Annual Salary
Annual Salary
as of
as of
July 7, 2019
January 5, 2020
Governor
$181,661
$184,113
Lieutenant Governor
77,112
78,153
Secretary of State
115,190
116,745
State Treasurer
115,190
116,745
Auditor of Accounts
115,190
116,745
Attorney General
137,898
139,760
Base Salary
Base Salary
as of
as of
July 7, 2019
January 5, 2020
(A)
Administration
$109,849
$111,332
(B)
Agriculture, Food and Markets
109,849
111,332
(C)
Financial Regulation
102,693
104,079
(D)
Buildings and General Services
102,693
104,079
(E)
Children and Families
102,693
104,079
(F)
Commerce and Com-
munity Development
109,849
111,332
(G)
Corrections
102,693
104,079
(H)
Defender General
102,693
104,079
(I)
Disabilities, Aging, and
Independent Living
102,693
104,079
(J)
Economic Development
93,155
94,413
(K)
Education
109,849
111,332
(L)
Environmental Conservation
102,693
104,079
(M)
Finance and Management
102,693
104,079
(N)
Fish and Wildlife
93,155
94,413
(O)
Forests, Parks and Recreation
93,155
94,413
(P)
Health
102,693
104,079
(Q)
Housing and Community
Development
93,155
94,413
(R)
Human Resources
102,693
104,079
(S)
Human Services
109,849
111,332
(T)
Digital Services
109,849
111,332
(U)
Labor
102,693
104,079
(V)
Libraries
93,155
94,413
(W)
Liquor and Lottery
93,155
94,413
(X)
[Repealed.]
(Y)
Mental Health
102,693
104,079
(Z)
Military
102,693
104,079
(AA)
Motor Vehicles
93,155
94,413
(BB)
Natural Resources
109,849
111,332
(CC)
Natural Resources Board Chair
93,155
94,413
(DD)
Public Safety
102,693
104,079
(EE)
Public Service
102,693
104,079
(FF)
Taxes
102,693
104,079
(GG)
Tourism and Marketing
93,155
94,413
(HH)
Transportation
109,849
111,332
(II)
Vermont Health Access
102,693
104,079
(JJ)
Veterans' Home
102,693
104,079
History
Revision note.
Subdiv. (b)(2)(F) as added by Act No. 250 was redesignated as subdiv. (b)(2)(E) for purposes of conformity with V.S.A. style.
Act No. 204 added subdiv. (b)(2)(F) which was renumbered as (E) to conform subdivision with relettering of subsec. (b)(2) by No. 222.
Subdiv. (b)(2)(E) was enacted as subdiv. (D) by Act No. 109,
§
15, but was renumbered as (E) to avoid conflict with subdiv. (D) which was added by Act No. 105,
§
19.
Subdiv. (b)(1)(J): Reference to "Employment security" was changed to "Employment and training" pursuant to
1981, No. 66
,
§
5, eff. May 1, 1981.
Subdiv. (b)(1)(N): Reference to "Forests and parks" was changed to "Forests, parks, and recreation" to conform with new title of department.
See
§
2872 of Title 3.
Subdiv. (b)(1)(DD): Words "and environmental engineering" were added to conform with new title of department [and subsequently amended to read Environmental conservation, see 1987 amendment note below].
Substituted "Prevention, assistance, transition, and health access" for "Social welfare" in subdiv. (b)(1)(Y) in light of amendment by 1999 (Adj. Sess.), No. 147,
§
4.
Editor's note.
1997, No. 61
,
§
271(a) provided for the repeal of subdiv. (b)(2)(A) relating to salary of the rate setting director. However, the provisions relating to the salary of the rate setting director were previously deleted by the amendment to this section by
1997, No. 28
,
§
1, eff. May 15, 1997.
Amendments--2019.
Subdiv. (b)(1)(W): Substituted "and Lottery" for "Control".
Subdiv. (b)(1)(X): Repealed.
Amendments--2017 (Adj. Sess.).
Subsec. (a): Amended generally.
Subsec. (b)(1): Amended generally.
Subsec. (b)(2): Substituted "July 7, 2019 of $78,975.00 and as of January 5, 2020 of $80,041.00" for "July 8, 2018, of $76,470.00 and as of January 6, 2019, of $77,502.00".
Subsec. (c): Amended generally.
Amendments--2015 (Adj. Sess.).
Changed salary amounts and dates throughout the section.
Amendments--2015.
Subsec. (c): Deleted "annual salaries of the" preceding "officers" and inserted "entitled to annual salaries" preceding "as follows".
