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5 highest-paying healthcare jobs in Vermont
Put Vermont Physician Assistants wage $150,490 before someone copies a midpoint.
State Vermont Physician Assistants as $166,050 so the comparison stays on the table.
Give Vermont Physician Assistants figure $135,880 rather than a round number from memory.
Read Vermont Pharmacists as $136,270 before a national midpoint replaces it.
Each occupation
1Physician Assistants
- State median
- $150,490
- 75th percentile
- $166,050
- U.S. median
- $135,880
- State vs U.S.
- 1.11
2Pharmacists
- State median
- $136,270
- 75th percentile
- $162,110
- U.S. median
- $140,910
- State vs U.S.
- 0.97
3Nurse Practitioners
- State median
- $134,740
- 75th percentile
- $157,000
- U.S. median
- $132,300
- State vs U.S.
- 1.02
4Physical Therapists
- State median
- $97,970
- 75th percentile
- $103,810
- U.S. median
- $102,760
- State vs U.S.
- 0.95
5Dental Hygienists
- State median
- $97,470
- 75th percentile
- $101,230
- U.S. median
- $98,100
- State vs U.S.
- 0.99
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physician Assistants | $150,490 | $166,050 | $135,880 | 1.11 |
| 2 | Pharmacists | $136,270 | $162,110 | $140,910 | 0.97 |
| 3 | Nurse Practitioners | $134,740 | $157,000 | $132,300 | 1.02 |
| 4 | Physical Therapists | $97,970 | $103,810 | $102,760 | 0.95 |
| 5 | Dental Hygienists | $97,470 | $101,230 | $98,100 | 0.99 |
Takeaways
- Take Vermont Pharmacists at $162,110 ahead of the posting you want.
- Leave Vermont Pharmacists at $140,910 so local pay stays visible.
- Hold Vermont Nurse Practitioners to $134,740 and the figure stays beside the title.
- Send Vermont Nurse Practitioners out $157,000 ahead of the compensation review.
For recruiters
- Bring Vermont Nurse Practitioners in $132,300 so the offer letter names the figure.
- Read Vermont Physician Assistants as $150,490 inside the Hiring Pack for the role.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Rows are the 5 occupations on the 25-occupation hiring list with the highest Vermont OEWS median, limited to occupations that also publish a 75th percentile. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the leading median, Vermont is 13 of 51. A row links to the Vermont metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $150,490 is stated as about $150.5K. a comparison of 1.11 is stated as 11 percent. $135,880 is stated as about $135.9K. $166,050 is stated as about $166.1K. $97,470 is stated as about $97.5K. a comparison of 0.99 is stated as 1 percent.
Sources
A Hiring Pack starts from the role and the city on the req.
First Hiring Pack free.
Then Was $24Now $0.99 per req report.
Or Was $149Now $19.99/month unlimited.