,747 federal civilian jobs are the second-fewest of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Every grade at step 5 in Vermont

Annual rates in U.S. dollars at step 5; ▲ marks a cell cut to the $197,200 statutory ceiling. For any other step, the pay calculator finds the area from a ZIP code.
GradeBoston-Worcester-ProvidenceBurlington-South Burlington-BarreRest of U.S.
GS-133,92630,56629,954
GS-236,93433,27632,611
GS-341,63537,51236,762
GS-446,73642,10741,265
GS-552,28847,11046,167
GS-658,28652,51451,463
GS-764,77158,35657,188
GS-871,72864,62563,332
GS-979,22871,38269,954
GS-1087,24378,60377,030
GS-1195,85986,36684,638
GS-12114,893103,514101,443
GS-13136,622123,092120,629
GS-14161,448145,459142,549
GS-15189,902171,095167,672

What a move inside Vermont is worth after prices

A transfer at GS-12 step 5 between areas of Vermont: the raise on paper, what it is worth at national average prices, and how much of it is left. Tax and housing are not in these figures (what the comparison leaves out).
MoveOn paperAfter pricesKept
Burlington, VT to Boston, MA+$11,379+$3,58031%

Where else these areas reach

Locality pay areas are lists of counties and ignore state lines: inside one area a move across a state line does not change pay (how that works; every state and the areas in it).
AreaCounties hereAlso covers
Boston, MA2Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island
Burlington, VT6nowhere else