Amendments--2013 (Adj. Sess.).
Rewrote the tables in subsec. (a) and subdiv. (b)(1), and substituted "July 13, 2014, of $67,392.00 and as of July 12, 2015, of $69,616.00" for "July 8, 2007 of $65,239.00" at the end of subdiv. (b)(2).
Subsec. (c): Rewrote the table.
Amendments--2013
Act No. 50 substituted "Economic Development" for "Economic housing, and community development" in subdiv. (1)(J) and substituted "Housing and Community Development 76,953" for "Repealed" in subdiv. (1)(Q).
Act No. 56 substituted "90,745" for "84,834" in subdiv. (1)(K).
Amendments--2011 (Adj. Sess.)
Subdiv. (b)(1): Adjustments made to salary figures throughout by Act No. 130.
Subsec. (c): Adjustments made to salary figures throughout and new column added for salaries as of July 14, 2013 by Act No. 130.
Subdiv. (c)(5): Repealed by Act No. 130.
Amendments--2007 (Adj. Sess.).
Subdiv. (b)(1):
Amended generally.
Amendments--2007.
Act No. 47 revised the tables throughout the section to provide salary increases as of July 8, 2007.
Subsec. (e): Added by Act No. 65.
Amendments--2005
Section amended generally.
Amendments--2003 (Adj. Sess.).
Act No. 115 substituted "natural resources board" for "environmental board" in subdivs. (b)(1)(M) and (b)(3).
Act No. 156 revised the tables throughout the section to provide salary increases as of July 11, 2004.
Amendments--2003.
Revised the tables throughout the section to provide salary increases as of July 13, 2003.
Amendments--2001.
Section amended generally.
Amendments--1999.
Revised the tables throughout the section to provide salary increases as of July 4, 1999 and July 2, 2000 and thereafter.
Amendments--1997 (Adj. Sess.)
Subsec. (c): Substituted "judicial bureau" for "traffic and municipal ordinance bureau" near the end of the salary table.
Amendments--1997
Amended subsecs. (a)-(c) generally.
Amendments--1995 (Adj. Sess.)
Act No. 177 amended the subsecs. (a)-(c) generally.
Act No. 148 substituted "Libraries" for "State Library" in subdiv. (b)(1)(AA) and substituted "Buildings and general services" for "State buildings" in subdiv. (b)(1)(GG), and repealed subdiv. (b)(1)(HH).
Act No. 174 substituted "developmental and mental health services" for "mental health and mental retardation" in subdiv. (b)(1)(R).
Act No. 180 substituted "banking, insurance, securities, and health care administration" for "banking, insurance, and securities" in subdiv. (b)(1)(C).
Act No. 190 substituted "does not exceed the maximum salary unless otherwise authorized by this subsection" for "is thirty percent above the base salary; provided however, that the hiring maximum shall not apply to a state employee who is hired into an appointive position within this subsection" in the first sentence of subsec. (b) and "commerce and community development" for "development and community affairs" in subdiv. (b)(1)(G).
Amendments--1993 (Adj. Sess.)
Subsec. (a): Increased salaries generally.
Subdiv. (b)(1): Increased salaries generally.
Subdiv. (b)(2): Increased salaries generally and added subdiv. (F).
Subdiv. (b)(5): Added.
Subsec. (c): Increased salaries generally and added subdiv. (6).
Amendments--1991 (Adj. Sess.)
Amended subsecs. (b) and (c) generally.
Amendments--1989 (Adj. Sess.)
Act No. 187 added "and mental retardation" following "health" in subdiv. (b)(1)(R).
Act No. 219 substituted "aging and disabilities" for "rehabilitation and aging" in subdiv. (b)(1)(II).
Act No. 225 (Adj. Sess.) substituted "banking, insurance, and securities" for "banking and insurance" in subdiv. (b)(1)(C).
Act No. 250 added subdiv. (b)(2)(F).
Act No. 256 added "food and markets" following "agriculture" in subdiv. (b)(1)(B).
Act No. 277 increased salaries generally in subsec. (b), deleted subdiv. (b)(2)(B) and redesignated former subdivs. (b)(2)(C) through (b)(2)(E) as subdivs. (b)(2)(B) through (b)(2)(D) and increased salaries generally in subsec. (c).
Amendments--1989
Subsec. (a): Rewrote subdivs. (1)-(6).
Subsec. (b): Substituted "officers" for "any officer" following "granted to" in the fourth sentence of the introductory paragraph, increased salaries generally in subdivs. (1)(A)-(HH), added subdiv. (1)(II), and increased salaries generally in subdivs. (2)(A)-(E).
Subsec. (c): Increased salaries generally.
Amendments--1987 (Adj. Sess.)
Subsec. (a): Increased salaries generally.
Subdiv. (b)(1): Increased salaries generally.
Subdiv. (b)(4): Added.
Subsec. (c): Amended generally.
Amendments--1987
Act No. 76 substituted "Natural resources" for "Environmental conservation" in subdiv. (b)(1)(K) and "Environmental conservation" for "Water resources and environmental engineering" in subdiv. (b)(1)(DD).
Act No. 121 rewrote subdivs. (b)(1) and (2) and increased the salaries provided for in subdivs. (c)(1)-(5).
Amendments--1985 (Adj. Sess.)
Subsec. (a): Increased salaries generally.
Subsec. (b): Amended generally.
Subsec. (c): Increased salaries generally.
Subsec. (e): Repealed.
Amendments--1985
Subdiv. (b)(1)(V): Substituted "28,000.00" for "27,500.00".
Subsec. (c): Increased salaries generally.
Amendments--1983 (Adj. Sess.)
Subsec. (a): Act No. 243 increased salaries generally.
Subsec. (b): Act No. 243 substituted "forty" for "thirty" preceding "percent" in the first sentence.
Subdiv. (b)(1): Act No. 158 substituted "Fish and wildlife" for "Fish and game" in subdiv. (M).
Act No. 195 substituted "Finance and information support" for "Finance" in subdiv. (L).
Act No. 243 increased salaries generally.
Subdiv. (b)(2): Act No. 130 added subdiv. (J).
Act No. 170 repealed subdiv. (D).
Act No. 243 increased salaries generally, deleted former subdiv. (D) and redesignated former subdivs. (E)-(I) as present subdivs. (D)-(H).
Subsec. (c): Act No. 243 increased salaries generally.
Subsec. (d): Act No. 243 deleted "provided, however, that the incumbent defender general may receive $32,500.00 until such time as the attorney general's compensation is increased effective January, 1983, and, prior to that date, may receive a salary increase as authorized in subsection (b)" following "section".
Amendments--1983
Act No. 88 made the following change:
Subsec. (c): Increased salaries generally.
Act No. 95 made the following change:
Subsec. (e): Added.
Amendments--1981 (Adj. Sess.)
Subsec. (a): Salaries were increased.
Subsec. (b): Amended generally by deleting maximum salary column in the table, adding provisions relative to base salary, and increasing such salary base.
Subsec. (c): Increased salaries.
Subsec. (d): Added "and prior to that date, may receive a salary increase as authorized in subsection (b)" at the end of the subsection.
Amendments--1981
Subsec. (a): Increased salaries.
Subsec. (c): Increased salaries.
Subsec. (d): Added.
Amendments--1979 (Adj. Sess.)
Subsec. (c): Increased salaries.
Amendments--1979
Subsec. (a): Salary of each officer increased.
Subsec. (b): Increased base salary; established maximum salary for positions; and provided for gubernatorial salary adjustments subject to maximum salary range and the adjustment available to classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement.
Subsec. (c): Increased salaries.
Amendments--1977 (Adj. Sess.)
Subsec. (a): No. 222,
§
6, increased salary of each officer.
Subdiv. (b)(1): Salaries were increased by No. 222 for the following department heads: Housing and community affairs, economic development, finance, personnel, veterans' home, taxes and defender general.
Subdiv. (b)(2): No. 222 increased salary for state buildings director in par. (C); deleted par. (D), property valuation and review; and renumbered former (E) as (D).
Subdiv. (b)(2)(E): Added by No. 204.
Subsec. (c): No. 222 increased salary for each officer.
Subdiv. (c)(6): No. 232 increased salary from "$29,000.00" to "$30,740.00".
Amendments--1977
Subdiv. (b)(2)(D): Added by Act No. 105.
No. 109,
§
15, changed all base salaries and in subdivs. (c)(2), (4) and (6) the word "each" was substituted for the number.
Amendments--1975 (Adj. Sess.)
Subsec. (b): Amended generally by Act No. 196.
Subdiv. (c)(4): Act No. 206, increased number of superior judges from "six" to "seven".
Amendments--1975 (Sp. Sess.)
Subsec. (b): Amended governor's powers relative to granting salary adjustments.
Amendments--1973 (Adj. Sess.)
Subsec. (a): Numbered undesignated paragraphs and increased salaries.
Subsec. (c): No. 159 increased number of superior judges from "five" to "six" and district judges from "nine" to "ten".
No. 266 numbered undesignated paragraphs and increased salaries.
Amendments--1973
Subsecs. (a), (c): Increased salaries.
Amendments--1971 (Adj. Sess.)
Subsec. (b): No. 191 amended opening paragraph generally.
No. 242 increased salary in subdiv. (b)(1)(T).
No. 191 repealed subdiv. (b)(3).
Amendments--1969 (Adj. Sess.)
Increased salaries generally.
Amendments--1967
Subsec. (a): Increased salaries generally with limitations on raises.
Subdiv. (b)(1): Amended section generally adding provisions relating to base salary and merit raises, and raised salaries with limitation on raises.
Subdiv. (b)(2): Present subsec. (b)(2) was formerly (b)(3), raised salaries with limitation on raises, omitted "Planning director".
Subdiv. (b)(3): Present subsec. (b)(3) was formerly (b)(2); omitted "fish and game", "adjutant general"; added "military" and "water resources"; raised salaries with limitations on raises.
Subsec. (c): No. 126,
§
1 increased salaries.
Amendments--1966
Subsec. (a): Increased salary of lieutenant governor from $8,000 to $11,000.
Effective date of amendments--1989.
Pursuant to
1989, No. 67
,
§
24(b), eff. May 25, 1989, the provisions of section 1a of the act amending subsec. (a) of this section to provide for salaries of executive branch elective officers in 1990 shall take effect on Jan. 1, 1990.
Pursuant to
1989, No. 67
,
§
24(c) , the provisions of section 1a of the act amending subsec. (a) of this section to provide for salaries of executive branch elective officers in 1991 shall take effect when such officers take their oaths of office in January 191 and the provisions of section 1a of the act amending subsec. (a) of this section to provide for salaries of executive branch elective officers in 1992 shall take effect on Jan. 1, 1992.
Pursuant to
1989, No. 67
,
§
24a, eff. May 25, 1989, the provision of section 1 of the act adding subdiv. (b)(1)(II) of this section took effect on May 25, 1989; the remaining provisions of section 1 of the act amending subdivs (b) (1) and (2) became effective in July 1, 1989, pursuant to
1989, No. 67
,
§
24(e), eff. May 25, 1989.
Pursuant to
1989, No. 67
,
§
24(e), the amendment to subsec. (c) of this section by section 3 of the act took effect on July 1, 1989.
Effective date of amendments--1997
1997, No. 28
,
§
17, eff. May 15, 1997, provided that the amendment to this section by section 1 of the act shall take effect on May 15, 1997; however, pursuant to
1997, No. 28
,
§
17(1), eff. May 15, 1997, the amendments to subdivs. (c)(6) and (7) of this section shall take effect on July 6, 1997.
Effective date of amendments--2013.
2013, No. 50
,
§
F.100(b) provides: "Sec. E.802.1 [which amended this section] shall take effect upon passage [May 28, 2014] and shall apply as of the effective date [January 11, 2013] of Executive Order No. 01-13 [No. 3-56]."
Retroactive effective date.
2013, No. 56
,
§
29(b) provides that Sec. 14 of this act (salary) [which amended subdiv. (1)(K)] shall apply retroactively beginning on January 2, 2013.
Annual salary increase for department and agency heads.
1995, No. 177
(Adj. Sess.),
§
12, provided: "For purposes of determining annual salary adjustments, special salary increases and bonuses under 32 V.S.A.
§
1003(b), 'the total rate of adjustment available to classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement' shall be deemed to be 3.8 percent in fiscal year 1997."
Compensation of governor and lieutenant governor for calendar year 1997.
1995, No. 178
(Adj. Sess.),
§
276, as amended by
1997, No. 61
,
§
261, provided: "Notwithstanding 32 V.S.A.
§
1003(a), the governor shall be compensated for services in the 1997 calendar year, and the lieutenant governor shall be compensated for services in the 1997 fiscal year, at the same rate of compensation provided during the 1991 calendar year."
Compensation of governor for calendar year 1998.
1997, No. 61
,
§
262, provided: "Notwithstanding 32 V.S.A.
§
1003(a), the incumbent governor shall be compensated for services in the 1998 calendar year at the same rate of compensation provided during the 1991 calendar year plus an increase of not more than 5 percent."
Rate of adjustment for classified employees in Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999.
1997, No. 28
,
§
16, eff. May 15, 1997, provided: "For purposes of determining annual salary adjustments, special salary increases and bonuses under 32 V.S.A.
§
1003(b), 'the total rate of adjustment available to classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement' shall be deemed to be 4.05 percent in fiscal year 1998 and 4.8 percent in fiscal year 1999."
Compensation of governor for calendar year 1999.
1997, No. 147
,
§
269, provided: "Notwithstanding 32 V.S.A.
§
1003(a), the governor shall be compensated for services in the 1999 calendar year at the same rate of compensation received during the 1998 calendar year plus an increase of not more than five percent."
Rate of adjustment available to classified employees in Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001.
1999, No. 40
,
§
11 provides: "For purposes of determining annual salary adjustments, special salary increases and bonuses under 32 V.S.A.
§
1003(b), 'the total rate of adjustment available to classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement' shall be deemed to be 4.8 percent in fiscal year 2000 and 4.8 percent in fiscal year 2001."
Determining annual salary adjustments.
2001, No. 66
,
§
10, provided, "For purposes of determining annual salary adjustments, special salary increases and bonuses under 32 V.S.A.
§
1003(b), 'the total rate of adjustment available to classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement' shall be deemed to be a pool equivalent to 1.98 percent plus $1,040.00 per person on July 1, 2001, plus an additional $520.00 per person on January 13, 2002 in fiscal year 2002, and 4.98 percent in fiscal year 2003."
Rate of adjustment for classified employees in fiscal years 2004 and 2005.
2003, No. 66
,
§
324, provides: "For purposes of determining annual salary adjustments, special salary increases, and bonuses under 32 V.S.A.
§
1003(b), 'the total rate of adjustment available to classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement' shall be deemed to be 3.48 percent for fiscal year 2004 and 4.48 percent for fiscal year 2005."
Annual salary increase for department and agency heads.
2005, No. 66
,
§
11, provides: "For purposes of determining annual salary adjustments, special salary increases, and bonuses under subsections 1003(b) and 1020(b) of Title 32, 'the total rate of adjustment available to classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement' shall be deemed to be 3.98 percent for fiscal year 2006 and 3.98 percent for fiscal year 2007."
Rate of adjustment.
2007, No. 47
,
§
10, provided: "For purposes of determining annual salary adjustments, special salary increases, and bonuses under subsections 1003(b) and 1020(b) of Title 32, 'the total rate of adjustment available to classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement' shall be deemed to be 4.23 percent for fiscal year 2008."
2007, No. 206
(Adj. Sess.),
§
2 provides: "(a) For purposes of determining annual salary adjustments, special salary increases, and bonuses under subsections 1003(b) and 1020(b) of Title 32, "the total rate of adjustment available to classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement" shall be deemed to be 3.5 percent for those earning up to and including $28.85/hour for fiscal year 2009, but in no case shall an adjustment result in an annual salary exceeding $60,000.00 for fiscal year 2009."
"(b) Managerial and confidential classified employees in the executive branch earning $28.85/hour or more shall receive no cost of living adjustment in fiscal year 2009. In no case shall a cost of living adjustment result in an annual salary exceeding $60,000.00 for fiscal year 2009. In fiscal year 2010, managerial and confidential classified employees in the executive branch shall return to the salary schedule they would be on as if these fiscal year 2009 limitations had not been imposed."
Rate of adjustment; Fiscal Years 2015 and 2016.
2013, No. 160
(Adj. Sess.),
§
2 provides: "For purposes of determining annual salary adjustments, special salary increases, and bonuses under 32 V.S.A.
§§
1003(b) and 1020(b), 'the total rate of adjustment available to classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement' shall be deemed to be 3.3 percent in fiscal years 2015 and 2016."
Rate of adjustment; Fiscal Years 2017 and 2018.
2015, No. 172
(Adj. Sess.),
§
F2 provides: "For purposes of determining annual salary adjustments, special salary increases, and bonuses under 32 V.S.A.
§§
1003(b) and 1020(b), "the total rate of djustment available to classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement' shall be 3.7 percent in fiscal year 2017 and 3.95 percent in fiscal year 2018."
Rate of adjustment; Fiscal Years 2019 and 2020.
2017, No. 191
(Adj. Sess.),
§
2 provides: "For purposes of determining annual salary adjustments, special salary increases, and bonuses under 32 V.S.A.
§§
1003(b) and 1020(b), "the total rate of adjustment available to classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement' shall be the fiscal equivalent of compensation increases provided in the collective bargaining agreement, which is as follows:
"(1) In Fiscal Year 2019, 2.575 percent.
"(2) In Fiscal Year 2020, 3.25 percent."